Publication - FOI/EIR release

Correspondence between Scottish ministers and BP: FOI release

Published: 2 November 2023
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202300377233
Date received: 21 September 2023
Date responded: 19 October 2023

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

Please can you provide minutes or any notes taken at either of the two lobbying meetings below which were held between Scottish ministers and BP. Please also provide details of any follow up communications in the aftermath of these meetings:

A meeting with first minister Humza Yousaf at a dinner in Aberdeen
A meeting at the Aberdeen hydrogen centre between BP and Gillian Martin

Response

I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because an exemption under section 38 (1)(b) Personal data relating to a third party of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why the exemption applies, refers to personal information which has been removed in favour of company information.

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