Following that seminar, he will also co-host a Taste of Scotland reception in the European Parliament, attended by 500 key policy makers in Brussels from EU institutions, regions and member states.Patricia Ferguson, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport will be attending a St Andrew’s Day event at the University of Glasgow’s Crichton campus in Dumfries at which Scottish songwriters will perform for the first time selected songs in the Burns tradition;Malcolm Chisholm, Minister for Communities will be attending a Race Equality Champions lunchtime event being hosted by the Commission for Racial Equality in the Scottish Parliament, and together with Peter Peacock, Minister for Children and Young People, the Scottish Inter Faith Council’s evening reception in the Scottish Parliament.Tom McCabe, Minister for Finance and Public Sector Reform, will attend the annual Brussels St Andrew’s Lecture on 29 November 2005.