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Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 December 2005
The South of Scotland Region includes the following constituencies: Ayr; Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley; Clydesdale; Cunninghame South; Dumfries; East Lothian; Galloway and Upper Nithsdale; Roxburgh and Berwickshire; Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale.3. 26 April 1986 to 31 December 1986. S2W-21240
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 November 2004
The information is given in the table.Scottish ministers attend council meetings as members of the United Kingdom delegation and speak when appropriate.Scottish Minister's Attendance at Council1 July 1999 - November 2001YearDateCouncilMinister199924- 25 SepInformal meeting of Ministers of Education (Finland)Sam Galbraith 26 OctFisheries Council (Luxembourg)John Home Robertson 22 NovFisheries Council (Brussels)John Home Robertson 13 DecEnvironment Council (Brussels)Sarah Boyack 14 DecAgriculture Council (Brussels)Ross Finnie 16 DecFisheries Council (Brussels)John Home Robertson200017-18 MarInformal Council for Ministers of Lifelong Learning (Portugal)Nicol Stephen 20 MarAgriculture Council (Brussels)Ross Finnie 08 JunEducation Council (Luxembourg)Nicol Stephen 16 JunFisheries Council (Luxembourg)John Home Robertson 22 JunEnvironment Council (Brussels)Sarah Boyack 17 NovFisheries Council (Brussels)Rhona Brankin 20 NovAgriculture Council (Brussels)Ross Finnie 30 NovJustice and Home Affairs Council (Brussels)Jim Wallace 14-15 DecFisheries Council (Brussels)Rhona Brankin200112 FebEducation and Youth Council (Brussels)Nicol Stephen 26 FebAgriculture Council (Brussels)Ross Finnie 08 MarEnvironment Council (Brussels)Sam Galbraith 24 AprAgriculture Council (Luxembourg)Ross Finnie 25 AprFisheries Council (Luxembourg)Rhona Brankin 04 JunHealth Council (Luxembourg) Susan Deacon 18 JunFisheries Council (Luxembourg)Rhona Brankin 28 JunTransport Council (Luxembourg)Sarah Boyack 13 JulInformal Council on Regional Policy (Namur)Angus MacKay 16 NovJustice and Home Affairs Council (Brussels)Jim Wallace 20 NovAgriculture Council (Brussels)Ross Finnie S1W-20175
Bute House is the only Scottish Executive building which is categorised as a residence, and procedures to ensure that residents, including visiting dignitaries etc, have access to medical advice or assistance have been in place for some time.