Scottish Government budget allocation for overseas offices: FOI release
- Published
- 14 June 2021
- Directorate
- External Affairs Directorate
- Topic
- Money and tax, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202100204828
- Date received
- 20 May 2021
- Date responded
- 10 June 2021
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
You asked for the current annual budget allocation for the Scottish Government’s overseas offices, including salary costings, upkeep, day-to-day running and hospitality costs, and which departmental budget covers these costs.
Response
The annual budgets for 2021-2022 for each of the Scottish Government’s overseas offices, for which the Accountable Officer is the Director General: Constitution and External Affairs, can be found in the table below. These budgets cover all costs associated with the operation of each office.
|
|
2021-22 £000 |
| Beijing, China |
550 |
| Washington DC, United States |
805 |
| Ottawa, Canada |
570 |
| Paris, France |
556 |
| Dublin, Ireland |
596 |
| Berlin, Germany |
555 |
| Brussels, Belgium |
2,310 |
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Contact
Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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