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Special advisers' gifts, hospitality, media meetings and expenses: October-December 2019

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
Colin McAllister	Nil
Liz Lloyd	Scottish Politician of the Year awards, guest of Scottish Power	>£30	21/11/2019	Dinner
John MacInnes	Aberdeen Standard Investments	<£30	13/10/2019	Dinner
Stewart Maxwell	Scottish Retail Consortium	<£30	02/10/2019	Lunch
Stewart Maxwell	FSB	>£30	07/11/2019	Dinner
Callum McCaig	RSNO	<£30	04/10/2019	RSNO Opener
Callum McCaig	Aberdeen Standard Investments	<£30	13/10/2019	Dinner
Callum McCaig	Scottish Politician of the year awards, guest of Association of British Insurers	>£30	21/11/2019	Dinner
Callum McCaig	RBS	>£30	13/12/2019	Lunch
Ross Ingebrigtsen	RSNO	<£30	04/10/2019	RSNO Opener
Ross Ingebrigtsen	Scottish Politician of the Year awards, guest of Glasgow University	>£30	21/11/2019	Dinner
Stuart Nicolson	Aberdeen Standard Investments	<£30	13/10/2019	Dinner
Stuart Nicolson	Scottish Politician of the year award, guest of ITV border	>£30	21/11/2019	Dinner
Kate Higgins	Scottish Politician of the Year Awards, guest of SSPO	>£30	21/11/2019	Dinner
Kate Higgins	RSPB Nature of Scotland awards – Guest of James Hutton Institute	<£30	04/12/2019	Dinner
Katy Bowman	RSNO	<£30	04/10/2019	RSNO Opener
Katy Bowman	Scottish Politician of the Year award, guest of Edinburgh Airport	>£30	21/11/2019	Dinner
Katy Bowman	Scottish Ballet	>£30	07/12/2019	2 x tickets
Katy Bowman	Irish Consul General	>£30	14/10/2019	Dinner
Jeanette Campbell	Scottish Politician of the year award, guest of Vattenfall UK	>£30	21/11/2019	Dinner
John McFarlane	Daily Record editor – David Dick; Daily record political editor - Paul Hutcheon	<£30	19/12/2019	Dinner at Shezan Indian Restaurant
Ewan Crawford	Nil
David Hutchison	Irish Consul General	>£30	14/10/2019	Dinner

Media Meetings

Nil.

Expenses

Special Adviser	iExpenses	Accommodation	Travel
Ewan Crawford		£ 155.59	£ 241.86
Kathryn Higgins	£ 180.21		£ 697.22
David Hutchison	£ 52.92		£ 314.94
Ross Ingebrigtsen	£ 10.00	£ 168.20	£ 386.72
Liz Lloyd	£ 91.60		£ 1,302.79
Mairi McAllan
Colin McAllister		£ 48.96
Stuart Maxwell	£ 44.05

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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