Travel restrictions effect on farming and rural affairs work: FOI release
- Published
- 28 October 2024
- Directorate
- Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
- Topic
- Farming and rural, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202400434754
- Date received
- 3 October 2024
- Date responded
- 16 October 2024
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
Travel restrictions effect on farming and rural affairs work:
How many meetings between civil servants working in the farming and rural affairs directorate and stakeholders have been cancelled or moved online as a result of travel restrictions
Which events relating to the farming and rural affairs directorate have civil service staff been unable to attend as a result of restrictions on travel, overtime or TOIL .
Response
The answer to your questions are:
Table 1
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Request 1 - How many meetings between civil servants working in the farming and rural affairs directorate and stakeholders have been cancelled or moved online as a result of travel restrictions? |
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Meetings cancelled or moved online |
6 |
Table 2
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Request 2 - Which events relating to the farming and rural affairs directorate have civil service staff been unable to attend as a result of restrictions on travel, overtime or TOIL (time off in lieu)? |
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Bowhill Estate Visit |
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Meeting and visit to a fish farm with a representative of the Scottish aquaculture industry to understand their concerns regarding post EU exit trade barriers affecting their sector |
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Flowers Grown in Scotland Open Day |
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Horticultural Trades Association Annual Conference |
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Potato Europe 2024 |
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Scottish Beekeepers Association annual convention |
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Workshop to develop the Scottish INNS (invasive non-native species) Plan |
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NatureScot roundtable in Perth |
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Contact
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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
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