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

University of Glasgow

>£30

23/11/2023

Scottish Politician of the Year Awards

Jeanette Campbell

Nil

 

 

 

 

Kate Higgins

Scottish Fishermen’s Federation

>£30

26/10/2023

Annual Dinner

 

Watson Seeds

>£30

08/11/2023

Watson Seeds Dinner

 

Chefs Federation

>£30

20/11/2023

Chefs Federation Dinner

Ewan Crawford

Nil

 

 

 

Callum McCaig

Nil

 

 

 

Leanne Dobson

Scottish Power

>£30

23/11/2023

Scottish Politician of the Year Awards

Jennie Gollan

British Heart Foundation

>£30

23/11/2023

Scottish Politician of the Year Awards

Emily Mackintosh

True North

>£30

20/10/2023

Charity Press Lunch

 

Association of British Insurers

>£30

23/11/2023

Scottish Politician of the Year Awards

Gavin Corbett

Nil

 

 

 

Harry Huyton

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

>£30

22/11/2023

Nature Scotland Awards

 

SSE

>£30

30/11/2023

Green Energy Awards

Sean McGivern

University of Glasgow

>£30

23/11/2023

Scottish Politician of the Year Awards

Tom Thomson

Nil

 

 

 

Emilie-Louise Purdie

Nil

 

 

 

Jack Middleton

Openreach

>£30

23/11/2023

Scottish Politician of the Year Awards

Kevin Pringle

 

Newsbrands Scotland

<£30

03/10/2023

Guest at Newsbrands Scotland reception

 

RBS

>£30

16/10/2023

Guest at RBS dinner

 

British-Irish Council

>£30

23/11/2023

Dinner

 

Daily Telegraph

>£30

28/11/2023

Dinner

 

Scottish Government

>£30

14/12/2023

Guest at media reception

Media Meetings

Special Adviser

Date

Name of Senior Media Figure

Purpose of Meeting

Kevin Pringle

27/10/2023

Chris Musson, Associate Editor of the Scottish Sun

Catch up

 

07/12/2023

Andy Harries, Editor of the Scottish Daily Mail

Catch up

 

21/12/2023

Daniel Maxwell, BBC Scotland, Senior News Editor (politics)

Catch up

Expenses

Special Adviser

iExpenses

Accommodation

Travel

Colin McAllister

£405.66

£172.35

£1,768.26

David Hutchison

£16.47

 

 

Emily Mackintosh

£518.19

 

£2,212.80

Ewan Crawford

£29.80

 

 

Jack Middleton

£186.05

 

 

Jeanette Campbell

£45.90

 

 

Jennie Gollan

 

£89.95

 

Kate Higgins

£892.82

£69.00

£524.94

Kevin Pringle

£78.40

 

£417.37

Leanne Dobson

£125.60

 

£3,254.51

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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