First Minister meeting with the Scotch Whisky Association: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
A list of all meetings between Humza Yousaf and the Scottish Whisky Association since he became First Minister.
- Minutes of all those meetings.
- All correspondence relating to those meetings, including email and written.
Response
I can confirm that only one meeting has taken place between the First Minister, Humza Yousaf MSP and the Scotch Whisky Association. This was a meeting between Chief Executives and Senior Managers of key producers, retailers and Circularity Scotland on 20 April 2023. The meeting note and related correspondence is attached in Annex B.
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Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
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