Whether it will list the retailers and retail interest groups that it has met to discuss the economic impact of proposals in Scotland’s Fut…

The Scottish Government Consulted extensively with retailers and retail interest groups on proposals in Scotland''s Future is Smoke Free: A Smoking Prevention Action Plan:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/05/19144342/0/.
The following table provides a breakdown of meetings held to discuss proposals:
Organisation
| Number of
Meetings

The Scottish Grocers'' Federation (represents 350 retailers across Scotland with over 900 stores)
| 5*

The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (represents some 1,600 retailers)
| 3

The Scottish Retail Consortium (represents 75% of the retail market)
| 3*

Scottish Wholesale Association
| 2

The Independent Scottish Specialist Tobacconists'' Association
| 1

Tobacco Retailers Alliance (represents 25,000 retailers across the UK)
| 1

Sinclair Collis (vending machine operator)
| 1

Visits to tobacco retailers
| 2

Meetings with individual tobacco retailer
| 1

Scottish Licensed Trade Association
| 1*

Note: *Includes the Scottish Ministerial Working Group on Tobacco Control meeting in November 2008.