Special advisers' gifts, hospitality, media meetings and expenses: July-September 2021
- 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 |
Tennis Scotland |
>£30 |
6th July 2019 |
Day ticket for The Championships, Wimbledon |
|
Leanne Dobson |
RSPB Scotland |
£15-£30 |
5th August 2019 |
Seabird boat trip |
|
Leanne Dobson |
Scottish Renewables |
£15-£30 |
9th August 2019 |
Lunch |
|
Callum McCaig |
Andrew Wilson |
£30 |
13th August 2019 |
Discussion with David Skilling and dinner |
|
Ross Ingebrigtsen |
RBS |
>£30 |
14th August 2019 |
Branko Milanovic with Gordon Brown at Edinburgh Book Festival and dinner |
|
Stuart Nicolson |
RBS |
>£30 |
14th August 2019 |
Branko Milanovic with Gordon Brown at Edinburgh Book Festival and dinner |
|
Ewan Crawford |
RBS |
>£30 |
14th August 2019 |
Branko Milanovic with Gordon Brown at Edinburgh Book Festival and dinner |
|
Kate Higgins |
Public Affairs co-op |
>£30 |
16th August 2019 |
Matt Forde: Brexit, Pursued by a Bear at Edinburgh Fringe and dinner |
|
Stewart Maxwell |
BP |
>£30 |
5th September 2019 |
CBI Dinner |
|
Callum McCaig |
TSB |
>£30 |
5th September 2019 |
CBI Dinner |
|
Ewan Crawford |
TSB |
>£30 |
5th September 2019 |
CBI Dinner |
|
Katy Bowman |
Scottish Ballet |
>£30 |
25th September 2019 |
2x tickets The Crucible |
Media Meetings
None.
Expenses
|
Special Adviser |
iExpenses |
Accommodation |
Travel |
|
John McFarlane |
£ 250.95 |
|
|
|
Kate Higgins |
£ 20.85 |
||
|
Stuart Nicolson |
|
£ 152.23 |
£ 635.66 |
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.
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