Special advisers' gifts, hospitality, media meetings and expenses: July-September 2023
- Published
- 14 February 2024
- 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 Advisor |
Name of organisation |
Value i.e.(£15-£30)(Over £30) |
Date of Hospitality |
Description |
|
Colin McAllister |
Nil |
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David Hutchison |
Nil |
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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 |
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Callum McCaig |
Nil |
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Leanne Dobson |
Nil |
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Jennie Gollan |
Nil |
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|
Emily Mackintosh |
Guest of Holyrood Magazine |
>£30 |
07/09/2023 |
Holyrood Garden Party & Awards |
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Gavin Corbett |
Nil |
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Harry Huyton |
Nil |
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Sean McGivern |
Open University |
<£30 |
07/07/2023 |
Lunch at Brown’s restaurant, Edinburgh |
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St. Andrew’s University |
<£30 |
01/08/2023 |
Lunch at St. Andrew’s University |
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Tom Thomson |
Guest of Openreach |
>£30 |
07/09/2023 |
Holyrood Garden Party & Awards |
|
Emilie-Louise Purdie |
Nil |
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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 |
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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.
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