To ask the Scottish Executive what contact it has with departments of Her Majesty's Government in respect of negotiations regarding the European Convention on the Future of Europe. The Scottish Executive works closely with UK Government Departments to ensure that Scottish interests are taken into account in the negotiations on the European Convention on the Future of Europe.For example, the Scottish Executive, in conjunction with the Welsh Assembly Government, worked closely with the UK Government to produce a paper, Europe and the Regions, which Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Wales and the UK Government's representative on the convention, submitted to the convention at its plenary on 7 February 2003.