· FOI · partially withheld
Invitations to Bute House dinner in March 2017: FOI Release
Information requested
A copy of each invitation, paper or electronic, to a dinner in Bute House on 21 March 2017 for those people listed below;
Anne Budge Katherine Garret-Cox Jayne-Anne Gadhia Marie Macklin Jim McColl Sir Ian Wood Sir David Murray Calum Paterson Sir Ewan Brown CBE Chris van der Kuyl Dan MacDonald Sir Brian Souter
Together with any communications between any individual attendee and any Scottish Minister(s) which the Scottish Government holds following the meeting and; Any communications between any Scottish Minister(s) and an individual attendee following the meeting
Response
In response to 1. above, enclosed is a copy of some of the information you requested. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested. The reasons why we don't have all of the information are explained in the Annex to this letter. In addition, an exemption under section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why this exemption applies is explained in the Annex to this letter.
In response to 2. above, enclosed is a copy of the information you requested. An exemption under section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why this exemption applies is explained in the Annex to this letter.
In response to 3. above, no information is held. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Ministers do not have the information you have requested.
Detected exemption language
In addition, an exemption under section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why this exemption applies is explained in the Annex to this letter. An exemption under section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why this exemption applies is explained in the Annex to this letter. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Ministers do not have the information you have requested.