Written Question · S3W-16172 · Session 3
Which airport operators ministers have met since May 2007; when these meetings took place; who was present, and what issues were discussed …
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive which airport operators ministers have met since May 2007; when these meetings took place; who was present, and what issues were discussed at each meeting.
The answer
Ministers have met airport operators on 10 occasions since May 2007 and were accompanied by a senior official from the Scottish Government at each meeting. The information is set out in the following table:
Minister
| Date
| Airport Operator
| Reason for Visit/Meeting and Issues Discussed
First Minister
| 22 June 2007
| BAA Aberdeen
| Attendance at redevelopment of Aberdeen Airport''s terminal building
Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
| 26 September 2007
| Glasgow Prestwick Airport
| Surface access
Freight
International links
Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
| 2 October 2007
| BAA
| Competition Commission
Surface access
Environmental issues
Investment Programme, including Master Plans
Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
| 6 November 2007
| Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL)
| Briefing and dinner for Stewart Stevenson and MSPs
Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
| 29 November 2007
| HIAL
| Dundee Airport
Inverness terminal
Policy and Financial Management Review
Air links
First Minister
| 11 March 2008
| Glasgow Prestwick Airport
| Surface access
Freight
Master Plan
Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
| 24 April 2008
| HIAL
| Dinner with HIAL Board
John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth
| 7 May 2008
| BAA
| Air links
Surface access
Competition Commission
Master Plans
Strategic Transport Projects Review
Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
Minister
| Date
| Airport Operator
| Reason for Visit/Meeting and Issues Discussed
First Minister
| 22 June 2007
| BAA Aberdeen
| Attendance at redevelopment of Aberdeen Airport''s terminal building
Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
| 26 September 2007
| Glasgow Prestwick Airport
| Surface access
Freight
International links
Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
| 2 October 2007
| BAA
| Competition Commission
Surface access
Environmental issues
Investment Programme, including Master Plans
Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
| 6 November 2007
| Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL)
| Briefing and dinner for Stewart Stevenson and MSPs
Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
| 29 November 2007
| HIAL
| Dundee Airport
Inverness terminal
Policy and Financial Management Review
Air links
First Minister
| 11 March 2008
| Glasgow Prestwick Airport
| Surface access
Freight
Master Plan
Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
| 24 April 2008
| HIAL
| Dinner with HIAL Board
John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth
| 7 May 2008
| BAA
| Air links
Surface access
Competition Commission
Master Plans
Strategic Transport Projects Review
Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-16172 by reference.