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 |