Minister for Culture, Europe, and International Development engagement with National Galleries Scotland: FOI release

Information requested

• How many meetings (virtual or in person) has Neil Gray, Minister for Culture, Europe, and International Development had with representatives of the leadership of National Galleries Scotland since he was appointed in January 2022 – to date.
• How much correspondence (letters, emails, texts, calls or otherwise) has Neil Gray exchanged with representatives of National Galleries Scotland since he was appointed in January 2022 – to date.

Response

Regarding the first part of your request, I would like to draw your attention to the published information about Ministerial engagements, covering the period between January 2022 and August 2022, which is available on the following webpage – https://www.gov.scot/collections/ministerial-engagements-traveland- gifts/

A list of Ministerial engagements between the period of September 2022 and 2 November 2022, when we received your request, will be published within 12 weeks of your request and will be made available on the same webpage.

This is a formal notice under sections 25(1) and 27(1) of FOISA that part of the requested information is otherwise accessible, and that the Scottish Government plan to publish the remainder of the requested information within 12 weeks, starting from the date of the request.

Regarding the second part of your request, please refer to the below table for a breakdown of correspondence the Minister has issued to representatives of the National Galleries of Scotland since he was appointed in January 2022 to 2 November 2022, when we received your request.

Correspondence	Letters	Emails	Texts	Calls	Other
Number	0	0	0	0	0

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