McMillan Welcomes Discover Inverclyde to Scottish Parliament

Stuart McMillan MSP, (SNP) and Member of the Scottish Parliament Tourism Committee has on Thursday welcomed members of Discover Inverclyde to the Scottish Parliament building.

During their visit to the Scottish Parliament the Discover Inverclyde group attended First Minister Question Time, undertook a tour of the building and also met the Minister for Tourism Jim Mather MSP for a brief question and answer session.

Mr McMillan said;

"I was delighted members of Discover Inverclyde took up my invite to visit the Scottish Parliament building.

"This was a great opportunity for local businesses and organisations from Inverclyde to see the Scottish Parliament first hand and also to meet with the Minister for Tourism.

"It’s important that we continue to promote Inverclyde as a tourism destination and highlight the many positive aspects, such as Ocean Terminal in Greenock, the Tall Ships event in 2011 and the Gourock Highland Games, the area has to offer in the way of culture and tourism.

"I hope everyone who visited the Scottish Parliament enjoyed their time and I look forward to meeting them all again in the future."

Chris Jewell of Discover Inverclyde said;

"Our visit to the Scottish Parliament was very informative and enjoyable and we are grateful to Stuart McMillan for the invitation and for a very helpful day.

"Our members thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the chance to discuss matters with the Minister of Tourism who provided helpful insights into what we are doing and ways forward.

"We are committed to being at the forefront of new developments in tourism, retail, leisure and the arts in Inverclyde and to working with all the relevant parties to develop and improve all aspects of tourism in Inverclyde in the future and expressly to help redress the forecast Inverclyde population decline."