Special advisers' gifts, hospitality and media meetings: January-March 2018

Information about gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, and special advisers' meetings with newspaper and media proprietors, editors and senior executives.


Gifts

Name of Special Adviser Date gift received From Brief Description of Gift Value Outcome

Hospitality

Name of Special Adviser Name of organisation Value i.e. (£15-£30)(Over £30) Date of Hospitality Description Circumstances in which the gift/hospitality was offered
Callum McCaig Standard Life Aberdeen Over £30 15 January 2018 Prince William award dinner Invitation
Liz Lloyd Holyrood Magazine £15 - £30 16 January 2018 Lunch Invitation
Colin McAllister The Open University Over £30 22 January 2018 Dinner Invitation
Kate Higgins Edinburgh International Book Festival £15 - £30 31 January 2018 Muriel Spark 'Crème de la crème' Invitation
Katy Bowman Edinburgh International Book Festival £15 - £30 31 January 2018 Muriel Spark 'Crème de la crème' Invitation
Kate Higgins National Farmers Union of Scotland Over £30 8 February 2018 AGM Dinner Invitation
Ross Ingebrigtsen Royal Bank of Scotland Over £30 11 February 2018 Ticket for Six Nations Rugby match - Scotland vs. France Invitation
Callum McCaig Royal Bank of Scotland Over £30 11 February 2018 Ticket for Six Nations Rugby match - Scotland vs. France Invitation
Stuart Nicolson Royal Bank of Scotland Over £30 24 February 2018 Ticket for Six Nations Rugby match - Scotland vs. England Invitation
Liz Lloyd Royal Bank of Scotland Over £30 24 February 2018 Ticket for Six Nations Rugby match - Scotland vs. England Invitation
Katy Bowman Royal Bank of Scotland Over £30 24 February 2018 Ticket for Six Nations Rugby match - Scotland vs. England Invitation
Stewart Maxwell Royal Bank of Scotland Over £30 24 February 2018 Ticket for Six Nations Rugby match - Scotland vs. England Invitation
Kate Higgins Confederation of Forest Industries Over £30 27 February 2018 Annual dinner Invitation
Colin McAllister St Andrew's University £15 - £30 16 March 2018 Lunch Invitation

Meetings with newspaper and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives

Special Adviser Date Name of Senior Media Figure Purpose of meeting
Liz Lloyd 16 January 2018 Mandy Rhodes, Editor, Holyrood Magazine Catch up
Liz Lloyd, Stuart Nicolson 15 March 2018 David Dick, Editor, Daily Record Introductory meeting

Contact

Email: ceu@gov.scot

Telephone: 0300 244 4000

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