Air mileage of overseas trips: FOI release
- Published
- 31 January 2023
- Topic
- Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202200335472
- Date received
- 22 December 2022
- Date responded
- 23 January 2023
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
1. The total air mileage of overseas trips carried out by the minister for green skills, circular economy and biodiversity since she was appointed to the post.
2. The total mileage of trips carried out by the same minister in the same timeframe.
2. The total air mileage of overseas trips carried out by the minister for zero carbon buildings, active travel and tenants since he was appointed to his post.
4. The total mileage of trips carried out by the same minister in the same timeframe.
Response
The answer to your question is
1 - 7,150 miles
2 - 9,784 miles
3 - 0 miles
4 - 6,412 miles
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested. The total mileage of trips does not include Government Car Service vehicle miles as the vehicles and drivers are operated as shared resources, and as a consequence frequently cover multiple customers throughout the day. We therefore do not record individual mileages for each journey. The mileage of trips completed by walking and cycling are also not recorded.
This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested.
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Contact
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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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