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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 …

Answered Asked by Patrick Harvie Green Lodged 10 Sep 2008

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

Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 Sep 2008 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

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

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-16172 by reference.