Date

Event

Country

Request / Action / State of Play / Comments

Duration (Days)

05.11.03

HE Mr Soloman Passy, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Republic of Bulgaria

Mr Passy will visit the Parliament to meet and the Presiding Officerto discuss political and economic related matters within an enlarged Europe

1/2 day

06.11.03

Mr Bill Owens

USA

The Governor State of Colorado and delegation will visit the UK.As part of visit to the UK will visit Scotland and the Scottish Parliament.Paying Courtesy call on the Presiding Officer and attending Question Time.Possible lunch hosted by the Convener of the EERC.

1/2 day

06.11.03

Moldovan Opposition Members

Moldavia

Request to visit/tour Parliament and to discuss devolution.  

1 day

11 to 13.11.03

Palestine Legislative Council

Palestine

Official visit by the Palestine Legislative Council.Meeting with a cross-section of MSPs and officials, tours and courtesy call on Presiding Officer.

3 days

14.11.03

Mr Zhaoguo Wang

China

Visit by Mr Zhaoguo Wang, Vice Chairman of the Chinese National People's Congress plus delegation of parliamentarians from various Committees (Law, Finance, Foreign and Overseas) plus Vice Chairman of the Parliament of Yunnan (delegation of 19 plus Consulate).Dinner hosted by the Deputy Presiding Officer.

1/2 day

20.11.03

Speaker of Western Cape Provincial Parliament, South Africa

South Africa

Lynne Brown, the Speaker of Western Cape Provincial Parliament, South Africa will be visiting Westminster and would like to visit the Scottish Parliament to find out more about devolution and how it operates within the framework of the UK.The Speaker is accompanied by the Clerk of the Parliament.

1 day

20.11.03

Atlantic Fellows

USA

British Council sponsored visit by a group of Atlantic Fellows, interested in learning more about the Scottish Parliament and devolution within the UK.

1 day

24 to 27.11.03

Mr Zaluszky

Slovakia

4 day programme for Mr Zaluszky, Secretary-General of the Slovakian National Assembly to look at management structures in the Scottish Parliament, risk management and management planning.

4 days

27.11.03

Hon. P R Malavi

South Africa

Visit by Speaker Hon. PR Malavi, Secretary to the Legislature and the Senior Legal Adviser of the Legislature, Limpopo Province, South Africa.The delegation has requested a 2-day study visit to look at the Scottish Parliament's processes with particular reference to the legislative process.

2 days