§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland to produce a concordat setting out arrangements for relations between his Department and the Scottish Executive after the establishment of a Scottish Parliament; and if he will make a statement. [25475]
§ Mrs. Beckett[holding answer 26 January 1998]: I am regularly in contact with my ministerial colleagues, including my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Scotland, about future arrangements for the co-ordination of inward investment. New arrangements will be published in the concordat when Ministers are satisfied that they represent an acceptable way forward for all parts of the United Kingdom.