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Special advisers' gifts, hospitality, media meetings and expenses: July-September 2023

Published: 14 February 2024
Directorate: People Directorate
Part of: Public sector

Information about gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, special advisers' meetings with newspaper and media proprietors, editors and senior executives, and expenses.

Special advisers: gifts and hospitality

Gifts

None.

Hospitality

Name of Special Advisor	Name of organisation	Value i.e.(£15-£30)(Over £30)	Date of Hospitality	Description
Colin McAllister	Nil
David Hutchison	Nil
Ross Ingebrigtsen	SCVO	>£30	07/09/2023	Holyrood Garden Party & Awards
Ross Ingebrigtsen	SCVO	>£30	07/09/2023	Holyrood Garden Party & Awards
Jeanette Campbell	Guest of Trust Alliance Group	>£30	07/09/2023	Holyrood Garden Party & Awards
Jeanette Campbell	Guest of Trust Alliance Group	>£30	07/09/2023	Holyrood Garden Party & Awards
Kate Higgins	Guest of Asda	>£30	07/09/2023	Food & Drink Excellence Awards
Ewan Crawford	Nil
Callum McCaig	Nil
Leanne Dobson	Nil
Jennie Gollan	Nil
Emily Mackintosh	Guest of Holyrood Magazine	>£30	07/09/2023	Holyrood Garden Party & Awards
Gavin Corbett	Nil
Harry Huyton	Nil
Sean McGivern	Open University	<£30	07/07/2023	Lunch at Brown’s restaurant, Edinburgh
Sean McGivern	St. Andrew’s University	<£30	01/08/2023	Lunch at St. Andrew’s University
Tom Thomson	Guest of Openreach	>£30	07/09/2023	Holyrood Garden Party & Awards
Emilie-Louise Purdie	Nil
Jack Middleton	Guest of True North	>£30	07/09/2023	Holyrood Garden Party & Awards
Jack Middleton	Guest of True North	>£30	07/09/2023	Holyrood Garden Party & Awards
Kevin Pringle	BP	>£30	07/09/2023	Holyrood Garden Party & Awards

Media Meetings

Special Advisor	Date	Name of Senior Media Figure
Kevin Pringle	6 July	Mandy Rhodes, Editor of Holyrood Magazine
Kevin Pringle	25 July	Magnus Llewellin, editor of The Times Scotland
Kevin Pringle	26 July	Gill Smith, editor of The Scottish Sun & Chris Musson Associate Editor
Kevin Pringle	23 August	David Clegg, editor of The Courier
Kevin Pringle	23 August	Craig Walker, editor of the Press & Journal
Kevin Pringle	12 September	Laura Webster, editor of The National

Expenses

Special Adviser	iExpenses	Accommodation	Travel
Colin McAllister			£5,627.01
Kate Higgins			£405.66
Ewan Crawford			£390.62
Emily Mackintosh	£12.99		£3,138.71
Jack Middleton	£325.82

These expenses are primarily incurred by Special Advisers in supporting the First Minister and Scottish Ministers at events in other parts of the United Kingdom, including intergovernmental negotiations and on foreign visits taking forward the Scottish Government’s programme.

Due to the way in which the different type of expenses are held i-expenses are recorded by payment date, accommodation by invoice date and travel costs by travel date.

Contact

Email: ceu@gov.scot

Telephone: 0300 244 4000

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