Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care attendance at specific sporting events: FOI release

Information requested

Any minutes or summary notes handed to private office relating to meetings held at these events

How many officials attended these events with Mr Gray

What family members/guests Neil Gray took to each of these events

• Scotland v Poland – March 24, 2022 – subject listed as Major Events, Ukraine Resettlement
• Scotland v Ukraine – September 21, 2022 – subject listed as Ukraine/Culture
• Indoor athletics championships, March 1, 2023
• Viaplay cup semi-final – Aberdeen v Hibs – Nov 4 2023
• Viaplay final – Aberdeen v Rangers – Dec 17 2023
• Scottish cup semi-final – Aberdeen v Celtic – April 20 2024
• Pittodrie Aberdeen v Livingston – May 15 2024
• Scotland v Norway – Nov 19 2023
• Indoor athletics, Glasgow – March 2024.

Response

I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested. Exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA apply to some of the information you have requested. This means we have redacted information linked to section 38(1)(b) relating to personal details of members of the public and Scottish Government officials under the grade of Senior Civil Servant.

For each of these visits, Mr Gray was accompanied by a Scottish Government official. For the visits relating to the Aberdeen matches against Hibs, Rangers and Celtic, and the Scotland match against Norway, Mr Gray was also accompanied by a guest. He did not have a guest at the Aberdeen against Livingston game, the Scotland matches against Poland and Ukraine, or the two indoor athletic events in 2023 and 2024. The names of these attendees are withheld under Section 38(1)(b) (personal information).

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