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Written question asked by Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 17 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 June 2008. It was answered by David Cairns (Labour) on Monday, 21 July 2008 on behalf of the Scotland Office.

Domestic Visits

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many visits have been made by the Minister of State for Scotland to each parliamentary constituency over the last two years.
Answer

As of 30 June 2008, in the previous two years I have visited the following parliamentary constituencies in a Scotland Office ministerial capacity as detailed in the following table:

Constituency Visits
Aberdeen, North 2
Aberdeen, South 1
Argyll and Bute 4
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 3
Banff and Buchan 1
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 2
Central Ayrshire 1
Dundee, East 2
Dundee, West 3
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow 1
East Lothian 1
Edinburgh, East 3
Edinburgh, North and Leith 6
Edinburgh, South 2
Edinburgh, South-West 6
Edinburgh, West 2
Falkirk 1
Glasgow, Central 14
Glasgow, North 2
Glasgow, North-East 2
Glasgow, South-West 3
Glenrothes 1
Gordon 1
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey 1
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 1
Lanark and Hamilton, East 1
Linlithgow and East Falkirk 1
Livingston 2
Midlothian 3
Na h-Eileanan an Iar 1
Ochil and South Perthshire 2
Paisley and Renfrewshire, North 2
Perth and North Perthshire 2
Rutherglen and Hamilton, West 1
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 1
Cities of London and Westminster 4
Kensington and Chelsea 1
Salford 1

Visits to constituencies in a political capacity are not included as records of these are not held by the Scotland Office.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
479 c704W;479 c702W; 212894
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Domestic visits Scotland Office
Link
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