Cost of Hospitality Services from Oct 2022 - Oct 2023: FOI release

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


Information requested

In your request dated 23rd October 2023, you asked for the total amount of money the Scottish Government has spent in the past 12 months up to 23/10/23, on catering broken down by Scottish Government Directorate. Further confirmation was sought from you on 1st November 2023, whereby you clarified that your request was in relation to Hospitality Services.

Response

I can advise that the cost of Hospitality Services over the period requested was £87,755.35. This cost has been broken down by Directorate in the table below

Directorate

Amount (£)

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate

£

12,150.60

Children and Families Directorate

£

5,561.50

Chief Medical Officer Directorate

£

5,397.41

Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate

£

4,898.29

People Directorate

£

4,139.43

Rural Affairs Directorate

£

4,026.17

Energy & Climate Change Directorate

£

4,005.92

Population Health Directorate

£

3,677.92

Marine Directorate

£

3,246.96

Social Care and National Care Services Directorate

£

3,233.04

Learning Directorate

£

3,144.28

Safer Communities Directorate

£

2,795.59

Mental Health Directorate

£

2,682.16

Justice Directorate

£

2,356.87

Corporate Transformation and Workplace Directorate

£

2,233.33

Equality Inclusion & Human Rights Directorate

£

2,202.98

Economic Development Directorate

£

2,045.52

Health Workforce Directorate

£

2,015.75

Public Service Reform Directorate

£

1,976.54

Life Long Learning and Skills Directorate

£

1,695.13

Chief Economist Directorate

£

1,404.30

Digital Directorate

£

1,261.53

External Affairs Directorate

£

1,168.02

Local Government and Housing Directorate

£

1,152.73

Chief Nursing Officer Directorate

£

1,089.96

Scottish Government Legal Directorate

£

1,058.89

International Trade & Investment Directorate

£

1,043.94

Fair Work, Employability & Skills Directorate

£

907.89

Economic Strategy and Fair Work Directorate

£

875.88

Local Government & Communities Directorate

£

644.51

Social Security Directorate

£

606.74

Miscellaneous (Late Phone Bookings, Hospitality Sheets)

£

583.81

Digital Health and Care Directorate

£

435.12

HM Inspectorate of Prisons

£

405.37

Procurement Directorate

£

309.39

Taxation & Fiscal Sustainability Directorate

£

273.09

Early Learning and Childcare Directorate

£

188.57

Health and Social Justice Directorate

£

180.12

Culture & Major Events Directorate

£

160.35

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary

£

130.21

Social Care and Finance Directorate

£

108.08

Propriety & Ethics Directorate

£

107.81

Workforce, Infrastructure and Reform Division

£

59.15

International Futures Directorate

£

56.50

Health and Social Care Directorate

£

48.48

Vaccines Policy & Strategy Directorate

£

9.52

Total

£

87,755.35

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Contact

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Email: ceu@gov.scot
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Edinburgh
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