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

Name of organisation

Value i.e.(£15-£30)(Over £30)

Date of Hospitality

Description

Colin McAllister

Nil

 

 

 

David Hutchison

Nil

 

 

 

Ross Ingebrigtsen

 SCVO

>£30

07/09/2023

Holyrood Garden Party & Awards

Jeanette Campbell

Guest of Trust Alliance Group

>£30

07/09/2023

Holyrood Garden Party & Awards

Kate Higgins

Guest of Asda

>£30

07/09/2023

Food & Drink Excellence Awards

Ewan Crawford

Nil

 

 

 

Callum McCaig

Nil

 

 

 

Leanne Dobson

Nil

 

 

 

Jennie Gollan

Nil

 

 

 

Emily Mackintosh

Guest of Holyrood Magazine

>£30

07/09/2023

Holyrood Garden Party & Awards

Gavin Corbett

Nil

 

 

 

Harry Huyton

Nil

 

 

 

Sean McGivern

Open University

<£30

07/07/2023

Lunch at Brown’s restaurant, Edinburgh

St. Andrew’s University

<£30

01/08/2023

Lunch at St. Andrew’s University

Tom Thomson

Guest of Openreach

>£30

07/09/2023

Holyrood Garden Party & Awards

Emilie-Louise Purdie

Nil

 

 

 

Jack Middleton

Guest of True North

>£30

07/09/2023

Holyrood Garden Party & Awards

Kevin Pringle

BP

>£30

07/09/2023

Holyrood Garden Party & Awards

Media Meetings

Special Advisor

Date

Name of Senior Media Figure

Kevin Pringle

6 July

Mandy Rhodes, Editor of Holyrood Magazine

Kevin Pringle

25 July

Magnus Llewellin, editor of The Times Scotland

Kevin Pringle

26 July

Gill Smith, editor of The Scottish Sun & Chris Musson Associate Editor

Kevin Pringle

23 August

David Clegg, editor of The Courier

Kevin Pringle

23 August

Craig Walker, editor of the Press & Journal

Kevin Pringle

12 September

Laura Webster, editor of The National

Expenses

Special Adviser

iExpenses

Accommodation

Travel

Colin McAllister

 

 

£5,627.01

Kate Higgins

 

 

£405.66

Ewan Crawford

 

 

£390.62

Emily Mackintosh

£12.99

 

£3,138.71

Jack Middleton

£325.82

 

 

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 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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