Whether it will give a commitment to securing long-term funding for the Irvine Bay Urban Regeneration Company.

The ScottishGovernment has been working with Irvine Bay Urban Regeneration Company (URC)and local partners, including North Ayrshire Council, Communities Scotland andScottish Enterprise Ayrshire, to assist in the development of comprehensiveregeneration proposals for the Irvine Bayarea of North Ayrshire. Irvine Bay URC submitted a revised business plan to the Scottish Government at the end of June for consideration. Decisions on anyfuture investment will be taken in light of that business plan in the contextof the forthcoming spending review.