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I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-24668 on 18 June 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

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We recognise the importance of shipping container capacity at Grangemouth and Rosyth for export businesses across Scotland, and its contribution to the Scottish Government''s purpose of increasing sustainable economic growth. Port development projects at these locations have been designated as national developments in the proposed National Planning Framework for Scotland 2, which was recently considered by Parliament and which will be published in the summer.

The Local Government and Communities Committee 5th Report, 2009 (Session 3) Report on the National Planning Framework 2: Proposed Framework recommended that the Government should continue dialogue with Forth Ports plc to reach an agreed resolution to their concerns and, in so doing, take into account the views of all interested parties. My officials met again with the group chief executive of Forth Ports plc on 27 April 2009 and subsequently liaised with representatives of Babcock Marine and Forth Ports. The outcome of that dialogue will be reflected in the second National Planning Framework and set out in the accompanying statement to Parliament on the changes made in the light of the views expressed by Parliament, when they are published this summer.

It is for Forth Ports, as port authority, to assess any extended access to export shipping at Grangemouth port, recognising its proposed designation as a national development, as set out in the answer to question S3W-24666 on 18 June 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: .

The information requested is not held centrally. Information on the total tonnage of container and roll on freight is provided in the answer to question S3W-24670 on 18 June 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

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The information requested is not held centrally. However, tonnage of container and roll on traffic through Scotland''s major ports for the last three years is shown in the following table:

Container Traffic at Scottish Major Ports (per thousand tonnes), 2005-07

2005	2006	2007
7,639	7,607	7,932

Source: Scottish Transport statistics table 10.5

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Note: A major port is defined as having an annual freight throughput of at least one million tonnes.

The results of the Scottish Student Income, Expenditure and Debt Survey 2007-08 will be published before the summer recess 2009. The report and accompanying research findings are currently at a draft stage and have yet to be fully quality assured. Once the report and research findings have been finalised a publication date can be determined, however it is anticipated that this will be before the summer recess 2009.

The full report and accompanying research findings will be published online.

The information requested is not held centrally.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23840 on 19 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at .

It is an operational matter for individual chief constables to decide what they can charge for the policing of major events and to reach agreement with organisers on the total amount to be charged.