FOI/202500494722 · FOI · partially withheld
Justice Secretary attendance, itinerary, and correspondence on 19 November 2025: FOI release
Information requested
“What Scottish Government business was the Cabinet Secretary for Justice attending to on 19 November 2025 that meant she could not respond to an Urgent Question from Liam Kerr? Please also provide her itinerary from that day. Please also provide any internal correspondence relating to Liam Kerr’s Urgent Question on 19 November 2025, including any emails sent to the Justice Secretary or her officials.”
Response
Question 1:
On the afternoon of 19 November the Cabinet Secretary travelled to Brussels for pre- planned meetings with a number of representatives of EU Institutions and other stakeholders. This visit including the Cabinet Secretary hosting the annual St Andrew’s Day Concert.
Question 2:
Time Event 10:00 Meeting with Officials 11:30 Meeting with Baroness Lloyd, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Economy), DSIT 12:00 Meeting with Officials 13:30 Travel to Edinburgh Airport 16:25 Flight Edinburgh to Brussels 19:05 Travel from Airport to Hotel 20:45 Meeting with Officials
Question 3:
Please find attached requested documents in Annex B.
Some exemptions have been applied of which are outlined in Annex A.
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Some exemptions have been applied of which are outlined in Annex A.