Trips to Spain and associated costs in connection with the Action Plan to Address Depopulation: FOI release
- Published
- 5 September 2024
- Directorate
- External Affairs Directorate
- Topic
- International, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202400424250
- Date received
- 29 July 2024
- Date responded
- 30 July 2024
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
1) The number of Scottish Government officials who made trips to Spain with their job titles.
2) Details of any MSP’s who undertook these trips.
3) Approximate costs of these trips broken down in to Dates, Travel, Accommodation, Hospitality and all other costs to give a total figure.
4) Similar details for any subsequent trips to Spain- after March 2023.
5) Similar details for any other trips outwith the UK in connection with the Action Plan to Address Depopulation.
Response
1) Two officials from the Scottish Government undertook to the trip to Spain. Under FOISA s38(1)(b), not all of the information you requested with regards to job titles could be released, due to exemptions around the release of personal data.
2) No MSPs undertook trips abroad in connection to the Addressing Depopulation Action Plan.
3) Please see table below. This cost breakdown represents the trip to Spain between 21 and 24 March 2023.
4) No further trips were taken.
5) No further trips were taken.
Item |
Cost incurred |
Other travel and sustenance |
£222.21 |
Train travel (Barcelona – Zaragoza return) |
181.40 euros |
Flights (Edinburgh – Barcelona return) |
£628.96 |
Flight baggage |
£48 |
Accommodation (covered by Government of Aragon) |
N/A |
Total GBP Total EUR |
£899.17 181.40 |
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