Special advisers' gifts, hospitality, media meetings and expenses: October-December 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

Nil

   

 

Callum McCaig

Nil

   

 

Ross Ingebrigtsen

Nil

   

 

Liz Lloyd

New York Times  

>£30

03/11/2021

ticket for opening night of NYT hub

Liz Lloyd

Scotch Whisky Association

>£30

04/11/2021

Dinner 

Liz Lloyd

Scotch Whisky Association

>£30

04/11/2021

Bottle of whisky

Colin McAllister

Nil

   

 

Ewan Crawford

Nil

   

 

Jeanette Campbell

Nil

   

 

Kate Higgins

James Hutton

>£30

01/11/2021

Dinner

Kate Higgins

McDonalds

>£30

03/11/2021

Dinner

David Hutchison

Nil

   

 

John McFarlane

Nil

   

 

John MacInnes

Nil

   

 

Leanne Dobson

TSB

>£30

04/11/2021

Dinner

Leanne Dobson

NatWest

>£30

13/11/2021

Rugby

Jennie Gollan

Nil

   

 

Emily Mackintosh

New York Times  

>£30

03/11/2021

ticket for opening night of NYT hub

David Livey

Nil

   

 

Harry Huyton

Nil

   

 

Gavin Corbett

Nil

 

 

 

Media Meetings

Special Adviser

Date

Name of Senior Media Figure

Purpose of meeting

Liz Lloyd

03/11/2021

Steven Dunbar Johnson – President, International, The New York Times Company

Brief discussion at Beyond Borders

Expenses

Special Adviser

iExpenses

Accommodation

Travel

Ross Ingebrigtsen

 £ 92.00

 

 £ 981.91

Emily Mackintosh

 £ 349.27

 

 

Leanne Dobson

   

 £ 288.15

Kate Higgins

   

 £ 9.65

Colin McAllister

 

 

 £ 198.48

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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