Date

Event

Country

Request / Action / State of Play / Comments

Duration (Days)

01 and 02.07.02

Indonesians MPs

Indonesia

Request from the British embassy in Jakarta

2 days

04 to 06.07.02

Tynwald

IoM

Annual Open Air ceremony of the Isle of Man Parliament (Tynwald). Presiding Officer as representative of Scottish Parliament attending as VIP guest of Isle of Man.

3 days

05.07.02

Keith Grieve & Nick Allan, FCO

UK

Parliamentary Relations and Devolution Department (PRDD) request as KG taken over as Head of Select Committee and NA new Deputy Head of PRDD.

1 day

08.07.02

Jose Luis Palma, Spanish Council of State

Spain

Senior Lawyer in Spanish Council of State visiting UK to study how legislation is enacted, as part of programme of exchange visits between UK/Spanish government lawyers.

1/2 day

09.07.02

Lorraine Elliot MP, Victoria Parliament

Australia

Direct request - study tour. Shadow Minister for Community Services and the Arts, Parliament of Victoria.

1 day

11.07.02

Miss Mekhreban Gutlymuradova and Mrs Lira Suri

Various

FCO organised study visit. Turkmenistan / India.

1/2 day

11.07.02

Carlo Carli MP, Victorian parliament

Australia

CPA Executive Committee - lunch, tours, presentation of Scottish Parliament

1 day

15.07.02

Karola Jamnig-Stellmach

Germany

Visitor from Bremen Regional Parliament. As member of Committee of the Regions he is interested in regional parliaments . Direct request from Scottish Enterprise.

1 day

15 and 16.07.02

Visit by Clerks of the Catalonian/Flanders Parliaments

Catalonia / Flanders

Meeting of the Clerks of the Catalan, Flemish and Scottish Parliaments. To discuss forging further links between the parliaments with particular reference to participation services and health.

2 days

17.07.02

Mr Vincent Fean, UK's High Commissioner to Valletta, Malta

Malta

Visit by Mr Fean with aim of gaining insight into workings of a devolved administration

1/2 day

24.07.02

Tony Plowman MP, Victorian Parliament

Australia

Tour of Visitor Centre and HVC. Lunch with RD and EC MSP and other meetings.

1 day

25.07.02

Mr Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz

Poland

Visit by Polish Foreign Minister. Lunch with MSPs interested in Poland

1 day

26.07.02

Mr Telmo Languiller MP, Victorian Parliament

Australia

Tour of Visitor Centre and HVC. Lunch with Member of the Executive Committee of the CPA (Scotland Branch).

1 day

26.07.02

Nicola Lewis and Louise Redmond

USA

Visit Officers from British Embassy and British Consulate

1/2 day

26.07.02

Andrew Staunton

UK

FCO organised. Taking up new Commission post in Ottawa.

1/2 day