Special advisers' gifts, hospitality, media meetings and expenses: January-March 2023

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

Stuart Nicolson

NatWest

>£30

18/03/2023

Rugby and Lunch

Callum McCaig

Noble & Co

<£30

09/03/2023

Lunch at Hawksmoor

Callum McCaig

NatWest

>£30

18/03/2023

Rugby and Lunch

Ross Ingebrigtsen

TikTok

>£30

11/02/2023

Rugby match ticket

Ross Ingebrigtsen

NatWest

>£30

18/03/2023

Rugby and Lunch

Liz Lloyd

Nil

   

 

Colin McAllister

Nil

   

 

Ewan Crawford

Nil

   

 

David Livey

Nil

   

 

Jeanette Campbell

TikTok

>£30

11/02/2023

Rugby match ticket

Kate Higgins

TikTok

>£30

11/02/2023

Rugby match ticket

David Hutchison

Nil

   

 

John McFarlane

Nil

   

 

John MacInnes

Nil

   

 

Leanne Dobson

Nil

   

 

Emily Mackintosh

Nil

   

 

Jennie Gollan

Nil

   

 

Cat Matheson

Nil

   

 

Harry Huyton

Nil

   

 

Gavin Corbett

Nil

 

 

 

Media Meetings

None.

Expenses

Special Adviser

iExpenses

Accommodation

Travel

Stuart Nicolson

 £ 33.20

 

 

Liz Lloyd

 £ 264.24

 £ 168.50

 £ 297.40

Ewan Crawford

 £ 35.80

 

 

Kate Higgins

 £ 368.24

 

 £ 457.90

Jeanette Campbell

 £ 16.87

 

 

Emily Mackintosh

 £ 38.10

 £ 340.00

 £ 186.13

David Livey

 £ 15.95

 

 

Harry Huyton

 £ 195.43

 

 

John MacInness

 

 £ 92.00

 £ 72.00

Colin McAllister

   

 £ 240.45

Cat Matheson

 £ 28.40

 

 

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 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, accommodation by invoice date and travel costs by travel date.

Contact

Email: ceu@gov.scot

Telephone: 0300 244 4000

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