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

Published: 22 September 2023
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
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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