Question reference: S1W-02837
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 29 November 1999
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Current status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 13 December 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-2292 by Henry McLeish on 16 November 1999, when it last met representatives of Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to seek its views on the formulation of Her Majesty's Government's policy position for the forthcoming Seattle round of negotiations of the World Trade Organisation; what steps it is taking to keep SNH informed of progress on the negotiations, and whether it plans to publish a consultation paper on non-agricultural aspects of the negotiations to which SNH will be invited to respond.
Answer
The negotiation of International Trade Agreements, including World Trade Organisation talks is a reserved matter and consultations with interest groups, including industry, is a matter for the UK Parliament.The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with DTI on Trade issues and any future WTO talks and how these may impact on the Executive's responsibilities.