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