Ministerial travel by airplane for the fiscal year 2023-24: FOI release
- Published
- 24 April 2024
- Directorate
- Corporate Operations Directorate
- Topic
- International, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202400405217
- Date received
- 19 March 2024
- Date responded
- 9 April 2024
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
Please provide for all ministerial travel by airplane for the fiscal year 2023-24 to to date:
1. A breakdown of the number of trips by type of class ministers travelled in (for example, 50 trips in Economy class, 10 trips in Business Class etc).
2. A breakdown of minister and type of class travelled in (for example Humza Yousaf travelled 10 times in Economy class, 1 time in Business Class etc).
Response
1. A breakdown of the number of tips by type of class Ministers travelled in.
|
Economy |
Premium Economy |
First |
Business |
|
189 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
2. A breakdown of Minister and type of class travelled in.
|
Minister |
Total Class |
|
Tom Arthur |
12 Economy |
|
Angela Constance |
9 Economy |
|
Graeme Dey |
1 Business, 6 Economy |
|
Natalie Don |
2 Economy |
|
Joe Fitzpatrick |
4 Economy |
|
Jenny Gilruth |
4 Economy |
|
Mairi Gougeon |
4 Business, 20 Economy |
|
Neil Grey |
2 Business, 9 Economy |
|
Fiona Hyslop |
2 Business, 4 Economy |
|
Richard Lochhead |
4 Business, 17 Economy |
|
Gillian Martin |
14 Economy |
|
Mairi McAllan |
6 Economy |
|
Christina McKelvie |
2 Premium Economy, 4 Economy |
|
Paul McLennan |
8 Economy |
|
Jenni Minto |
7 Economy |
|
Angus Robertson |
2 Business, 1 Premium Economy, 19 Economy |
|
Shona Robison |
11 Economy |
|
Emma Roddick |
2 Economy |
|
Kevin Stewart |
1 Economy |
|
Nicola Sturgeon |
3 Economy |
|
Maree Todd |
3 Economy |
|
Elena Whitham |
5 Economy |
|
Humza Yousaf |
2 Business, 2 First, 16 Economy |
|
Kaukab Stewart |
1 Economy |
|
Jamie Hepburn |
2 Economy |
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