Debate on Malawi to be held at Holyrood
Operational note for newsdesks
103/2005 | 3 November 2005
A conference to examine the challenges and opportunities facing Malawi and provide a platform for debating solutions will be held at the Scottish Parliament on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 November.
The Presiding Officers will chair the conference, which will be officially opened by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and The President of Malawi, the co-Presidents of the Scotland-Malawi Partnership.
A full programme for the event is outlined at the end of this Operational Note.
Media access to the conference for journalists, photographers and broadcasters is on a pre-arranged basis only. The following outlines arrangements for:
• Accredited and non accredited media
• Photography pools and open calls
• Broadcasting pools and feed
Media Access
Media Access for Scottish Parliament accredited media
Media with Scottish Parliament security passes can access the Media Gallery for the conference directly.
Media Access for non-accredited media
Names for all media (journalists, broadcasters and photographers) wishing to attend who do not have Scottish Parliament security passes must contact the Parliament’s Media Relations Office to secure a day pass.
Photographic ID will be required but NUJ cards are not accepted.
Facilities for filing copy for organisations other than those based at the Parliament are not available.
Photo and broadcast opportunities
To summarise, the following picture opportunities are available on Friday:
8.45 for 9.00am:
HRH The Princess Royal, the Presiding Officer and the Lord Provost meet key participants in the conference, including the President of Malawi.
Photo opportunity: Garden Lobby stairs on a pool basis. The Parliament’s official photographer will be in attendance.
Parliament’s Broadcasting Unit will have a camera in position.
9.00 to 10.00am:
Opening of conference - Speeches by Rt Hon George Reid MSP, Presiding Officer, The Scottish Parliament; Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal; Rt Hon Jack McConnell MSP, First Minister of Scotland and His Excellency Dr Bingu wa Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi.
Photo opportunity: A pool system will be in place from the Media Gallery. Additionally, our own photographer will be on the floor of the Debating Chamber – photographs will be available from the Media Relations Office.
On Saturday:
2.15pm to 5.30pm
Concluding the conference. Speech from the Rt Hon Sir David Steel KT.
Photo opportunity: Photographs will be available from the Media Relations Office.
Conference programme
Organised by Scotland Malawi Partnership with the support of the Scottish Executive, the Scottish Parliament and the Centre for African Studies, The University of Edinburgh.
Friday 4 November
9am Introduction and Welcome by the Chairman, Rt Hon George Reid MSP, Presiding Officer, The Scottish Parliament
The Presiding Officer will be assisted throughout the Conference by his two Deputy Presiding Officers, Trish Godman MSP and Murray Tosh MSP
9.05am Opening Speech: Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal
9.10am Address: Rt Hon Jack McConnell MSP, First Minister of Scotland
9.35-10am Address: His Excellency Dr Bingu wa Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi
10.45am Address: Rob Rozenburg, European Commission’s Development DG
11.15am Address: Thandika Mkandawire, Director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (30 minutes)
1 - 2.30pm Plenary Session – Investing in People: Health
Panel members: Hon Dr Hetherwick Ntaba, Minister of Health; Rt Hon Justin Malewezi MP, Independent; Dr Victor Mwapasa, Department of Community Health, College of Medicine; Tim Martineau, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
3 - 5pm Session – Investing in People: Education for All, Professional Skills and Leadership
Panel members: Hon Kate Kainja MP, Minister of Education, Malawi; Hon Berson Lijenda MP, United Democratic Front; Limbani Nsapato, Coalition for Quality Basic Education; Esme Kadzamira, Centre for Educational Research and Training; Prof Kenneth King, Professor of International & Comparative Education, University of Edinburgh
Saturday 5 November
9.15am- 11.15am Plenary Session – Infrastructure, Growth and Poverty Reduction
Panel members: Hon Goodall Gondwe, Minister of Finance; Hon Aleke Banda MP, President, Peoples’ Progressive Movement; Dr Matthews Chikaonda, Group CEO, Press Corporation; Austin Ngwira, Chairman, Civil Society Agricultural Network; Dr Jane Harrigan, Head of Economics Department, SOAS, University of London
11.45am- 1pm Plenary Session – Aid, Trade, Debt and Investment
Panel members:Hon Goodall Gondwe, Minister of Finance; Hon Respicious Dzanjalimodzi MP, Shadow Minister of Finance, Malawi Congress Party; Colleen Zamba, Consultant; Collins Magalasi, Head of Policy, Action Aid International Malawi
2:15- 4.15pm Plenary Session – Getting Systems Right: Accountability, Media and Civil Society
Panel members: Hon Davis Katsonga MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs or Hon Hetherwick Ntaba, Minister of Health; Ted Nandolo, Executive Director, Council of Non-Government Organisations of Malawi; Seodi White, National Coordinator, Women and Law; Father Boniface Tamani, Chairman, Public Affairs committee; Brian Taylor, Political Editor, BBC Scotland
4.45- 5.25pm Closing Session
Feedback on Health Workshop from Hon Hetherwick Ntaba, Minister of Health
Conclusions, Recommendations and The Edinburgh Declaration on Malawi from Rt Hon Sir David Steel KT, Chairman, Conference Planning Committee
Pictures of the day
Parliament photographers will be taking pictures on the floor of the Chamber and throughout the day. Images can be obtained free of charge from the team on 0131 348 6269.
Footage of the day
The event will be broadcast live on Holyrood.tv and footage will be available to broadcasters. Any requests for footage should be addressed to the Parliament’s Broadcasting unit on 0131 348 5148.
The Parliament's media contact is:
Sally Coyne: 0131 348 6265
RNID TypeTalk calls welcome
email: sally.coyne@scottish.parliament.uk
For public information enquiries, contact: 0131 348 5000 or 0845 278 1999 (local call rate)
Text phone: 0131 348 3415 RNID Typetalk calls welcome
email: sp.info@scottish.parliament.uk
Visit our website at: www.scottish.parliament.uk
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