Scottish Government Ministers will be in Orkney tomorrow, Monday 4th of March as the Convention of the Highlands and Islands meets in Orkney.

The meeting is open  to the public and takes place in King St Halls, Kirkwall with registration at 9am.

The Convention meets twice a year and is made up of a core group including the relevant local authorities.

At Monday’s meeting top topics will be Transport, the Marine economy and post Brexit Shared Prosperity. You can find the documents from the previous meetings here: Convention of the Highlands and Islands 

Brexit will dominate proceedings with the Deputy First Minister, John Swinney chairing the meeting. Other Scottish Ministers present will be

• Islands Minister –  Paul Wheelhouse
• Rural Economy Secretary – Fergus Ewing
• Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy – Kate Forbes

Looking forward to the meeting leader of OIC James Stockan said:

“I am very pleased we are hosting the latest meeting of the Convention of the Highlands and Islands and look forward to welcoming Government Ministers and public sector representatives from across the region.

“This is a worthwhile and timely opportunity to engage on key issues for our communities – transport, the importance of the seas around us to our future prosperity, and Brexit which, whatever the outcome, seems certain to have a considerable impact across the Highlands and Islands.”