Written Question · S2W-25531 · Session 2
Further to the answers to questions S2W-17123 and S2W-23825 by Patricia Ferguson on 17 June 2005 and 17 January 2006 respectively, whether …
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-17123 and S2W-23825 by Patricia Ferguson on 17 June 2005 and 17 January 2006 respectively, whether the Fair Trade Group referred to is a cross-party group or an Executive group; what meetings of the group have taken place since its formation, and what work is ongoing to progress the fair trade agenda in Scotland and towards Scotland's designation as a Fair Trade Nation.
The answer
The Cross Party Group on FairTrade is an informal group whose purpose is to provide input on Scotland’s effortstowards becoming a Fair Trade Nation. The group includes representation from allpolitical parties, with members nominated by their respective party leaders. Thegroup has met twice since its formation – on 26 May 2005 and25 January 2006 – to consider how to progress the Fair Trade agenda andaspiration for Scotland to become a Fair Trade Nation, and will next meet on7 June.
The Executive has been liaisingclosely with the Fairtrade Foundation and the Welsh Assembly Government to establishrelevant criteria for a Fair Trade nation as these do not exist at present.
The Executive has been liaisingclosely with the Fairtrade Foundation and the Welsh Assembly Government to establishrelevant criteria for a Fair Trade nation as these do not exist at present.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-25531 by reference.