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Special advisers' gifts, hospitality and media meetings: October-December 2017

Published: 25 January 2018
Directorate: People Directorate
Part of: Public sector

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

Special advisers: gifts and hospitality

Gifts

Name of Special Adviser	Date gift received	From	Brief Description of Gift	Value	Outcome
Katy Bowman	18 December 2017	Qatari Embassy	Christmas Hamper	£75	Raffled to raise funds (£150.00) for the DEC East Africa Appeal

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	Sky News	Over £30	8 October 2017	Dinner	Invitation
Stewart Maxwell	Royal Bank of Scotland	Over £30	8 October 2017	Dinner	Invitation
Stewart Maxwell	Association Of British Insurers	Over £30	11 November 2017	Lunch and ticket for Autumn International rugby match - Scotland vs. Samoa	Invitation
Stuart Nicolson	Association Of British Insurers	Over £30	16 November 2017	Politician of the Year Awards dinner	Invitation
Colin McAllister	Glasgow Caledonian University	Over £30	16 November 2017	Politician of the Year Awards dinner	Invitation
Jeanette Campbell	Herald/Scottish Gas	Over £30	16 November 2017	Politician of the Year Awards dinner	Invitation
Callum McCaig	Edinburgh Airport	Over £30	16 November 2017	Politician of the Year Awards dinner	Invitation
Ross Ingebrigtsen	Herald	Over £30	16 November 2017	Politician of the Year Awards dinner	Invitation
Callum McCaig	Aberdeen Standard	Over £30	2 December 2017	Press & Journal Energy Ball	Invitation
Katy Bowman	Scottish Ballet	Over £30	10 December 2017	The Nutcracker Ballet	Invitation
Stuart Nicolson	Aberdeen Standard	Over £30	16 December 2017	Ticket and match hospitality – Aberdeen FC vs. Hibernian FC	Invitation

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

None

Contact

Email: ceu@gov.scot

Telephone: 0300 244 4000

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