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Special advisers' gifts, hospitality, media meetings and expenses: July-September 2021

Published: 22 September 2023
Directorate: People Directorate
Part of: 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.

Special advisers: gifts and hospitality

Gifts

None.

Hospitality

Name of Special Adviser	Name of Organisation	Value i.e. (£15-£30) (Over £30)	Date of Hospitality	Description
Stuart Nicolson	Tennis Scotland	>£30	6th July 2019	Day ticket for The Championships, Wimbledon
Leanne Dobson	RSPB Scotland	£15-£30	5th August 2019	Seabird boat trip
Leanne Dobson	Scottish Renewables	£15-£30	9th August 2019	Lunch
Callum McCaig	Andrew Wilson	£30	13th August 2019	Discussion with David Skilling and dinner
Ross Ingebrigtsen	RBS	>£30	14th August 2019	Branko Milanovic with Gordon Brown at Edinburgh Book Festival and dinner
Stuart Nicolson	RBS	>£30	14th August 2019	Branko Milanovic with Gordon Brown at Edinburgh Book Festival and dinner
Ewan Crawford	RBS	>£30	14th August 2019	Branko Milanovic with Gordon Brown at Edinburgh Book Festival and dinner
Kate Higgins	Public Affairs co-op	>£30	16th August 2019	Matt Forde: Brexit, Pursued by a Bear at Edinburgh Fringe and dinner
Stewart Maxwell	BP	>£30	5th September 2019	CBI Dinner
Callum McCaig	TSB	>£30	5th September 2019	CBI Dinner
Ewan Crawford	TSB	>£30	5th September 2019	CBI Dinner
Katy Bowman	Scottish Ballet	>£30	25th September 2019	2x tickets The Crucible

Media Meetings

None.

Expenses

Special Adviser	iExpenses	Accommodation	Travel
John McFarlane	£ 250.95
Kate Higgins			£ 20.85
Stuart Nicolson		£ 152.23	£ 635.66

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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