Documentation and cost to send a baby box to New York: FOI release
- Published
- 30 March 2026
- Directorate
- Children and Families Directorate
- FOI reference
- FOI/202600503246
- Date received
- 26 January 2026
- Date responded
- 4 February 2026
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
How much did it cost the government to send a baby box to New York, and could you supply a full breakdown of these costs?
Could you supply all documentation held by the government about this, including minutes/notes from meetings, correspondence sent and received and briefings, from the last two months?
Response
|
Transport for 23 Kg to New York |
£82.92 |
|
Duty and Taxes |
£35.20 |
|
Baby Box |
£160 |
|
Total |
£278.12 |
I enclose a copy of correspondence involving the Scottish Government and Scottish Ministers relating to sending a Baby Box to Zohran Mamdani.
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 exemptions under section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information.
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Contact
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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
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Edinburgh
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