It will meet next week in the same room where Lloyd George held his Cabinet in 1921, an occasion that resulted in the  “Inverness Formula”, which created the Irish Free State, and remains the only Cabinet meeting of the UK Government to have been held outside of London. 

In addition to the Cabinet meeting, the First Minister Alex Salmond will also host a Good Causes reception on Monday night to celebrate the work of local social, charitable and voluntary organisations. A discussion event on the Government’s National Conversation will also take place, where members of the public and representatives from local civic organisations will have the opportunity to share their thoughts on Scotland’s constitutional future with the First Minister, Cabinet Secretaries and Ministers. 

Speaking ahead of the meeting the First Minister said he was looking forward to a “productive” visit to the area. 

He said: "The Scottish Government's Cabinet is meeting in Inverness for the sole reason of taking Government closer to the people and taking every opportunity we can to maintain our dialogue with the people we represent and hearing about the local and national issues which are important to them.  

 "We have a full two-day programme of visits and events around the Cabinets to allow us to meet and engage with as many people as possible. Ministers and I are looking forward to meeting people the people of Inverness and what I have no doubt will be a very productive visit to the area."