information in relation to a boat trip to the Isle of Rum by Lorna Slater: FOI release

Information requested

Information in relation to a boat trip to the Isle of Rum by Lorna Slater.

Was it the Scottish Government and what was the cost in its entirety?

That should include: 

• food;
• accommodation;
• taxi services; and
• any other cost incurred.

Response

[1] The cost to hire the vessel to and from the Isle of Rum was quoted as £1200. The cost information may be held in full by NatureScot who arranged the charter, you may wish to contact them at FOI@nature.scot to help you further.

NatureScot was formally constituted as Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) under the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991. For administrative purposes, NatureScot is classified as an Executive Non‑Departmental Public Body (NDPB). Most of NatureScot's funding comes from the Scottish Government, in the form of ‘grant in aid’.

Item	Cost in £
Boat charter as quoted [1]	1200
Ministers accommodation	163.50
Private office accommodation	176.50
Scottish Government official accommodation	145
Ministers evening meal	21.50
Private office evening meal	12.55
Scottish Government official evening meal	23.50
Scottish Government official car hire	155.08
Government car Service [2]	0

[2] This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have all of the information you have requested. This is because the Government Car Service vehicles and drivers are operated as shared resources, and as a consequence frequently cover multiple customers throughout that day. We therefore we do not record costs for individual car journeys.

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