See www.lobbying.scot St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG www.gov.scot 6 April Economic Impact Assessment draft report received from Commercial Advisers 18 April Final draft report received from Commercial Advisers 21 April Regular update sent to Ministers 24 April Ministerial meeting to discuss latest advice from officials 3 May Ministerial meeting to discuss latest advice from officials 5 May Regular update sent to Ministers 10 May Ministerial meeting to discuss latest advice from officials 12 May Regular update sent to Ministers which included draft Written Authority request and draft Written Authority 13 May Final Written Authority request submitted by DG Economy to Ministers. 14 May - Latest update sent to Ministers - Ministerial meeting to discuss latest advice from officials - Written Authority provided to DG Economy from Cabinet Secretary 16 May - Accountable Officer provided the letter to the Auditor General - Accountable Officer provided a letter to Public Audit Committee - Ministerial Statement on Written Authority As I stated at committee, I took the decision not to publish the reports received from external advisors because of the commercial sensitivity of their contents.