FOI/202600521586 · FOI · partially withheld
World cup costs: FOI release
Information requested
1. The total cost to the public purse for all Scottish government officials and staff to attend the World Cup event for accommodation , flights and travel .
2. Total amount of staff attending this event .
3. Any official trade talks meetings that are arranged during the visit
Response
I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested. This relates to part 3 of your request.
Date Business / trade / investment meeting 12 June FDI meeting with Black and Veatch 12 June FDI Meeting with Broadridge 12 June Cross-Sector Trade Roundtable on AI and Data 12 June FDI meeting with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 13 June FDI meeting with Preferabli 13 June FDI meeting with Unanet 14 June Briefing Dinner with Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) and Kentucky Distillers Association (KDA) representatives 15 June Visit to Independent Stave Company Cooperage 15 June Working Lunch with SWA and US Spirits Industry 15 June Distillery tour and discussion with Bacardi (investor in Kentucky and Scotland) with Congressional Reps 23 June FDI meeting with Cyber Salus
Information relating to the estimated cost of the visits and those attending has been redacted. It is our intention to publish this data within 12 weeks. This is a formal notice under Section 27(1) that the information is intended for future publication.
This exemption is subject to the ‘public interest test’. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption. We recognise that there is some public interest in release because of the use of public funds to support this visit, and this will be met by our planned publication. In the meantime, there is a greater public interest in taking the time necessary to ensure the information has been properly collated and checked before it is published as planned. Also, we see no public interest in disrupting our programme of work to release the information ahead of the intended publication date.
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Detected exemption language
This is a formal notice under Section 27(1) that the information is intended for future publication. This exemption is subject to the ‘public interest test’. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption.
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