§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many formal and official inter-ministerial meetings his Department has held with the Scottish Executive since May 1999, broken down by(a) Scottish Executive department, (b) subject and (c) date. [72720]
§ Mr. Straw[holding answer 24 July 2002]: Ministers from my Department have frequent meetings with Ministers from the Scottish Executive, both formal and informal, covering a broad range of topics.