03 Apr 2002 | 10 Apr 2002 | USA | Ministers attended a series of Tartan Day events in New York and Washington DC | Jack McConnell Mike Watson Wendy Alexander Patricia Ferguson Malcolm Chisholm | 13,538.06 | 15 |
03 Apr 2002 | 06 Apr 2002 | Spain | Fact-finding visit to look at aquaculture and rural development projects | Allan Wilson | 953.73 | 2 |
10 Apr 2002 | 12 Apr 2002 | France | Visited Scottish MEPs and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg | Jim Wallace | 947.18 | 0 |
15 Apr 2002 | 16 Apr 2002 | Netherlands | Visit following the Lockerbie trial to meet and thank those involved | Jim Wallace | 444.00 | 0 |
22 Apr 2002 | 24 Apr 2002 | Luxembourg/ Belgium | Attended Agriculture Council and the annual European Seafood Expo. | Ross Finnie | 622.00 | 2 |
28 Apr 2002 | 01 May 2002 | USA | Fact-finding visit regarding the Education for Work and Enterprise Review | Nicol Stephen | 5,993.40 | 1 |
08 May 2002 | 10 May 2002 | USA | Attended "Countering Terrorism" conference | Colin Boyd | 426.00 | 0 |
13 May 2002 | | Belgium | Attended EU Governance meeting. | Jim Wallace | 899.59 | 4 |
20 May 2002 | 22 May 2002 | France | Attended the Cannes Film Festival to support the Scottish film industry. | Elaine Murray | 795.79 | 3 |
28 May 2002 | 31 May 2002 | Ireland | Conference of Presidents of the Supreme Courts and Attorneys General. | Colin Boyd | 1,267.48 | 2 |
05 Jun 2002 | 06 Jun 2002 | Belgium | Gave a speech on the Future of Europe, opened a new art exhibition in Scotland House and met with senior EU figures. | Jack McConnell | 798.15 | 4 |
10 Jun 2002 | 11 Jun 2002 | Luxembourg | Attended Fisheries Council | Ross Finnie | 852.00 | 3 |
12 Jun 2002 | 14 Jun 2002 | Luxembourg | Attended Justice and Home Affairs Council and held a series of justice-related meetings with senior EU figures. | Jim Wallace | 1,091.40 | 4 |
23 Jun 2002 | 25 Jun 2002 | Germany | Met the Bavarian Justice Minister and Reinhold Bocklet, Minister for Europe | Jim Wallace | 1,114.40 | 2 |
24 Jul 2002 | | Ireland | Announced major sponsorship for Euro 2008 and met with Irish counterpart. | Mike Watson | 672.34 | 3 |
29 Jul 2002 | 31 Jul 2002 | Finland | Visited the Aker shipyard and held a series of meetings relating to the penal system and health issues. | Jim Wallace | 581.58 | 2 |
18 Aug 2002 | 20 Aug 2002 | Denmark | Fact-finding visits to a number of housing estates around Copenhagen regarding regeneration/ planning issues. | Hugh Henry | 457.37 | 3 |
30 Aug 2002 | 04 Sept 2002 | South Africa | Attended World Summit on Sustainable Development conference and held a series of meetings with attending politicians | Jack McConnell | 1,891.30 | 3 |
06 Sept 2002 | 08 Sept 2002 | Belgium | Attended the annual Belgian Pipe Band championships | Elaine Murray | 437.10 | 1 |
19 Sept 2002 | 21 Sept 2002 | Greece | Attended and spoke at General Assembly of CPMR (Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe). | Jim Wallace | 1,221.94 | 4 |
23 Sept 2002 | 24 Sept 2002 | Belgium | Attended Agriculture and Fisheries Council | Ross Finnie | 272.00 | 3 |
23 Sept 2002 | 24 Sept 2002 | Greece | Attended the 2003 World Routes Aviation conference | Lewis MacDonald | 1,179.10 | 3 |
25 Sept 2002 | 26 Sept 2002 | France | Attended CLRAE (Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe) meeting. | Peter Peacock | 0.00* | 2 |
25 Sept 2002 | 27 Sept 2002 | Czech Republic | Had a series of meetings with national and local politicians and attended a seminar on EU Enlargement. | Andy Kerr | 1,013.52 | 4 |
06 Oct 2002 | 07 Oct 2002 | Belgium | Met with Commissioner Barnier to discuss simplification of European Structural Funds | Peter Peacock | 630.00 | 2 |
09 Oct 2002 | 10 Oct 2002 | Norway | Presented a paper to the International Conference on Entrepreneurship Education. | Nicol Stephen | 759.90 | 1 |
10 Oct 2002 | 11 Oct 2002 | Iceland | Hosted a dinner in conjunction with the Scotland/Iceland International football match as part of the Euro 2008 bid. | Mike Watson | 780.60 | 1 |
14 Oct 2002 | 17 Oct 2002 | Luxembourg | Attended Agriculture and Fisheries Council and the Environment Council. | Ross Finnie | 1,676.34 | 3 |
15 Oct 2002 | 16 Oct 2002 | Belgium | Attended event on the Convention on the Future of Europe in Brussels. | Peter Peacock | 630.00 | 2 |
15 Oct 2002 | 16 Oct 2002 | Finland | Visited a number of companies and to see Tekes, the Finnish National Technology Agency. | Iain Gray | 1,565.04 | 2 |
15 Oct 2002 | 19 Oct 2002 | Sweden | Attended promotion of Scotland events in Sweden. | Jack McConnell Iain Gray
Mike Watson
Jim Wallace | 4,237.42 | 4 |
21 Oct 2002 | 24 Oct 2002 | Germany | Fact-finding visit to learn about the Bavarian approach to land use planning for housing, and best practice in planning. | Hugh Henry | 581.64 | 3 |
22 Oct 2002 | 25 Oct 2002 | Canada | Fact-finding visits to learn about the Canadian fish farming industry. Also had visits/ meetings on forestry and rural development. | Allan Wilson | 1,056.00 | 2 |
23 Oct 2002 | 24 Oct 2002 | Portugal | Fact-finding visits to learn about the Portuguese prison system and policies on drugs. | Richard Simpson | 1,200.40 | 3 |
04 Nov 2002 | 06 Nov 2002 | Spain | Met with senior Catalan Ministers to discuss the Scotland/Catalonia Cooperation Agreement | Jim Wallace | 1,144.60 | 4 |
11 Nov 2002 | | Belgium | Attended Education, Youth and Culture Council | Elaine Murray | 204.40 | 1 |
11 Nov 2002 | 12 Nov 2002 | Ireland | Attend Gala Concert by the RSAMD and Irish Youth Orchestra | Jim Wallace | 508.80 | 0 |
16 Nov 2002 | 23 Nov 2002 | St Vincent & Grenadines | Attended the 12th Commonwealth Law Ministers conference on progress on international legal co- operation. | Colin Boyd | 3,880.40 | 1 |
17 Nov 2002 | 21 Nov 2002 | USA | Visit to re-establish links with US companies located in Scotland, the East Coast Business Community, East Coast Universities and Globalscot members. | Iain Gray | 2,717.50 | 3 |
18 Nov 2002 | 19 Nov 2002 | Belgium | Met with the EU Commission to discuss Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services. | Lewis MacDonald | 507.61 | 4 |
25 Nov 2002 | 26 Nov 2002 | Belgium | Attended Competitiveness Council | Iain Gray | 879.90 | 1 |
26 Nov 2002 | 29 Nov 2002 | Belgium | Fact-finding visit on EU Justice matters. | Colin Boyd Elish Angiolini | 1,705.50 | 1 |
27 Nov 2002 | 29 Nov 2002 | Belgium | Attended Agriculture and Fisheries Council. | Ross Finnie | 1,019.66 | 5 |
02 Dec 2002 | 03 Dec 2002 | Finland | Attended a meeting of the Territorial Cohesion Commission. Also undertook a series of education related visits/meetings. | Nicol Stephen | 0.00* | 1 |
05 Dec 2002 | 06 Dec 2002 | Luxembourg | Had discussions with the Luxembourg Sports Minister and met with journalists regarding the EURO 2008 bid. | Mike Watson | 557.41 | 1 |
15 Dec 2002 | 21 Dec 2002 | Belgium | Attended Agriculture and Fisheries Council. | Ross Finnie | 1,638.86 | 5 |
18 Dec 2002 | 03 Jan 2003 | New Zealand | Met with the New Zealand Human Rights Commissioner and had discussions with judges on restorative justice and penal policy | Jim Wallace | 0.00* | 0 |
20 Jan 2003 | 21 Jan 2003 | Belgium | Met with Scottish MEPs to discuss the future of European Structural Funds. | Peter Peacock | 530.00 | 3 |
27 Jan 2003 | | Belgium | Attended Agriculture and Fisheries Council | Ross Finnie | 978.80 | 4 |
07 Jan 2003 | | Ireland | Attended British-Irish Council meeting on drugs policy. | Hugh Henry | 137.00 | 1 |
16 Feb 2003 | 17 Feb 2003 | Belgium | Attended Forward Studies meeting as part of the Future of the European Structural Funds debate. | Peter Peacock | 530.00 | 2 |
19 Feb 2003 | 20 Feb 2003 | Belgium and Germany | Held discussions on trade issues and met with Commissioner Liikanen in Belgium. Travelled to Düsseldorf and signed a co-operation agreement with North-Rhine Westphalia. | Iain Gray | 749.60 | 1 |
20 Feb 2003 | | Belgium | Attended Agriculture and Fisheries Council | Ross Finnie | 532.00 | 3 |
17 Mar 2003 | 18 Mar 2003 | Belgium | Attended Agriculture and Fisheries Council | Ross Finnie | 798.35 | 3 |
21 Mar 2003 | 23 Mar 2003 | France | Launched VisitScotland Spring campaign, spoke at Devolution seminar, visited the Old College, had discussions with French Minister, attended Tunes of Glory parade and the France/ Scotland rugby match. | Mike Watson | 689.68 | 2 |
27 Mar 2003 | 28 Mar 2003 | Italy | Attended a debate on the Future of Regional Policy post 2006. | Peter Peacock | 739.08 | 1 |