01 Apr 2001 | 04 Apr 2001 | USA | Ministers attended a series of Tartan Day events in New York and Washington DC | Alasdair Morrison | 2,628.00 | 8 |
01 Apr 2001 | 06 Apr 2001 | USA | Ministers attended a series of Tartan Day events in New York and Washington DC | Wendy Alexander | 2,822.00 | 8 |
01 Apr 2001 | 06 Apr 2001 | USA | Ministers attended a series of Tartan Day events in New York and Washington DC | Henry McLeish | 4,309.62 | 8 |
24 Apr 2001 | 25 Apr 2001 | Luxembourg/ Belgium | Attended Fisheries Council then seminar on rural development and sustainable forestry. Also attended annual seafood exhibition | Rhona Brankin | 720.00 | 4 |
25 Apr 2001 | 26 Apr 2001 | Poland | Addressed the British Council conference "Borders and their impact on European citizens" | Jack McConnell | 1,057.48 | 2 |
23 Apr 2001 | 25 Apr 2001 | Luxembourg | Attended Agriculture Council | Ross Finnie | 855.21 | 3 |
13 May 2001 | 16 May 2001 | Sweden | Visited a number of environment projects. Met with the Swedish Environment Minister and the Swedish Environmental Projection Agency | Ross Finnie | 867.42 | 3 |
17 May 2001 | | Ireland | Attended meeting of the Columba Initiative | Allan Wilson | 343.00 | 0 |
21 May 2001 | 22 May 2001 | Belgium | Attended meeting of cohesion fund countries | Peter Peacock | 390.00 | 4 |
28 May 2001 | | Belgium | Signed Flanders Co-ordination Initiative | Henry McLeish | 659.00 | 4 |
29 May 2001 | 30 May 2001 | France | Attended CLRAE Regional Chamber meeting | Jack McConnell | 658.00 | 2 |
04 Jun 2001 | 05 Jun 2001 | Luxembourg | Attended Health Council | Susan Deacon | 540.00 | 3 |
05 Jun 2001 | | Ireland | Met with Irish ministers and officials regarding social partnerships | Wendy Alexander | 326.00 | 3 |
09 Jun. 2001 | 11 Jun 2001 | Portugal | Supported Scottish Opera during their tour. Met with Portuguese Minister of Sport | Allan Wilson | 616.00 | 2 |
18 Jun 2001 | | Luxembourg | Attended Fisheries Council | Rhona Brankin | 540.00 | 3 |
20 Jun 2001 | 22 Jun 2001 | Faroe Islands | Attended Nordic Conference on the Protection of the Sea | Rhona Brankin | 627.90 | 3 |
28 Jun 2001 | 30 Jun 2001 | Latvia | Attended conference of European Education Ministers | Nicol Stephen | 833.00 | 2 |
28 Jun 2001 | | Luxembourg | Attended Transport Council | Sarah Boyack | 702.00 | 2 |
04 Jul 2001 | 06 Jul 2001 | Germany | Attended British/German Environment Forum on transport issues | Sarah Boyack | 518.90 | 2 |
09 Jul 2001 | 13 Jul 2001 | USA | Visit focused on technology developments involving biotechnology and ICT | Wendy Alexander | 3,418.31 | 3 |
09 Jul 2001 | 15 Jul 2001 | China | Undertook a series of mainly justice related meetings/visits. | Jim Wallace | 4,726.00 | 5 |
13 Jul 2001 | | Belgium | Attended Informal Regional Policy Council | Angus MacKay | 452.00 | 3 |
17 Jul 2001 | 19 Jul 2001 | Ireland | Fact-finding visit to look at parliamentary business. | Tom McCabe | 563.00 | 3 |
20 Jul 2001 | 22 Jul 2001 | USA | Attended Robert Burns Federation Annual conference | Allan Wilson | 1,405.05 | 1 |
23 Jul 2001 | 29 Jul 2001 | Canada | Discussions on the Canadian approach to service delivery in remote and rural communities. | Ross Finnie | 3,322.92 | 3 |
30 Jul 2001 | 03 Aug 2001 | Canada | Meeting with Canadian ministers and officials regarding the voluntary sector and equality issues. | Margaret Curran | 1,693.00 | 3 |
23 Aug 2001 | 08 Sep 2001 | Australia | Attended two conferences - International Association of Prosecutors and International Society for Reform of Criminal Law | Colin Boyd | 1,105.44 | 0 |
29 Aug 2001 | 30 Aug 2001 | Germany | Fact-finding visit to look at how coalition governments operate | Euan Robson | 690.00 | 3 |
29 Aug 2001 | 30 Aug 2001 | Germany | Fact-finding visit to look at how coalition governments operate. | Tom McCabe | 690.00 | 3 |
02 Sep 2001 | 04 Sep 2001 | Czech Republic | Attended signing of new Twinning Covenant with Ministry of Finance and met with a number of Czech ministers | Angus MacKay | 611.09 | 5 |
04 Sep 2001 | | France | Attended CLRAE Working Group on Regions with Legislative Powers | Jack McConnell | 749.10 | 2 |
08 Sep 2001 | 09 Sep 2001 | Belgium | Attended Belgian Pipe Band Championships | Ross Finnie | 602.60 | 1 |
19 Sep 2001 | 20 Sep 2001 | Belgium | Meeting with Scottish MEPs and Commissioner Barnier | Angus MacKay | 861.44 | 3 |
25 Sep 2001 | 27 Sep 2001 | Finland | Series of visits and meetings regarding digital inclusion, broadband and electronics | Wendy Alexander | 716.00 | 4 |
25 Sep 2001 | 27 Sep 2001 | Finland | Series of visits and meetings regarding digital inclusion, broadband and electronics | Henry McLeish | 716.00 | 4 |
26 Sep 2001 | 28 Sep 2001 | Austria | Attended 5th Environment conference of the Regions of Europe (ENCORE) | Ross Finnie | 1,248.00 | 3 |
04 Oct 2001 | 10 Oct 2001 | Germany and Belgium | Visited the Administrations in Düsseldorf and Munich and met with ministerial equivalents and met with Scottish interests. Spoke at "Future of Europe" seminar during Scotland week | Jack McConnell | 1,491.03 | 3 |
08 Oct 2001 | 09 Oct 2001 | Belgium | Scotland Week - Opened Scotland Week | Henry McLeish | 506.59 | 2 |
09 Oct 2001 | 10 Oct 2001 | Belgium | Scotland Week - attended Harris Tweed exhibition and "Future of Europe" seminar | Alasdair Morrison | 384.34 | 3 |
10 Oct 2001 | 13 Oct 2001 | USA | Had a series of visits and meetings regarding government economic development | Wendy Alexander | 3,395.58 | 3 |
10 Oct 2001 | 12 Oct 2001 | Belgium | Scotland Week - spoke at "Tourism and the Natural Environment" seminar and Fisheries seminar. | Rhona Brankin | 629.32 | 1 |
11 Oct 2001 | 12 Oct 2001 | Belgium | Scotland Week - Spoke at Environment seminar | Ross Finnie | 565.00 | 1 |
14 Oct. 01 | 15 Oct 2001 | Belgium | Scotland Week - Spoke at Biotechnology Seminar | Neil Davidson | 125.70 | 2 |
15 Oct 2001 | 19 Oct 2001 | Taiwan and Japan | Held a series of meetings and visits on trade and inward investment | Henry McLeish | 2,026.59 | 1 |
16 Oct 2001 | | Belgium | Scotland Week - spoke at "Global economy - Scotland's Corporate Vision" seminar | Angus MacKay | 370.00 | 3 |
16 Oct 2001 | 17 Oct 2001 | Belgium | Scotland Week - spoke at "Inspiration from diversity - development opportunities for remote regions" seminar | Peter Peacock | 99.00 | 1 |
12 Nov 2001 | 13 Nov 2001 | Luxembourg | Visit to the European Court | Neil Davidson | 709.94 | 2 |
12 Nov 2001 | 13 Nov 2001 | Luxembourg | Visit to the European Court | Colin Boyd | 635.51 | 2 |
12 Nov 2001 | 13 Nov 2001 | Ireland | Met with Ministerial equivalent and visited Dublin Docklands | Lewis Macdonald | 326.00 | 2 |
15 Nov 2001 | 16 Nov 2001 | Belgium | Attended Justice and Home Affairs Council | Jim Wallace | 554.00 | 2 |
20 Nov 2001 | | Belgium | Attended Agriculture Council | Ross Finnie | 467.00 | 3 |
30 Nov 2001 | 01 Dec 2001 | Belgium | Attended Eurojust conference | Colin Boyd | 898.88 | 0 |
30 Nov 2001 | | Ireland | Attended British-Irish Council | Jack McConnell | 149.00 | 6 |
30 Nov 2001 | | Ireland | Attended British-Irish Council | Jim Wallace | 148.00 | 6 |
30 Nov 2001 | | Ireland | Attended British-Irish Council | Dr Richard Simpson | 269.00 | 6 |
17 Dec 2001 | 18 Dec 2001 | Belgium | Attended Fisheries Council | Ross Finnie | 679.00 | 2 |
03 Feb 2002 | 10 Feb 2002 | France | Had a series of meetings and visits regarding the French legal system | Elish Angiolini | 275.16 | 0 |
05 Feb 2002 | 07 Feb 2002 | Belgium | Attended Committee of the Regions Plenary and first meeting of the Territorial Cohesion Commission of the Committee of the Regions | Nicol Stephen | 0.00* | 2 |
05 Feb 2002 | | Ireland | Meeting with Irish Minister of Sport to discuss Euro 2008 Championship bid | Mike Watson | 99.00 | 3 |
22 Feb 2002 | 23 Feb 2002 | Belgium | Held a series of meetings regarding Euro 2008 Championship bid and attended a cultural event | Mike Watson | 370.00 | 2 |
05 Mar 2002 | | Belgium | Attended meeting of the Territorial Cohesion Commission of the Committee of the Regions | Nicol Stephen | 0.00* | 1 |
13 Mar 2002 | | Belgium | Attended Plenary of the Committee of the Regions | Nicol Stephen | 0.00* | 1 |
18 Mar 2002 | 19 Mar 2002 | Norway | Fact-finding visit regarding Education for Work and Enterprise Review Group | Nicol Stephen | 442.00 | 2 |
20 Mar 2002 | 21 Mar 2002 | Norway | Attended the 5th North Sea conference | Allan Wilson | 493.00 | 2 |