Whether it will list the (a) agencies, (b) organisations and (c) public bodies and services that it has provided with Saltire flags for the…

The Scottish Executive has transferred operational responsibility for the delivery of St Andrew''s Day and Winter Festivals commitments to EventScotland from 2010 onwards.
I have asked EventScotland to respond. Their response is as follows:
EventScotland have distributed Saltire hand-held flags to seasonal VisitScotland Tourist Information Centres across Scotland and at funded Winter Festivals events, as shown in the following table. As the Winter Festivals continue through until the
25 January 2011, the cost of activity is still being correlated.
Distribution of Saltire Hand-Held Flags to St Andrew''s Day Events
Agency/Organisation/Public Body
| Number of Flags

East Renfrewshire Council''s St Andrew''s Day event
| 200

Angus Council''s St Andrew''s Day Festival
| 200

Highland Council''s C¨ilidhean Naoimh Anndra / St Andrew''s C¨ilidhs
| 200

Dumfries and Galloway Council''s Fling event 2010
| 1,000

City of Edinburgh Council''s St Andrew''s Day Celebrations
| 1,500

Perth and Kinross Council''s St Andrew''s Celebration Weekend
| 800

Glasgow City Council''s Shindig in the Square 2010
| 1,500

Aberdeen City Council''s St Andrews Day Celebrations
| 500

Renfrewshire Council''s St Andrews Day Celebrations;
| 200

West Dunbartonshire Council''s St Andrews Day Event 2010;
| 200

South Ayrshire Council''s St Andrews Day Festival
| 800

Fife Council''s St Andrews Festival 2010;
| 1,000

Stirling Council''s St Andrew''s Day celebrations
| 1,000

East Lothian Council''s The Saltire
| 800

Total
| 9,900

Note: *Of these flags, the highlighted ones were then reused by the relevant local authority for their Hogmanay events.