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Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture work attendance information: FOI release

Published
2026-05-12
Received
2026-01-14
Responded
2026-02-10
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

Could you supply me with how many working days Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture has spent in Scotland and how many days he has spent outwith Scotland on government business in 2023.

Response

The Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture spent 39 working days outwith Scotland on government business in 2023. There were 260 working days in 2023 therefore the Cabinet Secretary spent the remainder in Scotland, notwithstanding any annual leave or public and privilege holidays.

It may be helpful to note that all external Ministerial Engagements are published pro-actively in the Ministerial Engagements, Travel and Gifts report which are available on the Scottish Government website here Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts - gov.scot.

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at https://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

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