§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland for what purpose Mr. Ian Dean, the Crown Agent, was present at the meeting with representatives of broadcasting and the press in Scotland on 4 December 1987 in Edinburgh.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe meeting in question was one of the periodic dinners which my right hon. and learned Friend has, accompanied by a number of ministerial colleagues and senior civil servants, with senior broadcasting executives. The purpose of the meeting was informal discussion on a broad range of Scottish affairs.