Ian Wood meetings: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
According to public records, Sir Ian Wood met with the following members of the Scottish Parliament over the past 19 months.
| Date | Minister | Meeting details | Meeting subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19/03/2021 | Fergus Ewing | Sir Ian Wood, Opportunity North East | Fisheries, Food and Drink, Brexit, Covid-19 |
| 03/04/2021 | Kate Forbes | Sir Ian Wood & Jennifer Craw, ONE | North East Economy |
| 03/04/2021 |
Ivan Mckee | Sir Ian Wood, ONE and Paul Wheelhouse, Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands |
Innovation |
| 06/10/2021 | John Swinney | Sir Ian Wood | Covid Recovery |
| 07/27/21 |
Shirley Anne Somerville |
Sir Ian Wood, Chair and Alison MacLachlan Strategic Director, the Wood Foundation |
Education - Schools |
| 07/23/21 |
Michael Matheson |
Meeting with Sir Ian Wood regarding Aberdeen Harbour | Energy Transition |
| 08/26/21 |
Kate Forbes | Sir Ian Wood - Chairman, Opportunity North East | Economic recovery |
| 03/09/2021 | Fiona Hyslop | Sir Ian Wood - Chairman, Opportunity North East | Culture |
| 01/19/22 | Kate Forbes | Sir Ian Wood, Chairman of ONE | Economy |
Please provide copies of any documents related to these meetings. This should include but not be limited to agendas, minutes, briefing documents and other meeting memoranda.
Please also provide copies of communications generated in in relation to these meetings between the aforementioned Ministers and Sir Ian Wood his representatives This should include, but not necessarily be limited to emails, text messages, and messages sent on frequently used digital platforms such as What’s App or Microsoft Teams
Response
A copy of some of the information you requested is attached, in the format you asked for. 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 some exemptions under section 38(1)(b) - (personal information) and section 33(1)(b) – Substantial prejudice to commercial interests of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why that exemption(s) applies are explained in the Annex to this letter.
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