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Purchases of flags by the Scottish Government: FOI release

Published
2026-01-07
Received
2025-09-12
Responded
2025-10-08
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

How many flags, and of what type (nations, organisations, causes, etc.) has your organisation purchased over the last five financial years. Please breakdown purchase details by FY in both numbers and type.

Response

Information you have requested broken down by complete financial year is provided below.

2020/21

Flag type Number of flags Cost European 5 £1,411.20 Saltire 7 £1,138.20 Saltire (handheld) 5000 £2,500.00 UN 2 £780.00 Union 4 £841.20

2021/22

Flag type Number of flags Cost Europe 1 £262.80 Saltire 2 £320.80 Scottish Standard 1 £227.40

2022/23

Flag type Number of flags Cost European 2 £654.00 Nato 1 £390.00 Pride 2 £26.92 Saltire (handheld) 3 £4.00 Saltire 7 £1,267.00 Ukraine (handheld) 25 £11.26 Ukraine 2 £250.08

2023/24

European Union 3 £754.70 Denmark 1 £210.60 Ireland 1 £108.00 France 1 £108.00 Germany 1 £108.00 Iceland 1 £210.60 Italy 1 £108.00 Netherlands 1 £108.00 Norway 1 £210.60 Poland 1 £108.00 Spain 1 £108.00 Sweden 1 £210.60 Ukraine 2 £330.00 Saltire 6 £1084.56 Pride 2 £829.20

2024/25

Ukraine 1 £288.00 European Union 1 £432.54 Lion Rampant 2 £948.00 Saltire 1 £238.68

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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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