To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will release details of all discussions held about European Regional Development Funding for Scotland (a) with the Department for Trade and Industry, (b) with HM Treasury, (c) as part of any joint ministerial committee meeting and (d) with the European Commission.
The European Structural FundsDivision of the Scottish Executive is in regular contact with Department of Trade and Industry(DTI) and HM Treasury (HMT) officials, on a number of European Structural Fundsissues, including the European Regional Development Fund.
There are also a number of specificgroups that meet across departments and with the European Commission, at officiallevel, to discuss matters relating to Structural Funds. These are:
Committee on the Developmentand Conversion of Regions (CDCR), with representatives from all member states.
European Managing AuthoritiesGroup (EMAG), with representatives from UK Government offices and devolved administrations.
UK Structural Funds SteeringGroup, with representatives of UK Government Departments and devolved administrations.
Programme Monitoring Committeesof the various Scottish Structural Funds Programmes with representatives from keypractitioners and stakeholders in the Scottish European Structural Funds.