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1999-2000

Overseas engagements carried out by Scottish Executive Ministers during the financial year 1999/2000

Date of
visit

End date

Location

Event

Minister(s)

(£)
Cost of
Ministers
Travel &
Subs'tnce

Officials who travelled

07 Jul 1999

08 Jul 1999

Belgium

Fact finding visit and meetings regarding Structural Funds

Jack McConnell

600.00

2

30 Aug 1999

Germany

Met with Continental Tyres

Nicol Stephen

755.00

2

03 Sep 1999

11 Sep 1999

China

Attended the International Association of Prosecutors conference

Colin Boyd

1,895.37

0

11 Sep 1999

18 Sep 1999

Malaysia

Attended Commonwealth lawyers Association conference

Andrew Hardie

986.16

0

20 Sep 1999

25 Sep 1999

USA

Inward Investment Visit. Made a series of company visits and met with senior company representatives.

Henry McLeish

4,616.89

1

22 Sep 1999

24 Sep 1999

Ireland

Attendance at 4th Environment Conference of Regional Ministers and Political Leaders in the EU

Sarah Boyack

639.06

2

23 Sep 1999

27 Sep 1999

USA

Fact-finding visit to support possible Scottish bid for the Ryder Cup

Rhona Brankin

1,733.00

1

24 Sep 1999

25 Sep 1999

Finland

Attendance at Informal meeting of Ministers of Education

Sam Galbraith

869.00

2

27 Sep 1999

Spain

Attendance at Youthstart conference

Nicol Stephen

247.00

2

29 Sep 1999

Belgium

Pre-Scotland Week press conference

Jack McConnell

418.00

2

09 Oct. 1999

13 Oct 1999

Germany/ Belgium

Attendance at ANUGA Food Fair. Scotland Week - speech to Scotland the Brand dinner

Ross Finnie

1,117.25

4

10 Oct. 1999

13 Oct 1999

Belgium

Scotland Week - addressed the Democratic renewal seminar

Donald Dewar

437.00

4

10 Oct. 1999

14 Oct 1999

Belgium

Scotland Week addressed Democratic Renewal seminar and opened Financial Services seminar. He met with representatives of the European Commission and UK Representative Office in Brussels

Jack McConnell

548.19

1

11 Oct. 1999

15 Oct 1999

Belgium/ Finland

Scotland Week - Chaired and addressed "Information Age" seminar followed by a fact-finding visit to Finland in relation to the Digital Scotland Initiative

Peter Peacock

1,706.57

4

13 Oct. 1999

Belgium

Scotland Week - addressed Environment and Sustainable Development seminar

Sarah Boyack

418.00

4

13 Oct 1999

14 Oct 1999

Belgium

Scotland Week - attended Justice and Home Affairs in Scotland post devolution seminar

Andrew Hardie

528.81

0

14 Oct. 1999

Italy

Attended conference "Becoming Europeans" hosted by the British Council

Wendy Alexander

0.00*

0

14 Oct. 1999

Belgium

Scotland Week - addressed "Nurturing an Enterprise culture through Education" seminar

Henry McLeish

550.00

1

14 Oct. 1999

15 Oct 1999

Belgium

Scotland Week - addressed Culture, Tourism and Arts seminar

Rhona Brankin

707.94

1

15 Oct. 1999

Belgium

Scotland Week - addressed Culture, Tourism and Arts seminar

Alasdair Morrison

638.00

1

26 Oct. 1999

Luxembourg

Attended Fisheries Council

John Home Robertson

630.82

5

27 Oct. 1999

China/ Hong Kong

Trade/ Inward Investment visit

Henry McLeish

4,057.47

1

29 Oct. 1999

Ireland

Meeting with the Taoiseach

Donald Dewar

292.00

4

18 Nov 1999

Ireland

Investigating drugs issues with Minister for Justice

Angus Mackay

288.00

4

22 Nov 1999

Belgium

Attended Fisheries Council

John Home Robertson

418.00

4

25 Nov 1999

Belgium

Attended British Tourism event for Scottish Tourist Board

Alasdair Morrison

418.00

0

06 Dec. 1999

07 Dec 1999

Czech Republic

Attended PHARE Twinning Agreement event and met with Minister for Regional Development

Jack McConnell

750.00

3

08 Dec. 1999

Netherlands

Gave the William and Mary lecture and met with the Dutch Justice Minister

Donald Dewar

1,231.00

2

13 Dec. 1999

14 Dec 1999

Belgium

Attended Environment Council

Sarah Boyack

587.00

2

13 Dec. 1999

15 Dec 1999

Ireland

Met with the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltracht and the Islands and discussed Gaelic issues

Alasdair Morrison

318.00

2

14 Dec. 1999

15 Dec 1999

Belgium

Attended Agriculture Council

Ross Finnie

618.00

4

16 Dec. 1999

17 Dec 1999

Belgium

Attended Fisheries Council

John Home Robertson

461.00

5

19 Jan. 2000

21 Jan 2000

Ireland

Fact-finding visit to discuss credit unions and IT projects

Wendy Alexander

298.00

4

19 Jan. 2000

21 Jan 2000

Ireland

Fact-finding visit to discuss credit unions and IT projects

Jackie Baillie

498.34

4

25 Jan. 2000

27 Jan 2000

Finland

Fact-finding visit to discuss health issues. Met with the Minister for Health and Social Services

Susan Deacon

417.90

9

28 Jan. 2000

29 Jan 2000

France

Co-hosted opening of the Glasgow Collection at the British Embassy in Paris

Nicol Stephen

506.00

1

29 Feb. 2000

03 Mar 2000

Germany

Attended and spoke at "People and Politics" conference

Jim Wallace

768.00

3

16 Mar. 2000

17 Mar 2000

Ireland

Attended the opening of the Student Parliament

Alasdair Morrison

216.00

0

16 Mar. 2000

18 Mar 2000

Portugal

Attended EU Informal Council on Lifelong Learning

Nicol Stephen

1,015.24

1

20 Mar. 2000

21 Mar 2000

Belgium

Attended Agricultural Council

Ross Finnie

501.52

3

21 Mar. 2000

22 Mar 2000

Belgium

Attended launch of Structural Funds Equal Opportunities Toolbox and held a series of meetings with EU Commissioners

Jack McConnell

536.18

3

27 Mar. 2000

Belgium

Visit by Scottish Parliament European Committee. Visited Bavarian and North Rhine-Westphalia Regional Offices

Jack McConnell

743.39

2

27 Mar. 2000

Belgium

Met with Commissioner de Palacio's Cabinet and the Director of Maritime to discuss EU Transport and energy issues

Sarah Boyack

497.20

1

28 Mar. 2000

29 Mar 2000

Netherlands

Met with Dutch Justice Minister

Jim Wallace

550.00

3

*No costs incurred to Scottish Executive

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