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Publication - Transparency data

Special advisers' gifts, hospitality, media meetings and expenses: July - September 2026

Published
13 November 2026
Directorate
People Directorate

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

Part of

Gifts 

None.

Media meetings

Special Adviser

Date

Name of Senior Media Figure

Purpose of Meeting

Colin McAllister

08/07/2026

Mark Daly

Catch Up

Hospitality

Name of Special Advisor

Name of organisation

Value (£15-£30 or £30>)

Date of Hospitality

Description

Emily Mackintosh

VodafoneThree

£30>

12/08/2026

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Leanne Dobson

WWF Scotland

£30>

17/07/2026

Restoration Forth information day

Ross Ingebrigtsen

Edinburgh Book Festival

£30>

17/08/2026

Book Festival event and dinner

Colin McAllister

Visit Scotland

£30>

11/07/2026

Genesis Scottish Open

Emily Mackintosh

Forth Ports

£30>

17/09/2026

Holyrood Garden Party

Robyn Graham

BP

£30>

10/09/2026

CBI Dinner

Ross Ingebrigtsen

Chivas Whiskey

£30>

17/09/2026

Holyrood Garden Party

Olaf Stando

ICAS

£30>

17/09/2026

Holyrood Garden Party

Emily Mackintosh

R&A

£30>

16/07/2026

The Open

Expenses

Special Adviser

IExpenses

Accommodation

Travel

 

Colin McAllister

£20.99

£120.80

£290.97

David Hutchison

£196.27

£177.29

£490.63

Emily Mackintosh

£219.54

£120.80

£161.98

Helen Scott

£32.14

£400.00

-

Leanne Dobson

£16.80

-

-

Olaf Stando

£553.62

£515.20

£354.86

Robyn Graham

-

£264.00

-

Ross Ingebrigtsen

£166.40

-

£457.31

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: contactus@gov.scot

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