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Meetings between the First Minister and refugee charities (2023 - 2026): FOI release
Information requested
1. A list of all meetings (in-person, virtual, or phone) between the First Minister (or his team) and refugee charities from January 2023 to present.
2. Dates, attendees, and topics discussed for each meeting.
Response
For the purposes of your request, we have interpreted “refugees” to include individuals displaced from Ukraine.
We have also interpreted “refugee charities” as the below third sector organisations which received funding from the Refugee, Resettlement and Asylum budget since January 2023:
AUGB Dundee AUGB Edinburgh AUGB Glasgow Bridges Programmes British Red Cross Community Info Source European Network on Statelessness Forth Valley Welcome Freedom from Torture Glasgow Afghan United Maryhill Integration Network Positive Action in Housing Scottish Refugee Council South Ayrshire Ukrainian Community Group SRC The Welcoming Welcoming Association
I enclose a copy the information you requested in the format you asked for.
Please also note that while you requested information from January 2023, Mr Yousaf was appointed as First Minister in March 2023. Mr Swinney has served as First Minister from May 2024 to present. As you have referenced John Swinney and Humza Yousaf specifically in your request, our response is limited to diary entries relating to their respective terms as First Minister.
The answer to your question is:
Date Search Term Hit Description 29/11/2025 Glasgow Afghan United FM alongside Ms Stewart, Former Minister for Equalities visited Maryhill Burgh Halls, 24 Gairbraid Ave, Glasgow G20 8YE for a Burns & Rumi Poetry Recital. 27/02/2025 South Ayrshire Ukrainian Community Group FM meeting in Parliament
Information as part of Proactive Releases for FFM Humza Yousaf, collated from individual months, is already published and can be found here: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts - gov.scot.
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