§ 30. Mr. StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent meetings he has had with Japanese companies concerning trade and investment; and if he will make a statement. [19599]
§ Mr. KynochMy right hon. Friend and I regularly meet representatives of Japanese companies to discuss trade and investment. My right hon. Friend's most recent such meeting was on 24 February when he accompanied my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister at a ground-breaking ceremony on the site of NEC's proposed new silicon wafer fabrication facility in Livingston.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will also visit Japan later this year, when trade promotion activities and meetings with existing and potential inward investors will play a key part in his programme.