Ministerial visit: US World Cup 2026
- Published
- 18 August 2026
- Directorate
- Population Health Directorate
Record of costs paid by the Scottish Government First Minister and Minister for Sport's visits to the US for World Cup 2026 tournament, along with titles and costs of accompanying staff.
The First Minister and Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and Drugs, travelled to the USA to support the national team at the World Cup. They also held meetings to strengthen trade, tourism, culture and diaspora ties, and to promote investment in Scotland.
The tables below show the flight, accommodation, expenses and car hire costs paid by the Scottish Government for these visits. They also show the costs of accompanying staff.
US visits – all costs in £ with redactions
First Minister’s Visit to Boston (11-14 June) and Kentucky (14-15 June)
Name |
Flights (£) |
Business/ Economy |
Hotel(s) (£) |
Expenses (£) |
|
First Minister |
17,893 |
B |
1,072 |
0 |
|
John Webster, Private Secretary |
17,893 |
B |
930 |
0 |
|
Colin McAllister, Special Adviser |
9,864 |
B |
1,210 |
28 |
|
Visits & Events official |
2,767 |
E |
1,899 |
445 |
|
FM Comms official |
1,866 |
E |
1,514 |
169 |
|
Comms Media Content Manager |
1,831 |
E |
1,514 |
344 |
|
[REDACTED – S.39(1)] |
S.39(1) |
S.39(1) |
S.39(1) |
S.39(1) |
|
[REDACTED – S.39(1)] |
S.39(1) |
S.39(1) |
S.39(1) |
S.39(1) |
|
Active Scotland official* |
2,313 |
E |
1,041 |
177 |
|
Mark Boyce (US Office) |
818 |
E |
1,216 |
288 |
|
US Office Official |
1270 |
E |
2,126 |
321 |
|
US Office Official * |
494 |
E |
520 |
330 |
|
US Office Official * |
432 |
E |
1,040 |
419 |
*Boston only
Ms Todd’s visit to Miami (22-25 June)
Name |
Flights (£) |
Business/ Economy |
Hotel (£) |
Expenses (£) |
|
Maree Todd |
1,471 |
E |
527 |
39 |
|
Private Secretary |
1,471 |
E |
527 |
84 |
|
Active Scotland official |
1,884 |
E |
702 |
116 |
|
Mark Boyce (US Office) |
306 |
E |
527 |
217 |
|
US Office Official |
353 |
E |
527 |
94 |
Car hire
First Minister visit |
Car Hire - £ |
|
Boston |
7,878 |
|
Kentucky |
2,217 |
Maree Todd visit |
|
|
Miami |
5,458 |