Special advisers' gifts, hospitality, media meetings and expenses: April-June 2018
- Published
- 10 August 2018
- Directorate
- People Directorate
- Topic
- Public sector
Information about gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, special advisers' meetings with newspaper and media proprietors, editors and senior executives, and expenses.
Gifts
None.
Hospitality
| Name of Special Adviser | Name of organisation | Value i.e. (£15-£30) (Over £30) | Date of Hospitality | Description | Circumstances in which the gift/hospitality was offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum McCaig | Royal Bank of Scotland | Over £30 | 30 May 2018 | Data Security Roundtable Dinner | Invitation |
| Callum McCaig | Pinsent Masons | Over £30 | 5 June 2018 | Dinner | Invitation |
| Kate Higgins | Scotland Food and Drink | Excellence awards dinner | Invitation | ||
| Kate Higgins | Scottish Power | Over £30 | 14 June 2018 | Summer reception and dinner | Invitation |
| Callum McCaig | Royal Bank of Scotland | Over £30 | 21 June 2018 | Holyrood Political Garden Party & Awards | Invitation |
| Liz Lloyd | Holyrood Magazine | Over £30 | 21 June 2018 | Holyrood Political Garden Party & Awards | Invitation |
| Katy Bowman | Aberdeen Standards Investments | Over £30 | 21 June 2018 | Holyrood Political Garden Party & Awards | Invitation |
| Jeanette Campbell | SCVO | Over £30 | 21 June 2018 | Holyrood Political Garden Party & Awards | Invitation |
| Kate Higgins | BT | Over £30 | 21 June 2018 | Gordon's Fightback Fundraising dinner | Invitation |
Meetings with newspaper and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives
| Special Adviser | Date | Name of Senior Media Figure | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Nicolson | 11 May 2018 | Alan Muir, Editor, Scottish Sun | Catch up |
Expenses
| iExpenses | Accommodation | Travel |
|---|---|---|
| £304.90 | £597.14 | £2814.76 |
These expenses are primarily incurred by Special Advisers in supporting the First Minister and Scottish Ministers at events in other parts of the United Kingdom, including intergovernmental negotiations and on foreign visits to Europe and the United States of America taking forward the Scottish Government's programme.
Due to the way in which the different type of expenses are held i-expenses are recorded by payment date and accommodation and travel costs by travel date.
Details of expenses associated with Special Advisers for:
the calendar year 2017 were published in response to FOI/18/00562
January–March 2018 were published in response to FOI/18/01661
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