STA Cross-Party Political Engagement

With the next few weeks likely to illustrate the severity of the challenge for Scotland’s tourism industry is recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, we have today extended an invitation to the following to join the STA Forums in October, offering an opportunity for each of them to connect more closely with senior stakeholders within the sector and gain a deeper understanding of those immediate and longer term issues and challenges:

Oliver Mundell MSP, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism
Claire Baker MSP, (Lab)
Douglas Ross MP, Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party
Murdo Fraser MSP, (Con)

We have also invited Fergus Ewing MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism to join the STA Council meeting later this month and he has confirmed his attendance.

We will be extending invitations to MSPs in other parties and continuing our discussions with Scottish Office Ministers over the coming weeks.