Documentation from First Minister's meeting with Guy Verhofstadt: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
All documentation held by the government, including correspondence sent and received, briefings written, minutes from the meeting and any analysis after it, about John Swinney's meeting with Guy Verhofstadt on November 2 2025, between October 10 2025 and November 30 2025.
Response
I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested as a PDF file.
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 of exemptions under sections s.28(1) – Relations within the UK, s.29(1)(a) – Formulation or development of Scottish Government policy, s.30(b)(i) – Free and frank provision of advice, s.30(b)(ii) – Free and frank exchange of views and s.38(1)(B) – Personal information of FOISA applies to that information.
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