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Special advisers' gifts, hospitality, media meetings and expenses: October-December 2020

Published: 22 September 2023
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.

Special advisers: gifts and hospitality

Gifts

Name of Special Adviser	From	Estimated Value (£15-£30) (Over £30)	Date gift received	Description
Callum McCaig	Scotch Whisky Association	>£30	10/12/2020	Cocktails and a dram gift
Kate Higgins	Scotch Whisky Association	>£30	10/12/2020	Cocktails and a dram gift
Katy Bowman	Scotch Whisky Association	>£30	10/12/2020	Cocktails and a dram gift
Katy Bowman	Qatari Embassy	£50	01/12/2020	Hamper from East India Company – raffled and proceeds donated to MS Society

Hospitality

Name of Special Adviser	Name of Organisation	Value i.e. (£15-£30) (Over £30)	Date of Hospitality	Description
Stuart Nicolson	Nil
Callum McCaig	Nil
Ross Ingebrigtsen	Nil
Liz Lloyd	Nil
Colin McAllister	Nil
Ewan Crawford	Nil
Jeanette Campbell	Nil
Kate Higgins	Nil
Katy Bowman	Nil
David Hutchison	Nil
John McFarlane	Nil
John MacInnes	Nil
Mairi McAllan	Nil
Leanne Dobson	Nil

Media Meetings

None.

Expenses

Special Adviser	iExpenses	Accommodation	Travel
Kathryn Higgins	£17.90	nil	nil
Mairi McAllan	£67.05	nil	nil

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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