Activities
October 2004
| Date |
Event |
Country |
Request / Action / State of Play / Comments |
Duration (Days) |
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| 08.10.04 |
Dan Hays |
Canada |
Dan Hays, President of the Canadian senate visited the Scottish parliament from 8-12 October primarily to attend the official opening ceremony for the new building. On Monday 11 the President met Members to discuss general issues in relation to oil and gas exploration in Scotland . |
5 |
| 09.10.04 |
Scottish Parliament Opening Ceremony |
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Opening Ceremony for the new Scottish Parliament building. The day consisted of three main phases - a Ceremonial event in Parliament Hall, the seat of the first Scottish Parliament; a "riding" down the Royal Mile to Holyrood included schoolchildren, community groups and representatives of civic society from every constituency in Scotland as well as MSPs; and the formal Opening Ceremony of the Holyrood Parliament building by Her Majesty The Queen. |
1 |
| 13.10.04 |
Mr Pál Csáky |
Slovakia |
Visit by Mr Pál Csáky, Deputy Prime Minister & Speaker of the Slovak Republic . Short visit to present gift and take tour of Parliament building. |
1 |
| 17.10.04 -
19.10.04 |
29th Plenary session, BIIPB |
BIIPB |
Bruce Crawford MSP, Michael McMahon MSP, Helen Eadie MSP and Murray Tosh MSP will travel to Chepstow to attend the 29th Plenary Session of the British-Irish Interparliamentary Body |
3 |
| 18.10.04 |
Mr Johan Parts |
Estonia |
Mr Johan Parts , the Prime Minister of Estonia visited the Scottish Parliament and met with the Presiding Officer. During the visit he received a tour of the parliament building. |
1 |
| 22.10.04 |
Chinese Journalists |
China |
FCO funded visit for group of Chinese journalists interested in urban regeneration. As part of their visit to Scotland they visited the Scottish Parliament to learn more about devolution and were given a tour of the new building. |
1 |
| 24.10.04 |
Conference of Assemblies of Legislative Regions of Europe |
Italy |
The Presiding Officer will represent the Parliament at the annual Conference of Assemblies of Legislative Regions of Europe meeting, this year being hosted by the Parliament of Lombardy in Milan. |
3 |
| 25.10.04 - 26.10.04 |
Annual CALRE Conference |
Italy |
Presiding Officer participated in the Annual CALRE Conference which focussed on the role of regional parliaments with legislative powers in the European Union and beyond. The Presiding Officer gave a speech on the Scottish Parliament's external relations engagement. |
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Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
External Liaison
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