Written Question · S3W-38480 · Session 3
Whether it will list all (a) activities and (b) events that each minister attended in connection with St Andrew’s day 2010, providing the (…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all (a) activities and (b) events that each minister attended in connection with St Andrew’s day 2010, providing the (i) date, (ii) name, (iii) description and (iv) purpose of each.
The answer
The Scottish Executive is committed to promoting Scotland as a great place to live, work, learn, visit, do business and invest in. The St Andrew''s Day celebrations are a time for everyone with a Scottish connection to celebrate Scotland''s people and history, as well as our traditional and contemporary culture.
The following table is a note of what Scottish minister''s were engaged in the following activities across the country.
Date
| Minister
| Engagement Details
23-11-10
| Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
| Visited Heriot Primary School in Paisley to share in the St Andrew''s Day celebrations and to congratulate the local authority (Renfrewshire) on making St Andrew''s Day a school holiday for 2010. He also saw the pupils perform traditional Scottish songs, poetry and dancing.
26-11-10
| First Minister
| Launched the country''s St Andrew''s Day celebrations with pupils from Glasgow''s Royal High School and the Red Hot Chilli Pipers at Edinburgh Castle. The launch aimed to raise awareness of the St Andrew''s Day programme of events, highlighting the significant contribution these events make to Scottish tourism and our economy.
27-11-10
| Cabinet Secretary for Justice
| Attended Edinburgh''s family festival in St Andrew''s Square and sampled a range of the activities on offer at this Winter Festival''s funded event which celebrated Scotland''s modern culture, traditions, history and food and drink.
27-11-10
| Minister for the Environment
| Attended Perth''s Andermass Fair where she celebrated the feast of St Andrew and met a selection of local craft stall-holders. The Fair was part of Perth and Kinross'' St Andrew''s Day Celebrations which was in receipt of Winter Festivals funding.
30-11-10
| Minister for Transport and Infrastructure
| Attended an event in Union Square, part of Aberdeen''s St Andrew''s Day celebrations, which aimed to encourage mass participation by members of the public in dancing “ a fun way to keep fit and healthy and which can be enjoyed by everyone. Aberdeen Council''s events were in receipt of Winter Festivals funding.
30-11-10
| Minister for Children and Early Years
| Visited Wallacetown Nursery School in Ayr and St Andrew''s Primary School in Kilmarnock to share in their celebrations, met staff and pupils, and watch the pupils perform traditional Scottish songs, music, poetry and dancing
The events I was scheduled to attend “ East Lothian''s Saltire Celebrations on 28 November 2010 and the opening of the Edinburgh''s
The following table is a note of what Scottish minister''s were engaged in the following activities across the country.
Date
| Minister
| Engagement Details
23-11-10
| Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
| Visited Heriot Primary School in Paisley to share in the St Andrew''s Day celebrations and to congratulate the local authority (Renfrewshire) on making St Andrew''s Day a school holiday for 2010. He also saw the pupils perform traditional Scottish songs, poetry and dancing.
26-11-10
| First Minister
| Launched the country''s St Andrew''s Day celebrations with pupils from Glasgow''s Royal High School and the Red Hot Chilli Pipers at Edinburgh Castle. The launch aimed to raise awareness of the St Andrew''s Day programme of events, highlighting the significant contribution these events make to Scottish tourism and our economy.
27-11-10
| Cabinet Secretary for Justice
| Attended Edinburgh''s family festival in St Andrew''s Square and sampled a range of the activities on offer at this Winter Festival''s funded event which celebrated Scotland''s modern culture, traditions, history and food and drink.
27-11-10
| Minister for the Environment
| Attended Perth''s Andermass Fair where she celebrated the feast of St Andrew and met a selection of local craft stall-holders. The Fair was part of Perth and Kinross'' St Andrew''s Day Celebrations which was in receipt of Winter Festivals funding.
30-11-10
| Minister for Transport and Infrastructure
| Attended an event in Union Square, part of Aberdeen''s St Andrew''s Day celebrations, which aimed to encourage mass participation by members of the public in dancing “ a fun way to keep fit and healthy and which can be enjoyed by everyone. Aberdeen Council''s events were in receipt of Winter Festivals funding.
30-11-10
| Minister for Children and Early Years
| Visited Wallacetown Nursery School in Ayr and St Andrew''s Primary School in Kilmarnock to share in their celebrations, met staff and pupils, and watch the pupils perform traditional Scottish songs, music, poetry and dancing
The events I was scheduled to attend “ East Lothian''s Saltire Celebrations on 28 November 2010 and the opening of the Edinburgh''s
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