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Written Question · S5W-24511 · Session 5

How many official visits the First Minister has undertaken in Scotland since 16 May 2007, broken down by (a) year and (b) parliamentary con…

Answered Asked by Jamie Halcro Johnston Con Lodged 29 Jul 2019

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many official visits the First Minister has undertaken in Scotland since 16 May 2007, broken down by (a) year and (b) parliamentary constituency and region.

The answer

Answered by Graeme Dey on 26 Aug 2019 · 28 days after it was lodged, on time

Details of official visits undertaken by the First Minister can be found at the following link https://www.gov.scot/publications/?term=ministerial%20engagements&page=1 .
A breakdown by parliamentary constituency and region is not available for all visits which have taken place between 2007 and 2019. The following table contains the information we hold for the majority of visits which have taken place between 2012 and 2019.
Table 1. Official Visits by Parliamentary Constituency
Parliamentary Constituency
Region
Number of Official Visits
Aberdeen Central
North East Scotland
20
Aberdeen Donside
North East Scotland
14
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine
North East Scotland
5
Aberdeenshire East
North East Scotland
9
Aberdeenshire West
North East Scotland
6
Airdrie and Shotts
Central
3
Almond Valley
Lothian
4
Angus North and Mearns
North East Scotland
2
Angus South
North East Scotland
3
Argyll and Bute
Highlands and Islands
10
Ayr
South Scotland
8
Banffshire and Buchan Coast
North East Scotland
8
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Highlands and Islands
5
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
South Scotland
8
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
Mid Scotland and Fife
8
Clydebank and Milngavie
West Scotland
6
Clydesdale
South Scotland
1
Coatbridge and Chryston
Central
2
Cowdenbeath
Mid Scotland and Fife
5
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Central
1
Cunninghame North
West Scotland
5
Cunninghame South
West Scotland
10
Dumbarton
West Scotland
3
Dumfriesshire
South Scotland
7
Dundee City East
North East Scotland
2
Dundee City West
North East Scotland
14
Dunfermline
Mid Scotland and Fife
2
East Kilbride
Central
8
East Lothian
South Scotland
5
Eastwood
West Scotland
2
Edinburgh Central
Lothian
104
Edinburgh Eastern
Lothian
20
Edinburgh Northern and Leith
Lothian
14
Edinburgh Pentlands
Lothian
9
Edinburgh Southern
Lothian
14
Edinburgh Western
Lothian
10
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
South Scotland
11
Falkirk East
Central
3
Falkirk West
Central
7
Galloway and West Dumfries
South Scotland
3
Glasgow Anniesland
Glasgow
3
Glasgow Cathcart
Glasgow
9
Glasgow Kelvin
Glasgow
58
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn
Glasgow
7
Glasgow Pollok
Glasgow
11
Glasgow Provan
Glasgow
2
Glasgow Shettleston
Glasgow
18
Glasgow Southside
Glasgow
27
Greenock and Inverclyde
West Scotland
10
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Central
1
Inverness and Nairn
Highlands and Islands
13
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
South Scotland
6
Kirkcaldy
Mid Scotland and Fife
2
Linlithgow
Lothian
4
Mid Fife and Glenrothes
Mid Scotland and Fife
3
Midlothian North and Musselburgh
Lothian
11
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
South Scotland
9
Moray
Highlands and Islands
4
Motherwell and Wishaw
Central
3
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Highlands and Islands
11
North East Fife
Mid Scotland and Fife
6
Orkney
Highlands and Islands
6
Paisley
West Scotland
3
Perthshire North
Mid Scotland and Fife
5
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
Mid Scotland and Fife
8
Renfrewshire North and West
West Scotland
7
Rutherglen
Glasgow
10
Shetland Islands
Highlands and Islands
3
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Highlands and Islands
9
Stirling
Mid Scotland and Fife
14
Strathkelvin and Bearsden
West Scotland
1
Uddingston and Bellshill
Central
3
Total
668

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