Written question asked by Lord Tyrie (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 April 2005. It was answered by Anne McGuire (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 April 2005 on behalf of the Scotland Office.

Scotland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the occasions between 31st March 2003 and 31st March 2004 when special advisers attended meetings with external representatives at which ministers were not present; if he will list the speeches his special advisers made in an official capacity between 31st March 2003 and 31st March 2004, broken down by date.

Answer: Mr. Tyrie: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list the occasions between 31 March 2003 and 31 March 2004 when special advisers attended meetings with external representatives at which Ministers were not present; [210549] (2) if he will list the speeches his special advisers made in an official capacity between 31 March 2003 and 31 March 2004, broken down by date. [210561] Mrs. McGuire: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given on 10 February 2005, 430 Official Report, column 1648W to questions 203460 and 203493.

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