Date

Event

Country

Request / Action / State of Play / Comments

Duration (Days)

03.03.03

Will Hodgman MHA

Australia

Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Tasmania Parliament, to visit while in UK for Westminster Seminar. Tours, meetings and lunch with CPA Executive Committee

1 day

03 and 04.03.03

Visit by House of Commons Modernisation Cttee

UK

Direct request from the HofC to visit the Scottish Parliament with particular reference to how the Parliamentary Bureau operates and how we ensure business in Chamber is topical.

1 1/2 days

05.03.03

Danish Upper Secondary School

Denmark

Direct request from the Danish Upper school asking if a group of their students could visit the Scottish Parliament to look at the parliament but the whole issue of sectarianism. Lunch with cross-section of Members to discuss these issues.

05.03.03

HE Dr Marjan Senjur

Slovenia

Courtesy call on the Presiding Officer followed by meetings with officials to look at the Scottish Parliament and devolution in more detail.

06.03.03

Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition

Lesotho

Meetings with Members and lunch with the Executive Committee of the CPA (Scotland Branch), courtesy call on the Presiding Officer and Question Time. FCO sponsored visit.

1 day

06.03.03

Narendra Singh

India

Editor of Dainik Bhaskar newspaper, Bhopal, visiting Scotland to learn about devolution. He is also interested in race relations and the Scotch Whisky industry

1 day

11.03.03

The Hon Gary Carr

Canada

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to visit. Meeting with cross-section of Members and dinner hosted by the Presiding Officer as President of the Scotland Branch of the CPA (with Executive Committee Members).

1 day

12.03.03

Commonwealth Day 2003

CPA

Executive Committee of the CPA (Scotland Branch) hosting a reception to commemorate Commonwealth Day 2003. Invitations have gone to all Members, High Commissioners, Commonwealth Consul Generals, Scottish Universities and business people with links to the Commonwealth.

1/2 day

13.03.03

Speaker of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

George Reid MSP Deputy Presiding Officer to host a lunch for Speaker and delegation. IPU-sponsored visit.

1/2 day

14.03.03

HE Ms Kaja Tael

Estonia

Presiding Officer hosting lunch for the Ambassador, HE Ms Kaja Tael with a cross-section of Members. Baroness Smith will accompany the Ambassador.

1./2 day

18.03.03

HE Rosa Moreno

Mexico

Visit by HE Rosa Moreno, Mexican Ambassador to the United Kingdom to Scotland to find out more about devolution and how the Scottish Parliament is working. Courtesy call on the Presiding Officer. TSE taking the lead.

1/2 day

18.03.01

'Lawyers and Government: Managing Change' programme

UK

Group on Public Administration International-organised course to visit Parliament. Possible presentation on legal services in Parliament by Ann Nelson

1/2 day

20.03.03

Mr Ssekandi

Uganda

Mr Ssekandi, Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament to visit the Scottish Parliament to find out more about devolution and the workings of the Parliament. Visit will include meetings with Members, tour, Courtesy call and lunch with the Presiding Officer.

1 day

24 and 25.03.03

Petitions Committee, Bundestag

Germany

Direct request to visit the Scottish Parliament and look at our Public Petitions Committee (PPC) in detail especially electronic petitions. PPC hosting a lunch and dinner for the German delegation

2 day

27.03.03

HE Czech Republic Ambassador

Czech Republic

HE , new Ambassador from the Czech Republic courtesy call with the Presiding Officer and meeting with George Reid MSP, Deputy Presiding Officer and observe Question Time and possible tour of the Holyrood building.

1/2 day