Ministerial engagements attended by relation or friend: FOI release

Information requested

Please provide a list of all ministerial engagements, meetings or visits in 2025 to date where a minister has been accompanied by a spouse/partner, other family member or friend. In each case, please confirm:

The relation of the guest to the minister.

Whether the friend or family member travel using the ministerial car service, or were any other travelling expenses incurred.

Response

The information requested can be found in the table below

Date	Event	Minister	Relation	GCS Used	Expenses incurred
29/01/2025	Visit to City Holdings Ltd Housing Development	Kate Forbes	Friend	No	No
15/06/2025	Visit to Borders Book Festival	John Swinney	Family	No	No

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