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Ministerial engagements attended by relation or friend: FOI release

Published
2025-09-25
Received
2025-06-20
Responded
2025-07-11
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

Please provide a list of all ministerial engagements, meetings or visits in 2025 to date where a minister has been accompanied by a spouse/partner, other family member or friend. In each case, please confirm:

The relation of the guest to the minister.

Whether the friend or family member travel using the ministerial car service, or were any other travelling expenses incurred.

Response

The information requested can be found in the table below

Date Event Minister Relation GCS Used Expenses incurred 29/01/2025 Visit to City Holdings Ltd Housing Development Kate Forbes Friend No No 15/06/2025 Visit to Borders Book Festival John Swinney Family No No

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