Special advisers' gifts, hospitality, media meetings and expenses: October to December 2018
- Published
- 15 April 2019
- Directorate
- People Directorate
- Topic
- 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.
Gifts
| Name of special adviser |
Date gift received |
From |
Brief description of gift |
Value |
Outcome |
| Katy Bowman |
10/12/2018 |
Qatari Embassy |
Christmas Hamper |
£75.00 |
Raffled to raise funds (£127.00) for Life Care Edinburgh |
Hospitality
| Name of special adviser |
Name of organisation |
Value i.e.(£15-£30) |
Date of hospitality |
Description |
Circumstances in which the gift/hospitality was offered |
| Ewan Crawford |
Royal Bank of Scotland |
Over £30 |
07/10/2018 |
Dinner at the Blythswood Hotel |
Invitation |
| Callum McCaig |
Royal Bank of Scotland |
Over £30 |
07/10/2018 |
Dinner at the Blythswood Hotel |
Invitation |
| John McFarlane |
Royal Bank of Scotland |
Over £30 |
07/10/2018 |
Dinner at the Blythswood Hotel |
Invitation |
| Callum McCaig |
Noble & Co |
£15-£30 |
07/11/2018 |
Lunch at 20 Princes Street |
Invitation |
| Callum McCaig |
Scottish Daily Mail |
Under £15 |
13/11/2018 |
Lunch at Scottish Parliament |
Invitation |
| Stewart Maxwell |
FSB |
Over £30 |
15/11/2018 |
FSB Annual Dinner |
Invitation |
| Katy Bowman |
University of Glasgow |
Over £30 |
22/11/2018 |
The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards |
Invitation |
| Jeanette Campbell |
Centrica |
Over £30 |
22/11/2018 |
The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards |
Invitation |
| Ewan Crawford |
University of Glasgow |
Over £30 |
22/11/2018 |
The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards |
Invitation |
| Leanne Dobson |
James Hutton Institute |
Over £30 |
22/11/2018 |
RSPB Nature of Scotland Awards |
Invitation |
| Kate Higgins |
Royal Bank of Scotland |
Over £30 |
22/11/2018 |
The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards |
Invitation |
| Ross Ingebrigtsen |
University of Glasgow |
Over £30 |
22/11/2018 |
The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards |
Invitation |
| Liz Lloyd |
Edinburgh Airport |
Over £30 |
22/11/2018 |
The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards |
Invitation |
| Callum McCaig |
BP |
Over £30 |
22/11/2018 |
Dinner at Royal Society |
Invitation |
| Stuart Nicolson |
BT Openreach |
Over £30 |
22/11/2018 |
The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards |
Invitation |
| Katy Bowman |
Scottish Ballet |
Over £30 |
15/12/2018 |
2 x Scottish ballet tickets ‘Cinderella’ Christmas performance |
Invitation |
Meetings with newspaper and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives
| Special adviser |
Date |
Name of senior media figure |
Purpose of meeting |
| Stuart Nicolson |
26/10/2018 |
Alan Muir, Scottish Sun |
General catch-up |
| Katy Bowman |
13/11/2018 |
Tony Hall, BBC |
Ministerial support |
| David Hutchison |
13/11/2018 |
Tony Hall, BBC |
Ministerial support |
| Liz Lloyd |
28/11/2018 |
Mandy Rhodes, Holyrood Magazine |
General catch-up |
Expenses
| Special adviser |
iExpenses |
Accommodation |
Travel |
| Katy Bowman |
£0.00 |
£75.00 |
£537.86 |
| Jeanette Campbell |
£53.25 |
£0.00 |
£38.60 |
| Ewan Crawford |
£33.10 |
£831.39 |
£1,490.63 |
| Leanne Dobson |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£168.50 |
| Kathryn Higgins |
£59.70 |
£0.00 |
£769.82 |
| David Hutchison |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
| Ross Ingebrigtsen |
£9.90 |
£130.00 |
£436.82 |
| Liz Lloyd |
£10.75 |
£75.00 |
£1,520.27 |
| John MacInnes |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
| Stewart Maxwell |
£67.28 |
£163.84 |
£0.00 |
| Colin McAllister |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£8.02 |
| Callum McCaig |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
| John McFarlane |
£44.85 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
| Stuart Nicolson |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
Contact
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Telephone: 0300 244 4000