The visit was organised in order to discuss the organisation and work of the parliament, with a special focus on how the control function is put into effect, the implementation of the MPs’ Code of Conduct and the work of the Finance Committee.

In the course of the visit, the members of the National Assembly delegation met with the Scottish Parliament’s Deputy Presiding Officers Elaine Smith and John Scott, members of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body David Stewart and Liam McArthur, as well as the Convener of the Finance Committee, Kenneth Gibson. The delegation members also attended the sessions of the Scottish Parliament’s committees and the plenary session where the Prime Minister answered the MPs’ questions.

At the end of the visit, the meetings were concluded to be extremely beneficial for both sides, both because some of the Scottish Parliament’s positive experiences may in future be applied in the National Assembly’s work, and because the meetings between the MPs would help continue furthering the relations between the two parliaments.