Cabinet event costs

This page contains the following figures:

• 2023 Cabinets events programme
• 2020 to 2022 Cabinets events programme
• 2019 Cabinets events programme
• 2018 Cabinets events programme
• 2017-2018 Cabinets events programme
• 2016-2017 Cabinets events programme

See the archive for travelling Cabinet events costs prior to 2016-2017

2023 Cabinets events programme

Cabinet events give local people the opportunity to pose questions to Ministers on a wide range of local and national issues that matter most to them and their communities.

In 2023 the Cabinet visited: Inveraray and Haddington.  Over 276 people attended these public meetings.

The total cost of these two events was £29,187.81.

The tables below set out the overall costs and a breakdown of costs by location. All figures are gross.

2023 Cabinets events 

All locations (£)	Ministers	Officials	Total
Travel & Accommodation	£1,199.40	£7,936.34	£9,135.74
Venues and refreshments		£4,757.60	£4,757.60
Incidentals (Van/Car hire and Audio visual)		£15,294.47	£15,294.47
			£29,187.81

By location

Total costs of Cabinets programme: 2023 - Inveraray

Inveraray (£)	Ministers	Officials	Total
Travel & Accommodation	£1199.40	£7250.51	£8,449.91
Venues and refreshments		£1490.85	£1,490.85
Incidentals (Van/Car hire and Audio visual)		£7807.75	£7,807.75
			£17,748.51

Total costs of Cabinets programme: 2023 - Haddington

Haddington (£)	Ministers	Officials	Total
Travel & Accommodation	£0.00	£685.83	£685.83
Venues and refreshments		£3266.75	£3266.75
Incidentals (Van/Car hire and Audio visual)		£7,486.72	£7,486.72
			£11,439.30

Between 2020 and 2022 the events were paused as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

2019 Cabinets events programme

Cabinet events give local people the opportunity to pose questions to Ministers on a wide range of local and national issues that matter most to them and their communities.

In 2019 the Cabinet visited: Stirling.  Over 180 people attended this public meeting.

The table below sets out the total cost of the event.  All figures are gross.

2019 Stirling Cabinet Event

Stirling (£)	Ministers	Officials	Total
Travel & Accommodation	£361.57	£859.07	£1,220.64
Venues and refreshments			£1,045.00
Incidentals (Van/Car hire and Audio visual)			£8,768.26
Stewarding			£448.80
			£11,482.70

2018 Cabinets events programme

Cabinet events give local people the opportunity to pose questions to Ministers on a wide range of local and national issues that matter most to them and their communities.

In 2018 the Cabinet visited: Clyde Gateway, Cumnock, Arran and Penicuik. Over 750 people attended these public meetings.

The total cost of these four events was £41,494.31.

The tables below set out the overall costs and a breakdown of costs by location. All figures are gross.

2018 Cabinets events 

All locations (£)	Ministers	Officials	Total
Travel and accommodation	£1,111.05	£6,495.83	£7,606.88
Venues and refreshments			£5,522.74
Incidentals (van/car hire and audio visual)			£28,364.69
			£41,494.31

By location

Total costs of Cabinets programme: 2018 - Clyde Gateway

Clyde Gateway (£)	Ministers	Officials	Total
Travel and accommodation	£0.00	£697.66	£697.66
Venues and refreshments			£3,306.23
Incidentals (van/car hire and audio visual)			£6,746.69
			£10,750.58

Total costs of Cabinets programme: 2018 - Cumnock

Cumnock (£)	Ministers	Officials	Total
Travel and accommodation	£60.50	£894.03	£954.53
Venues and refreshments			£1,056
Incidentals (van/car hire and audio visual)			£6,862.74
			£8,873.27

Total costs of Cabinets programme: 2018 - Arran

Arran (£)	Ministers	Officials	Total
Travel and accommodation	£1,028.45	£4,600.63	£5,629.08
Venues and refreshments			£600.48
Incidentals (van/car hire and audio visual)			£6,934.26
			£13,163.82

Total costs of Cabinets programme: 2018 - Penicuik

Penicuik (£)	Ministers	Officials	Total
Travel and accommodation	£22.10	£303.51	£325.61
Venues and refreshments			£560.03
Incidentals (van/car hire and audio visual)			£7,821.00
			£8,706.64

2017-2018 Cabinets events programme

Cabinet events give local people the opportunity to pose questions to Ministers on a wide range of local and national issues that matter most to them and their communities.

In 2017-2018 the Cabinet has visited: Montrose. Over 200 people attended this public meeting.

The total cost of this event was £11,801.49.

The table below provides a breakdown of costs by location. All figures are gross.

2017-2018 Cabinet events

By location

Total costs of Cabinets programme: 2017-2018 – Montrose

Montrose (£)	Ministers	Officials	Total
Travel and accommodation		£1,948.53	£1,948.53
Venues and refreshments			£2,752.20
Incidentals (van/car hire and audio visual)			£7,100.76
			£11,801.49

2016-2017 Cabinets events programme

Cabinet events give local people the opportunity to pose questions to Ministers on a wide range of local and national issues that matter most to them and their communities.

In 2016-2017 the Cabinet visited: Edinburgh (for a special event with EU Nationals following the EU Referendum) and Pitlochry. Over 500 people attended these public meetings.

The total cost of these two events was £24,680.52.

The tables below set out the overall costs and a breakdown of costs by location. All figures are gross.

2016-2017 Cabinet events

All locations (£)	Ministers	Officials	Total
Travel and accommodation	£10.85	£2,442.17	£2,453.02
Venues and refreshments			£9,898.80
Incidentals (van/car hire and audio visual)			£12,328.70
			£24,680.52

By location

Total costs of cabinets programme: 2016-2017 – Edinburgh

Edinburgh (£)	Ministers	Officials	Total
Travel and accommodation	£10.85	£24.90	£35.75
Venues and refreshments			£5,200.80
Incidentals (van/car hire and audio visual)			£7,957.28
			£13,193.83

Total costs of cabinets programme: 2016-2017 – Pitlochry

Pitlochry (£)	Ministers	Officials	Total
Travel and accommodation		£2,417.27	£2,417.27
Venues and refreshments			£4,698.00
Incidentals (van/car hire and audio visual)			£4,371.42
			£11,486.69