To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2O-6584 by Cathy Jamieson on 4 May 2005 and given that the Prince2 methodology will have identified which resources were used and for how long, whether it is now in a position to state what the cost to date has been of the criminal history system replacement project.

The Scottish Police Information Strategy and the Scottish Criminal Record Office are working to identifying their respective costs to date on the replacement project. I will write to the member with the information once it is available.