Special advisers' gifts, hospitality, media meetings and expenses: July-September 2021

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.

Contact

Email: ceu@gov.scot

Telephone: 0300 244 4000

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