§ Mr. Charles KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will invite representatives of the Scottish Crofters Union to join the Scottish National Rural Partnership to discuss his White Paper "Rural Scotland: People, Prosperity and Partnership"; and if he will make a statement. [10685]
§ Mr. KynochTo date, invitations to serve on the Scottish National Rural Partnership have been limited to organisations with a national remit or, in the case of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, to the two bodies which, taken together, have the national remit. However, my right hon. Friend would be prepared to consider any request from the Scottish Crofters Union to join the Scottish National Rural Partnership.