FOI/202400404762 · FOI/EIR · unclear
AirBnB spend, oil and gas exploration in the North Sea and Ministerial correspondence: FOI release
Information requested
1. How much money has the Scottish Government spent on hiring out short-terms lets or AirBnBs over the last five years (2020-2024), with a breakdown of what the money was spent on?
2. Could you supply all correspondence sent and received by the Scottish Government, including internally, briefings and minutes from meetings, which are from or mention the Scottish Greens and oil and gas, between October 1 2023 and the date of this FOI?
3. Could you supply all correspondence between the Scottish government/Humza Yousaf’s office and Naeem Raza, between March 20 2023 and the date of this FOI?
4. Who was involved in writing Mairi McAllan’s world leaders response at Scottish Parliament on December 14? What is their role? -Could you supply all the briefing notes prepared for her appearance at the Scottish Parliament on that date?
5. Could you supply all correspondence between the Scottish Government and the UK Government, including internal, notes and minutes from meetings and briefings, about the Spring budget, between March 5 2024 and the date of this FOI?
Response
I have responded to each of your questions above separately in the attached. Please note, as Question 2 concerns environmental information, we are required to process this under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs).
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