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Costs involved in sending Scottish Government baby box to New York City Mayor: FOI release

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


Information requested

A cost breakdown of the costs involved in sending a Scottish Government baby box to New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani

Any internal Scottish Government communications (between ministers, civil servants and advisors) regarding the sending of a baby box to the New York City mayor, including but not limited to emails, written memos and texts.

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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FOI 202600503409 - Information Released - Annex

Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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