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Special advisers' gifts, hospitality and media meetings: January-March 2018

Published: 27 April 2018
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

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

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Special advisers: gifts and hospitality

Gifts

Name of Special Adviser	Date gift received	From	Brief Description of Gift	Value	Outcome

Hospitality

Name of Special Adviser	Name of organisation	Value i.e. (£15-£30)(Over £30)	Date of Hospitality	Description	Circumstances in which the gift/hospitality was offered
Callum McCaig	Standard Life Aberdeen	Over £30	15 January 2018	Prince William award dinner	Invitation
Liz Lloyd	Holyrood Magazine	£15 - £30	16 January 2018	Lunch	Invitation
Colin McAllister	The Open University	Over £30	22 January 2018	Dinner	Invitation
Kate Higgins	Edinburgh International Book Festival	£15 - £30	31 January 2018	Muriel Spark 'Crème de la crème'	Invitation
Katy Bowman	Edinburgh International Book Festival	£15 - £30	31 January 2018	Muriel Spark 'Crème de la crème'	Invitation
Kate Higgins	National Farmers Union of Scotland	Over £30	8 February 2018	AGM Dinner	Invitation
Ross Ingebrigtsen	Royal Bank of Scotland	Over £30	11 February 2018	Ticket for Six Nations Rugby match - Scotland vs. France	Invitation
Callum McCaig	Royal Bank of Scotland	Over £30	11 February 2018	Ticket for Six Nations Rugby match - Scotland vs. France	Invitation
Stuart Nicolson	Royal Bank of Scotland	Over £30	24 February 2018	Ticket for Six Nations Rugby match - Scotland vs. England	Invitation
Liz Lloyd	Royal Bank of Scotland	Over £30	24 February 2018	Ticket for Six Nations Rugby match - Scotland vs. England	Invitation
Katy Bowman	Royal Bank of Scotland	Over £30	24 February 2018	Ticket for Six Nations Rugby match - Scotland vs. England	Invitation
Stewart Maxwell	Royal Bank of Scotland	Over £30	24 February 2018	Ticket for Six Nations Rugby match - Scotland vs. England	Invitation
Kate Higgins	Confederation of Forest Industries	Over £30	27 February 2018	Annual dinner	Invitation
Colin McAllister	St Andrew's University	£15 - £30	16 March 2018	Lunch	Invitation

Meetings with newspaper and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives

Special Adviser	Date	Name of Senior Media Figure	Purpose of meeting
Liz Lloyd	16 January 2018	Mandy Rhodes, Editor, Holyrood Magazine	Catch up
Liz Lloyd, Stuart Nicolson	15 March 2018	David Dick, Editor, Daily Record	Introductory meeting

Contact

Email: ceu@gov.scot

Telephone: 0300 244 4000

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