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Written Question · S2W-25233 · Session 2

What the process is for seeking membership of, or observer status to, the Nordic Council and whether it has any plans to make any such appl…

Answered Asked by Kenny MacAskill SNP Lodged 13 Apr 2006

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the process is for seeking membership of, or observer status to, the Nordic Council and whether it has any plans to make any such application.

The answer

Answered by Tom McCabe on 9 May 2006 · 26 days after it was lodged, on time

There is no formalprocess for seeking membership of the Nordic Council. Nor does the council grant observer status.
The Executive hasno plans to seek to change its existing, very positive, relationship with the NordicCouncil or the Nordic Council of Ministers.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-25233 by reference.