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Written Question · S4W-02170 · Session 4

What (a) meetings, (b) conferences and (c) public events the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy has attended since…

Answered Asked by Drew Smith Lab Lodged 11 Aug 2011

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) meetings, (b) conferences and (c) public events the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy has attended since 6 May 2011 that were related to the development of its cities strategy.

The answer

Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 Sep 2011 · 25 days after it was lodged, on time

Since 6 May 2011, the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy has attended: (a) the following meetings [with external participants]:
25 May
Stewart Paterson, Evening Times
26 July
Leader of Glasgow City Council
1 August
Chief Executive, Scottish Chamber of Commerce
2 August
Leader of Highland Council (including the Chief Executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise)
2 August
Meeting with businesses hosted jointly by the SCDI and the Inverness Chamber of Commerce
2 August
Meeting with the Highlands and Islands Region of the Institute of Directors
3 August
Sir Ian Wood
3 August
Meeting with businesses hosted by the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce
3 August
Leader of Aberdeen City Council
11 August
Leader of Edinburgh City Council
11 August
Director of CBI Scotland

(b) the National Economic Forum on 22 June, and (c) no public events.
You may also be interested to note that in addition to these engagements, the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy: led her portfolio debate on 8 June in the Scottish Parliament; attended the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee of the Scottish Parliament on 15 June, and made the following telephone calls relating to the development of the cities strategy:
25 May
Councillor Gordon Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council
26 May
Councillor Jenny Dawe, Leader of Edinburgh City Council
26 May
Councillor Ken Guild, Leader of Dundee City Council
31 May
Councillor Michael Foxley, Leader of Highland Council
31 May
Councillor John Stewart, Leader of Aberdeen City Council
31 May
Councillor Graeme Housten, Leader of Stirling Council
21 June
Professor Jim McDonald, Glasgow Economic Commission

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-02170 by reference.