Correspondence mentioning "offshore wind": FOI release

Information requested

All email correspondence sent (1st August 2021 - date) by Liz Lloyd, Strategic Policy and Political Adviser to the First Minister of Scotland, and mentioning "offshore wind".

Response

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Annex A

From: Lloyd E (Elizabeth)
Sent: 09 February 2022 15:29
To: Mackintosh E (Emily) [redacted] First Minister [redacted] McCaig C (Callum) [redacted] McAllister C (Colin) [redacted]
Cc: [redacted] <[redacted] s38(1)(b)
Subject: RE: ETZ event - 28th Feb

No need, that’s probably enough. If it would get TV Coverage then I don’t think I’d put NSET on the same day? But could use the offshore wind angle as a bit of a trail so the two sit nicely next to each other

Elizabeth Lloyd
Strategic Policy and Political Adviser to the First Minister
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh EH1 3DG
Tel: [redacted] s38(1)(b)
Mobile: [redacted] s38(1)(b)
Elizabeth.Lloyd [redacted]

 

From: Lloyd E (Elizabeth)
Sent: 02 October 2022 19:09
To: First Minister [redacted] [redacted] Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport [redacted]
Cc: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery [redacted] Minister for Environment and Land Reform [redacted] Berge K (Kersti) [redacted] Palmer MR (Mike) [redacted] Hogg A (Andrew) [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted [redacted] [redacted][redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted [redacted] [redacted] DG Strategy and External Affairs [redacted] Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands [redacted] Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity [redacted] McFarlane J (John) [redacted] Huyton H (Harry) [redacted] Low R (Ragne) [redacted] [redacted] Director of Marine Scotland Mailbox [redacted] Thomson KAL (Ken) (Director General) [redacted]
s38(1)(b)
Subject: RE: Submission - UK Legislative Reforms - Offshore Wind Energy
[redacted] s38(1)(b)

Thanks for this. To reassure FM you can advise that I met with David and the team last week. A set of stakeholders who may be supportive of our position have been identified for engagement now we have more clarity on UKG intentions (Briefing of Scottish Renewables had already taken place), and I had flagged the issue and submission to Ken last week, [redacted]

Section 28(1) of FOISA
Liz

Elizabeth Lloyd
Strategic Policy and Political Adviser to the First Minister
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh EH1 3DG
Tel: [redacted] s38(1)(b)
Mobile: [redacted] s38(1)(b)
Elizabeth.Lloyd [redacted] s38(1)(b)

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