Activities
December 2004
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Date
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Event
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Country
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Request / Action / State of Play / Comments
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Duration (Days)
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| 02.12.04 |
Mr Pierre-Antoine Berniard |
France |
The new French Consul General to Scotland , Pierre-Antoine Berniard, visited the Scottish Parliament to meet with the Presiding Officer for a courtesy call and attended First Minister's Question Time. |
1 |
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British Irish Interparliamentary Body -- Steering Committee Meeting |
BIIPB
Programme (pdf) |
The next Steering Committee Meeting of the British Irish Interparliamentary Body will be held in the Scottish Parliament on Monday 7 December. The Steering Committee is the governing Committee of the BIIPB, deciding on the work of the Body and how it is organised. Murray Tosh MSP is the Scottish Parliament's representative on the Committee. |
1 |
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Chinese Education Ministry Official |
China |
Delegation of 6 will visit the Parliament for tour. |
1 |
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PO Dinner for Representatives of the Going Global Conference |
UK |
Going Global is a major new sector-wide conference focusing on opportunities and challenges facing the international education and training community. It is being held as part of the British Council's 70th Anniversary celebrations. The Presiding Officer will host a Dinner in the Parliament on the evening of Wednesday 8 December for a small selection of the 500 delegates who are attending from both the UK and overseas. This will follow on from a Reception held in Our Dynamic Earth for all of the delegates. |
1 |
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Oxford University Foreign Service Programme |
UK |
The Oxford University Foreign Service Programme students will visit the Scottish Parliament to allow experienced diplomats,who are studying in Oxford for one year, the chance to experience a devolved Parliament. |
1 |
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Neil Kinnock, Chair of the British Council |
United Kingdom |
Neil Kinnock will pay a courtesy call on the Presiding Officer during his time in Edinburgh as the new Chair of the British Council. |
1 |
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Mr Milinda Moragoda, Sri Lankan MP |
Sri Lanka |
Mr Moragoda will visit the Parliament for a tour and presentation. |
1 |
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BIIPB Sub Committee B |
BIIPB |
Members of Sub Committee B - the Committee responsible for European Affairs - of the BIIPB will visit the Parliament to hold the first meeting of the first meeting of an Inquiry into European Structural Funds. Margaret Ewing MSP and Helen Eadie MSP are the Scottish Parliament BIIPB Members of the Committee. |
1 |
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