Publication - FOI/EIR release

Costs relating to Scottish Government sending Baby Box to Mayor of New York City: FOI release

Published: 11 May 2026
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202600503035
Date received: 23 January 2026
Date responded: 4 February 2026

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

The total cost, broken down into a table, that the Scottish Government paid to send a baby box to Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City.

Response

Transport for 23 Kg to New York	£82.92
Duty and Taxes	£35.20
Baby Box	£160
Total	£178.12

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