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Secondment of Policy Director Jonnie Hall: FOI release
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You asked for any and all information related to the secondment of Jonnie Hall, Policy Director of the NFUS, to the Scottish Government to advise on agricultural matters related to Brexit negotiations and to post-Brexit agricultural policies.
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I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested.
Annex Title Format Size A Email correspondence PDF 1.0MB B Email correspondence PDF 622KB C Secondment Agreement PDF 266.3KB D Rhoda Grant MSP letter to Fergus Ewing MSP PDF 78.3KB E Fergus Ewing MSP letter to Rhoda Grant MSP PDF 56.9KB F First Minister's Questions extract PDF 229.7KB G Parliamentary Question lodged 20 Feb 2017 PDF 271.1KB
Some of the information you have requested is available from:
The Scottish Parliament website
Cross Party Group on Crofting Minutes 15 March 2017
Parliamentary Question by A Wightman MSP – Feb 2017
First Ministers Questions 16 March 2017 – Question by A Wightman MSP
Newspaper Article
The Courier – 15 Dec 2016
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Annex Title Format Size A Email correspondence PDF 1.0MB B Email correspondence PDF 622KB C Secondment Agreement PDF 266.3KB D Rhoda Grant MSP letter to Fergus Ewing MSP PDF 78.3KB E Fergus Ewing MSP letter to Rhoda Grant MSP PDF 56.9KB F First Minister's Questions extract PDF 229.7KB G Parliamentary Question lodged 20 Feb 2017 PDF 271.1KB Some of the information you have requested is available from: The Scottish Parliament website Cross Party Group on Crofting Minutes 15 March 2017 Parliamentary Question by A Wightman MSP – Feb 2017 First Ministers Questions 16 March 2017 – Question by A Wightman MSP Newspaper Article The Courier – 15 Dec 2016 Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. 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 an exemption(s) under section(s) s. The reasons why that exemption(s) applies are explained below.