Scottish Government spend on flags: FOI release
- Published
- 11 February 2026
- Directorate
- Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
- Topic
- Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202500496437
- Date received
- 2 December 2025
- Date responded
- 11 December 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
How much money has the Scottish Government spent on flags in each of the last five year, with a breakdown per year, and what the money was spent on?
Response
The information you have requested is provided below.
2021/22
|
Flag type |
Number of flags |
Cost |
|
European |
1 |
£262.80 |
|
Saltire |
2 |
£320.80 |
|
Scottish Standard |
1 |
£227.40 |
2022/23
|
Flag type |
Number of flags |
Cost |
|
European |
2 |
£654.00 |
|
Nato |
1 |
£390.00 |
|
Pride |
2 |
£26.92 |
|
Saltire (handheld) |
3 |
£4.00 |
|
Saltire |
7 |
£1,267.00 |
|
Ukraine (handheld) |
25 |
£11.26 |
|
Ukraine |
2 |
£250.08 |
2023/24
|
Flag Type |
Number of flags |
Cost |
|
European |
3 |
£754.70 |
|
Denmark |
1 |
£210.60 |
|
Ireland |
1 |
£108.00 |
|
France |
1 |
£108.00 |
|
Germany |
1 |
£108.00 |
|
Iceland |
1 |
£210.60 |
|
Italy |
1 |
£108.00 |
|
Netherlands |
1 |
£108.00 |
|
Norway |
1 |
£210.60 |
|
Poland |
1 |
£108.00 |
|
Spain |
1 |
£108.00 |
|
Sweden |
1 |
£210.60 |
|
Ukraine |
2 |
£330.00 |
|
Saltire |
6 |
£1084.56 |
|
Pride |
2 |
£829.20 |
2024/25
|
Flag type |
Number of flags |
Cost |
|
European |
1 |
£432.54 |
|
Lion Rampant |
2 |
£948.00 |
|
Saltire |
1 |
£238.68 |
|
Ukraine |
1 |
£288.00 |
2025/26 (until 02/12/2025)
|
Flag type |
Number of flags |
Cost |
|
European |
2 |
£818.28 |
|
Palestine |
2 |
£817.44 |
|
Saltire |
2 |
£477.36 |
|
Union |
1 |
£283.02 |
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