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FOI/202600503409 · FOI · partially withheld

Costs involved in sending Scottish Government baby box to New York City Mayor: FOI release

Published
2026-02-11
Received
2026-01-27
Responded
2026-02-04
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector
Exemptions
38(1)

Information requested

A cost breakdown of the costs involved in sending a Scottish Government baby box to New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani

Any internal Scottish Government communications (between ministers, civil servants and advisors) regarding the sending of a baby box to the New York City mayor, including but not limited to emails, written memos and texts.

Response

Transport for 23 Kg to New York £82.92 Duty and Taxes £35.20 Baby Box £160 Total £278.12

I enclose a copy of correspondence involving the Scottish Government and Scottish Ministers relating to sending a Baby Box to Zohran Mamdani. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because exemptions under section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information.

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Detected exemption language

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because exemptions under section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information.

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