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First Minister at British Irish Council

12 November 2018

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and External Affairs Secretary Fiona Hyslop represented the Scottish Government at the 31st meeting of the British-Irish Council (BIC)  in the Isle of Man.

BIC was established in 1998 as a forum for the Irish and British governments and of the devolved institutions in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, together with representatives of the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey, to exchange information, discuss and consult on matters of mutal interest.

Family photo of Heads of Administration and press conference at the #BICIOM Summit hosted by @HowardQuayleMHK and @IOMGovernment . Update on discussions on recent political developments and digital collaboration between all BIC Administrations pic.twitter.com/wq3E6bgxgv

— BritishIrishCouncil (@BICSecretariat) November 9, 2018

Brexit was high on the agenda at the 31st meeting, with discussions focusing on the importance of maintaining the constitutional and formal relationships across the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies following the UK’s exit from the EU.

FM @NicolaSturgeon & @FionaHyslop will be representing @scotgov at today’s #BiCIoM where the theme is #digitalinclusion Ahead of the summit the FM will use her meeting with @DLidington to discuss Brexit & set out the case for staying in the Single Market and Customs Union 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 pic.twitter.com/ffgXDVbnzG

— First Minister (@ScotGovFM) November 9, 2018

Ministers also discussed the opportunities and challenges of digital inclusion.

.@FionaHyslop highlighting @scotgov work on #digitalinclusion and the benefits it can bring to wellbeing, better educational attainment, improved employability, & better access to the labour market at today’s #BiCIoM 👇 https://t.co/Hl7lBFURx0

— Scot Gov Culture (@culturescotgov) November 9, 2018

A full communique was published following the meeting.

 

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“We must continue to try to be the light, wherever there is darkness.” On #HolocaustMemorialDay First Minister @NicolaSturgeon has honoured the victims of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides, and called for everyone to build a safer, more peaceful world. pic.twitter.com/5cOE8KIHoe

FM @NicolaSturgeon has met the National Advisory Council on Women and Girls to discuss the latest @NACWGScot report into tackling gender inequality in Scotland. Check out the full report bit.ly/2020NACWGReport #GenerationEqual pic.twitter.com/adbqX3gNuw

The Scottish Government has lodged a Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) with the Scottish Parliament, recommending that consent cannot be given to the UK Government’s “inadequate and damaging” Brexit deal with the EU. More information: gov.scot/news/brexit-de… pic.twitter.com/aF6hfFmDqX

First Minister @NicolaSturgeon has addressed the Zero Carbon Forum and committed to working with our European partners to fight climate change. We are delighted that Mayor @AnneHidalgo signed the Edinburgh Declaration on biodiversity this week, on behalf of the city of Paris. pic.twitter.com/V87NNkLQ2V

We have a winner! Sophie Blackett, Age 10 from Calderwood, East Kilbride has designed the First Minister's 2020 Christmas card.🎄📨 Well done Sophie and thank you to everyone who took part, we had almost 700 fantastic entries.🌟 Sophie's design along with the message inside⬇️ twitter.com/ScotGovFM/stat… pic.twitter.com/EjBNmEaPk4

“We want Scotland to be regarded internationally as a leader on human rights issues.” – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during a message to mark #HumanRightsDay Watch the full message⬇️ pic.twitter.com/6NXzsQISfR

First Minister @NicolaSturgeon has met staff co-ordinating the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. The hospital is one of 23 centres where priority groups will be vaccinated against coronavirus. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/36OawE6 pic.twitter.com/pH0jRSvGgD

The First Minister @NicolaSturgeon delivered a speech at the @USChamber Space Summit, and underlined that Scotland is keen to work with partners around the world on a what is a priority area for inward investment. twitter.com/USChamber/stat…

Entries can be scanned and emailed to firstminister@gov.scot with the subject heading 'Christmas Card Competition' 🖥️ Or posted to St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh, EH1 3DG marked 'Christmas Card Competition' ✉️ Good luck! 🤞

Then make sure they enter before midnight on Monday November 30. ⏰ Pictures should be no larger than A3 and drawn in pen/pencil/crayon/paint only. No stickers or glued on pieces please. ✏️🖍️🖌️🎨

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