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Constitution, Law and Courts Directorate

Governance and Democracy Division

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Our ref: FoI/09/00377

10 June 2009

Dear Mr Simpson

Thank you for your request dated 16 March 2009 for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for all information relating to the First Minister's attendance at National Conversation events including details of speakers including MSP's or MP's invited to speak and their view on Independence. We have now completed our search for the information you request and confirm that it is considered suitable for release under the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

The table below shows the National Conversation related events that the First Minister has participated in.

Date

Event

14 August 2007

First Minister launches the National Conversation with the publication of Choosing Scotland's Future at Napier University, Edinburgh

15 August 2007

First Minister attends the Edinburgh Book Festival to discuss the National Conversation (organised by external organisation)

30 November

First Minister delivered his St Andrews Day lecture on national days and the National Conversation

12 December

First Minister delivered the Playfair lecture on Scotland, Europe and the National Conversation (organised by external organisation)

4 February 2008

First Minister launches Scotland in the World Forum at Aberdeen University (organised by external organisation)

13 February

First Minister National Conversation speech at Trinity College, Dublin (organised by external organisation)

26 March

First Minister launches National Conversation Civic engagement programme at Edinburgh University

1 April

First Minister National Conversation speech Scotland Week University of Virginia address (organised by external organisation)

23 April

First Minister leads Scotland in Europe seminar in Brussels

29 July

First Minister and Cabinet National Conversation event in Dumfries

5 August

First Minister and Cabinet National Conversation event in Inverness

19 August

First Minister and Cabinet National Conversation event in Pitlochry

26 August

First Minister and Cabinet National Conversation event in Skye

12 November

First Minister addresses Young Scot National Conference in Edinburgh (organised by external organisation)

15 December

First Minister leads discussions on the National Conversation in Barcelona

23 March 2009

First Minister attends National Conversation Town Hall event in Arran

The Scottish Government does not hold a record of speakers who attended events organised by others.

Further information on the National Conversation including audio casts of some of the events listed above can be found at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/a-national-conversation

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Yours sincerely

Jaime Neal

National Conversation and Referendum Division

Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ

www.scotland.gov.uk

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