First Minister's attendance at the Pope's Funeral: FOI release

Information requested

You asked for all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received, minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis about the First Minister's trip to the Pope's funeral between 1 January 2025 and 15 March 2025. You also asked for details of all expenses built up, including from any officials who attended with him.

Response

Here are the details of the expenses incurred during the visit:

Purpose	Total expenses (FM + 2 officials)
Flight: EDI-FCO Rome	£696.76
Flight: CIA Rome-EDI	£613.42
Hotel: Catone District Hotel	338 EUR
Subsistence	£93.95

In this instance, we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because an exemption under section s.39(1) (health and safety) of FOISA applies to that information.

We do not hold any documentation relating to the First Minister's attendance at the Pope's Funeral from 1 January 2025 - 15 March 2025.

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