Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,792releases indexed
39,278attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,073partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,052 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4252 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3455 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1971 s.11(2) 1559 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

Timeline

2026-05 339 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263 2025-10 217

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,275 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 961 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 859 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 725 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 631 releases · 25.8 avg days
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Correspondence regarding the Farm to Fork Summit: FOI release

All briefings and correspondence held about the farm to fork summit, between April 1 2024 and June 15 2024. You also asked how much money has the Scottish Government and its quangos paid out to Brewdog in the last three years, with a breakdown of how much was paid and what for.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence briefings spending s.28(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-21
Reference
FOI/202500449628
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity correspondence regarding withdrawn whole farm plan regulations: EIR release

1. Correspondence between Jim Fairlie and his officials relating to the withdrawn whole farm plan regulations? 2. Correspondence between Jim Fairlie and/or his officials and clerks of the Scottish Parliament relating to the withdrawn whole farm plan regulations? 3. Correspondence between Jim Fairlie and/or his offici...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) s.10(5) s.6(1) 4 attachments
Published
2025-02-20
Reference
EIR/202500448379
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill correspondence: EIR Review

Original request 202400440963 1. “All mentions of the terms “Ed Mountain”, “Edward Mountain”, “NZET Convener”, “NZET Committee Convener”, “Net Zero Convener”, “Net Zero Committee Convener”, “Net Zero, Energy and Transport Convener” and “Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Convener” by Mairi Gougeon (or anyone in ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers meetings whatsapp s.20 s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
EIR/202500447064 Review of 202400440963
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Cattle Identification Inspection (CII) statistics: EIR release

1. How many cattle inspections for passports and movements have been carried out over the period 2020 to today’s date, broken down by year? What were the results and findings of those inspections? 2. Were any movements of cattle to or from the bull stud not properly recorded? Were any movements of cattle to or from th...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 18 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
EIR/202500448178
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Communications regarding bird flu outbreak and control zones imposed around Kirkcudbright in 2023: EIR release

Any communications, reports and other materials held about the bird flu outbreak and control zones imposed around Kirkcudbright in 2023. Please ensure any communications are dated and displayed in chronological order, that media such as images and video are included, and all forms of communications, including Whatsapp...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 39 working days over deadline correspondence whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(5) 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-14
Reference
EIR/202400443394
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Minutes of meeting between Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity and NFU Scotland: EIR release

Any minutes of the meeting between Mairi Gougeon, Jim Fairlie and NFU Scotland on 28 November 2024.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 12 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-14
Reference
EIR/202500447987
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Regulation of glyphosate in Scotland: EIR release

Concerns about the spraying of glyphosate in Scotland.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 13 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2025-01-29
Reference
EIR/202400446421
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Forestry Carbon Sequestration Fund payments: EIR release

I refer to a previous FOI response, reference 202400396614, that provided rural payment information. For this FOI I refer specifically to the payment commitments to the Forestry Carbon Sequestration Fund for the year 2023 and exclude the FGS payment commitment. When I mean payment commitment, these are the amounts th...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2025-01-28
Reference
EIR/202400445945
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, Public sector

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill correspondence: EIR release

1. “All mentions of the terms “Ed Mountain”, “Edward Mountain”, “NZET Convener”, “NZET Committee Convener”, “Net Zero Convener”, “Net Zero Committee Convener”, “Net Zero, Energy and Transport Convener” and “Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Convener” by Mairi Gougeon (or anyone in her private office), Fiona Hysl...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 37 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers meetings whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1) 4 attachments
Published
2025-01-22
Reference
EIR/202400440963
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Correspondence with National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS): EIR release

Corespondence since December 2023 between NFU Scotland and Mairi Gougeon and or Jim Fairlie

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.11 s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-22
Reference
EIR/202400443942
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Meetings between the National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland and the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands: EIR release

How many times has a meeting taken place between NFU Scotland and Mairi Gougeon and or Jim Fairlie between December 2023 and December 2024? Please can you share the dates and times of these meetings? Between 2021 and December 2023 how many meetings took place between NFU Scotland and a member of the Scottish Government...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 9 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2025-01-21
Reference
EIR/202400443939
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Potential disruption in food supply due to Labour’s Autumn Budget: EIR release

(1) Has the Food Security Unit given any consideration to the potential disruption in Scotland’s food supply because of Labour’s Autumn Budget? (2) Please could you share any correspondence to or from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform, and Islands, Mairi Gougeon, about the disruption of food securit...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-20
Reference
EIR/202400442033
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Letter sent by Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment regarding Eriskay Pony Society: EIR release

A copy of the the letter sent to Alasdair Allan MSP by Mairi Gougeon, Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment in relation to the Eriskay Pony Society on 13 October 2020, the letter or communication to which this was a reply and any prior or subsequent communications related to the subject.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 8 attachments
Published
2025-01-20
Reference
EIR/202400442163
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Net Zero consultations information: EIR release

For the list of consultations below that closed in 2024, please provide the following: 1) The response ID and the text that has been redacted, including the question each portion of redacted text was associated with. 2) The exemption or exception used and public interest tests for each piece of redacted text. Consul...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11 s.34 s.10 s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-17
Reference
EIR/202400440921
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

European Union gene editing rules documentation: EIR release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence (internal as well), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, policy notes, about EU gene editing rules, from the last six months?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.10(4) s.11(2) s.10(5) 8 attachments
Published
2024-11-26
Reference
FOI/202400437152
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Return of funds taken as part of the Emergency Budget Review: EIR release

All correspondence that relates to the return of the £15 million, that was initially taken as part of the Emergency Budget Review, to the agriculture budget in 2024-25.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 33 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2024-11-21
Reference
EIR/202400433560
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Correspondence relating to Whiteshore Cockles on North Uist: EIR release

Please share any communications, documents or other material which relates to Whiteshore Cockles on North Uist, spanning from 1 January 2024 to the present date. Please ensure any communications are dated and displayed in chronological order, that media such as images and video are included, and all forms of communica...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence meetings whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-11-20
Reference
FOI/202400436602
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Greenhouse gas emissions, farming funding and First Minister Perthshire visit: EIR release

Q1 request: Are oil and gas emissions included in the 2045 net zero plans? Q2 request: In the House of Commons on May 9, SNP MP Steven Bonnar said: "The SNP Government have guaranteed Scottish farmers the level of funding that was available pre-Brexit, unlike the Tories here in England or indeed the Labour party in Wa...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.10(4) s.10(5) s.11 4 attachments
Published
2024-11-18
Reference
FOI/202400436036
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

‘Not for EU’ product labelling correspondence: FOI release

All correspondence, including internally, sent and received by the Scottish Government, all minutes from meetings, all briefings written, about the plans for Not for EU labelling on products, from the last three months.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.28(1) 4 attachments
Published
2024-10-28
Reference
FOI/202400432308
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Preparation of the letter that Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands sent to the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee: EIR release

All correspondence that relates to the preparation of the letter that Mairi Gougeon sent to the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 24 September 2024.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 12 working days correspondence ministers s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2024-10-23
Reference
EIR/202400433564
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Spend on producing the Rural Support Plan: EIR release

Total amount that the Scottish Government has spent to date on producing the Rural Support Plan.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 15 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2024-10-17
Reference
FOI/202400432713
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Perthshire North constituency statistics: FOI release

Figures from the last fiscal year as to the total amount of finance provided to landowners/tenants for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in the Perthshire North constituency. Furthermore, if possible, could you also provide projected figures for the forthcoming fiscal period?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2024-10-15
Reference
FOI/202400431706
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Scotland Food & Drink Partnership’s Regional Food Fund records: EIR release

Records on the Scotland Food & Drink Partnership’s Regional Food Fund, specifically: 1. Scotland Food & Drink Partnership’s Regional Food Fund, how much has been spent on this, breakdown per year and per region. Can this include names and descriptions of all projects which have been handed cash? 2. Could you supply t...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2024-10-15
Reference
EIR/202400431402
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Economy, Farming and rural, Public sector

Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS): EIR release

1. How many applicants are currently receiving funding from LFASS. 2. In relation to Q1, how many applicants have received funding which was due in 2022/23? 3. In relation to Q1, how many applicants have received funding which was due in 2023/24? 4. In relation to Q1, how many applicants have received funding which ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.2 s.20 s.39(2) s.1
Published
2024-10-14
Reference
FOI/202400432905
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector