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Today we are announcing details of St Andrew's day events that will be held in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Stirling—in fact, the biggest celebration of St Andrew's day yet. The website scotlandistheplace.com gives details of the events that are being held.
If Mr Swinney had checked his facts, he would have discovered that appropriate guidance was circulated in March and has been on the Scottish Executive's website since late March or early April.
The European Committee of the Scottish Parliament has already produced a report on the liberalisation of postal services, which is available through the committee clerk or via the Scottish Parliament website. The issue is not new to us here in Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many ministerial meetings it has had with the British Tourist Authority since 1 July 1999. Scottish Ministers have met with officials from the British Tourist Authority on five occasions since 1 July 1999.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Joint Ministerial Committee meetings regarding European Union issues have been held since 1 July 1999. The Joint Ministerial Committee on Europe met for the first time on 1 March 2001.