FOI/202100197327 · FOI · unclear

Deputy First Minister’s private office running cost: FOI release

Published: 2021-05-21
Received: 2021-03-24
Responded: 2021-05-20
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector
Exemptions: None detected

Information requested

How much taxpayers are paying towards secretarial /admin services for John Swinney as Cabinet Secretary for Education.

Response

The total costs for the Deputy First Minister’s Private Office secretarial and admin support for the year 2020/21 (1st April 2020 to 31 March 2021) are £285,372 About FOI The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

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