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Cost of sending a baby box to New York Mayor: FOI release

Published
2026-05-11
Received
2026-01-23
Responded
2026-02-05
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

I wish to make a Freedom of Information Request for the cost of sending a baby box to New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani.

I would also like to know how many members of staff were involved in sending the box to Mr Mamdani and how much of their time was spent carrying this out.

Response

Cost of sending Baby Box to New York:

Transport for 23 Kg £82.92

Duty and Taxes £35.20

Total - £118.12

The Baby Box was sent to New York by our Baby Box Managing Agent, APS Group (Scotland) who have responsibility for Baby Box logistics such as sourcing the contents, storage, picking, packing and delivery of Baby Boxes.

About FOI

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

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