Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care's ministerial visit to Japan: FOI release

Information requested

Could you supply the date when Neil Gray confirmed he would go to Japan for ministerial trip on June 23, and the documents to back this up?

Could you supply all briefings and documents prepared for Neil Gray ahead of his trip to Japan on June 23?

You have also asked for the following information on the 3rd of July:

Could you supply the full costs of sending Neil Gray and Scot Gov officials to Japan last week, with a full breakdown of all expenses incurred during his trip?

Could you also supply how many officials went and their roles?

Could you also supply all minutes/notes from meetings and briefings prepared for this trip/from this trip?

Response

Due to the similarities in your request, the information in this response will cover both requests.

I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested.

Could you supply the date when Neil Gray confirmed he would go to Japan for ministerial trip on June 23, and the documents to back this up?

Relevant documents to reflect your request attached, with exemptions applied.

Could you supply all briefings and documents prepared for Neil Gray ahead of his trip to Japan on June 23?

Relevant documents to reflect your request attached, with exemptions applied

Could you supply the full costs of sending Neil Gray and Scot Gov officials to Japan last week, with a full breakdown of all expenses incurred during his trip?

Information withheld under Section 27 of the FOI exemptions, noting this information will be released as part of the Ministerial Engagement Database.

Could you also supply how many officials went and their roles?

The Minister was supported by a policy official and a member of his private office on the visit. The details of the two civil servants will not be released under FOI Exemption s.38(1)(b).

Could you also supply all minutes/notes from meetings and briefings prepared for this trip/from this trip?

Relevant documents to reflect your request attached, with exemptions applied

This exemption is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.

As noted above.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because an exemptions under sections s.27(1), s.30(b)(ii), s.33(1)(b) and s.38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to that information.

An exemption(s) under section S27.1 of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. The information you have requested will be released to the public via the Scottish Government website through the release of the Ministerial Engagements Database, which is released every three months.

This exemption is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.

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FOI 202500472836 - Information released - Annex

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