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It is a matter of some disappointment that a committee has yet to visit Clackmannanshire. The area also seems to be something of a Bermuda triangle when it comes to visits from ministers.
The aim is that reports on all such forthcoming visits will be posted on SPEIR.Reports are made available via SPEIR following most visits involving the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association too.
Much of the evidence that we have taken has been based on rural issues, and we have visited rural areas—I visited the Western Isles—as part of the lead-up to the inquiry.
That will be impossible at that time, but I am still keen to do it.I ask whether I might visit the Highland music festival at the end of June, which is launched at Plockton on a Friday.
I shall come back to members with suggestions about the best course of action.The next item of correspondence concerns visits to Scotland by European Commissioners Michel Barnier and Anna Diamantopoulou.
I shall come back to members with suggestions about the best course of action.The next item of correspondence concerns visits to Scotland by European Commissioners Michel Barnier and Anna Diamantopoulou.
We must add as much value to such visits as we can. Our visits must be as productive as possible, giving members of the committee hands-on experience and involving people who work in the areas with which we are dealing.