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Special advisers' gifts, hospitality, media meetings and expenses: October-December 2022

Published: 22 September 2023
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

Name	Date gift received	From	Brief Description of Gift	Estimated Value (£15-£30) (Over £30)
All SpAds	12/12/2022	SNP group Westminster	Christmas hamper	Over £30

Hospitality

Name of Special Adviser	Name of Organisation	Value i.e. (£15-£30) (Over £30)	Date of Hospitality	Description
Stuart Nicolson	Port of Aberdeen	>£30	08/10/2022	Dinner
Stuart Nicolson	True North	>£30	09/10/2022	Dinner
Stuart Nicolson	Association of British Insurers	>£30	24/11/2022	Politician of the Year award
Callum McCaig	Noble & Company	<£30	13/10/2022	Lunch
Ross Ingebrigtsen	Openreach	>£30	24/11/2022	Politician of the Year Awards
Liz Lloyd	Resolution Foundation	<£30	15/10/2022	Lunch with Torsten Bell at Dishoom
Liz Lloyd	ICAAD	>£30	11/11/2022	Dinner – Movenpick
Liz Lloyd	International Peace Institute & The Government of The Maldives	>£30	13/11/2022	Dinner – The Baron
Colin McAllister	The Herald at Prestonfield House Hotel	>£30	24/11/2022	Politician of the Year Awards
Ewan Crawford	Nil
David Livey	Nil
Jeanette Campbell	Nil
Kate Higgins	BP	>£30	09/10/2022	Dinner
David Hutchison	Nil
John McFarlane	Port of Aberdeen	>£30	08/10/2022	Dinner
John McFarlane	BP	>£30	09/10/2022	Dinner
John MacInnes	Nil
Leanne Dobson	Nil
Emily Mackintosh	Port of Aberdeen	>£30	08/10/2022	Dinner
Jennie Gollan	Nil
Cat Matheson	Nil
Harry Huyton	Nil
Gavin Corbett	Nil

Media Meetings

None.

Expenses

Special Adviser	iExpenses	Accommodation	Travel
Ewan Crawford			£ 304.10
Kate Higgins			£ 115.10
Harry Huyton			£ 3,059.63
Ross Ingebrigtsen	£ 17.60
David Livey		£ 105.00	£ 257.01
Liz Lloyd	£ 1,567.91
Colin McAllister	£ 96.09	£ 223.20	£ 302.16
Emily Mackintosh	£ 289.00
John MacInnes		£ 179.10	£ 71.00
Stuart Nicolson		£ 437.44	£ 563.01

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 to Europe 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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