International Scottish Government offices opening and total cost of overseas offices: FOI release
- Published
- 10 January 2022
- Directorate
- External Affairs Directorate
- Part of
- International, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202100261224
- Date received
- 6 December 2021
- Date responded
- 9 December 2021
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
A list of international offices being opened and the total cost of all overseas offices.
Response
As was announced in the programme for government, we will open a Scottish Government office in Copenhagen next year to increase Scotland’s economic and cultural visibility in the Nordic region. In this parliamentary session, we will also open an office in Warsaw, as part of our continued commitment to enhancing our external reach and voice.
We anticipate that the new offices will be similar in budget to existing Scottish Government overseas offices. The budget for these additional offices will be established as part of ongoing planning processes and upcoming budget considerations.
The table below details the current annual budget allocation for the Scottish Government’s overseas offices, including salary costings, upkeep, day-today running and hospitality costs.
| OFFICE | BUDGET FOR (2021-22) |
| Beijing, China | 550,000 |
| Berlin, Germany | 555,000 |
| Brussels, Belgium | 2,310,000 |
| Dublin, Ireland | 596,000 |
| London, England | 2,197,000 |
| Ottawa, Canada | 570,000 |
| Paris, France | 556,000 |
| Washington DC, United States | 805,000 |
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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
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