Written Question · S3W-10628 · Session 3
Which UK Government ministers were invited to Highlands and Islands conventions in each of the last three years, also showing which ministe…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive which UK Government ministers were invited to Highlands and Islands conventions in each of the last three years, also showing which ministers attended.
The answer
The attendance by UK ministers at meetings of the Highlands and Islands convention in each of the last three years was as follows:
In March 2005 Anne McGuire, MP, Permanent Under Secretary of State for Scotland attended the Convention of the Highlands and Islands (COHI) in Shetland.
In November 2005 David Cairns, MP, attended as Permanent Under Secretary of State for Scotland in Inveraray.
In April 2006 David Cairns, MP, Permanent Under Secretary of State for Scotland attended the COHI in Orkney.
There was no representation from the Scotland Office in October 2006 in Forres.
In March 2007, David Cairns, MP, attended as Permanent Under Secretary of State for Scotland in Stornoway.
There was no representation from the Scotland Office in October 2007 in Lochaber.
In March 2005 Anne McGuire, MP, Permanent Under Secretary of State for Scotland attended the Convention of the Highlands and Islands (COHI) in Shetland.
In November 2005 David Cairns, MP, attended as Permanent Under Secretary of State for Scotland in Inveraray.
In April 2006 David Cairns, MP, Permanent Under Secretary of State for Scotland attended the COHI in Orkney.
There was no representation from the Scotland Office in October 2006 in Forres.
In March 2007, David Cairns, MP, attended as Permanent Under Secretary of State for Scotland in Stornoway.
There was no representation from the Scotland Office in October 2007 in Lochaber.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-10628 by reference.