First Minister’s diary entries involving refugee charities: FOI release

Information requested

All diary entries for the First Minister (John Swinney and Humza Yousaf) that include meetings or calls with refugee charities from January 2023 to present.

Response

Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we are not required to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. In order to answer part of your request, I will signpost you to information on a publicly available website.

Details of ministerial meetings and engagements for Former First Minister Humza Yousaf can be found here: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts - gov.scot

Please note that while you requested information from January 2023, Mr Yousaf became First Minister in March 2023.

I can also share the following relevant entries from the First Minister, John Swinney’s diary.

Date	Search Term Hit	Description
29/11/2025	Glasgow Afghan United	First Minister alongside Ms Stewart, Former Minister for Equalities visited Maryhill Burgh Halls, 24 Gairbraid Ave, Glasgow G20 8YE for a Burns & Rumi Poetry Recital.
27/02/2025	South Ayrshire Ukrainian Community Group	No further details available

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