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 meetings held between GFG Alliance and the Scottish Government: FOI Release

Any correspondence including meeting minutes, memos, notes, emails, agendas, or attachments and correspondence on the topic of, or originating following any meetings held between GFG Alliance and the Scottish Government's advisors, Deloitte and/or Teneo, since May 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 141 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.20 6 attachments
Published
2024-01-09
Reference
202200332037
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public Sector

Due diligence report by Teneo regarding costs of hulls 801 and 802: FOI release

Please provide a copy of the due diligence report carried out by external advisers Teneo in relation to the costs of the 801 and 802 ferries contract being carried out by Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow, which was commissioned following the latest estimates of costs by the chief executive of FMPG in autumn 2022. Please al...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings contracts spending s.33(1) s.25(1) 4 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202300359647
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Green Freeports Programme Board working groups: EIR release

For the following working groups: A. Green Freeports Programme Board B. Green Investment Portfolio Project Assessment Panel C. Hydrogen Industry Forum D. Improvement Working Group What was the date of formation of these groups? Who is a member of these groups? What is the cost to the Scottish Government of operating ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence meetings spending s.10(4) s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
FOI/202300381309
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Briefing for Ivan McKee meeting Sanjeev Gupta 7 October 2022: FOI release

Please supply all items of information held in relation to the briefing prepared for minister Ivan McKee for his meeting / video conference with Sanjeev Gupta, CEO, GFG Alliance on 7 October 2022, and all notes and records of the event. This is listed in the Scottish Government's ministerial engagements https://www.g...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings 4 attachments
Published
2024-01-05
Reference
202300338501
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise and Ferguson Marine Chair Interview: FOI release

All items of information held in relation to the briefing prepared for minister Ivan McKee for his Ferguson Marine Chair Interview meeting on 24 October 2022, and all notes and records of the event. This is listed in the Scottish Government's ministerial engagements. This should include all material prepared for the D...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 50 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) s.20 4 attachments
Published
2024-01-05
Reference
202300338482
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Ivan McKee's meeting with Sanjeev Gupta: FOI release

All internal and external correspondence within and sent or received by the Scottish Government including attached documents, meeting handouts, memos, briefings to ministers, attendee lists, location of meeting, notes, minutes, or OneNote memos, linked to Ivan McKee's meeting with Sanjeev Gupta on October 7, 2022.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 6 attachments
Published
2024-01-05
Reference
202300338445
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Invite/attendance at HMS Birmingham steel cutting at BAE Systems, Govan: FOI release

Did Scottish Government officials/ministers get invited to the steel cutting of the HMS Birmingham at BAE Systems in Govan on Tuesday April 4 and if so did they send anyone? If you did, who attended and what is their job? Who was invited? Was Humza Yousaf invited and if so, why did he not attend? All correspondence bet...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) 10 attachments
Published
2024-01-04
Reference
202300350567
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence in relation to the DFM Statement on Ferguson Marine: FOI release

All correspondence, memos, meeting papers, briefing notes and speaking notes in relation to the Deputy First Minister’s Ministerial Statement on Ferguson Marine, given in the Scottish Parliament chamber on 16 March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 61 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) 4 attachments
Published
2024-01-03
Reference
202300348096
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Ferguson Marine Risk Register on Hull 801 and 802: FOI release

The Ferguson Marine Risk Register detail in relation to the August update of the progress on the work on Hull 801 and 802 at Ferguson Marine. This was omitted in August after being published in previous updates.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 27 working days over deadline correspondence s.33(1) s.38(1) 4 attachments
Published
2023-12-22
Reference
202300341445
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Ferguson Marine Risk Register in relation to work on Hull 801 and 802: FOI release

Ferguson Marine Risk Register detail in relation to the September and October update of the progress on the work on Hull 801 and 802 at Ferguson Marine. This was omitted from updates.

FOI partially withheld 85 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence 4 attachments
Published
2023-12-22
Reference
202300344587
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Ferguson Marine Risk Register detail in relation to the November, December and January: FOI release

Ferguson Marine Risk Register detail in relation to the November, December and January updates of the progress on the work on Hull 801 and 802 at Ferguson Marine. This has been started to be omitted from updates after being published before.

FOI partially withheld 85 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence 4 attachments
Published
2023-12-22
Reference
202300344588
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Valneva plant in Livingston: FOI release

All the correspondence and any other messages - email, letter, WhatsApp, text and any other form of communication - between the Scottish Government, including the First Minister's office (including civil servants and special advisers) and Valneva, or any other company or agency involved, on the First Minister's visit t...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers whatsapp s.33(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 20 attachments
Published
2023-12-21
Reference
202200292252
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Deloitte and the Scottish Government relating to the Lochaber guarantee: FOI release

Please provide all reports compiled by Deloitte and delivered to the Scottish Government relating to the Lochaber guarantee, from the date of the lastest report included in this FOI response... https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202100222206/ [*note: that is 28 May 2021] ... to the date of this request [*note: tha...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence s.33(1) 4 attachments
Published
2023-12-20
Reference
202200298360
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Project Sakura: FOI release

Any reports or briefings issued or submitted to ministers that would fall within 'Project Sakura' since July 1, 2022.

FOI partially withheld 85 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings 4 attachments
Published
2023-12-13
Reference
FOI/202300370018
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Additional Payments made to Ferguson Marine: FOI release

Two additional payments of £15M (in December 2022) and £6m (in March 2023) were made to Ferguson Marine to help with cash flow. Please provide ministerial approval and any related briefing or submission to ministers relating to these payments. Please provide the total of each payment to Ferguson Marine made, what they ...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings spending 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
FOI/202300368735
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Kinlochleven hydro-electric plant: correspondence between Scottish Government and the companies of the GFG Alliance: FOI release

All correspondence between the Scottish Government and the companies of the GFG Alliance on the subject of the Kinlochleven hydro-electric plant. The correspondence can be limited to that to/from Ministers and that to/from the Economic Development directorate.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers contracts s.33(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.20 10 attachments
Published
2023-12-07
Reference
202200315653
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Risk log for Project Lavender and associated updates: FOI release

For the calendar year 2021 and 2022, the risk log for Project Lavender and any associated updates.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts s.30 s.33(1) s.20 6 attachments
Published
2023-12-07
Reference
202200318539
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Industrial Sectors And Projects Meetings (Economic Development Directorate) 2022: FOI release

Any internal or external correspondence, including meeting agendas, notes, minutes, handouts, or follow-up emails including any attachments, coming from the DED and ISP directorate's weekly and quarterly FOI meetings in the 2022 calendar year.

FOI partially withheld 85 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings 8 attachments
Published
2023-12-05
Reference
202200318541
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Minutes of meetings between the Chief Entrepreneur and SG ministers: FOI release

The minutes of any meetings between the Chief Entrepeneur, Mark Logan, and any Scottish Government Minister since Mr Logan's position within the Scottish Government was announced on 07/07/2022.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.30 s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-05
Reference
202200331930
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Sums paid to Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited: FOI release

Can you please stipulate all sums paid to date to Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited and Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited since September 6, 2017, when a commercial loan facility of £6m was given by the Directorate for Economic Development. Can you state firstly who the payee was, what the amount paid was, the ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.27(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-11-29
Reference
FOI/202300369280
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Correspondence between Mr Logan and Scottish Government ministers: FOI release

Could you please provide me with a list of all engagements undertaken by Mark Logan since he was appointed as Scotland's chief entrepreneur in July this year. Can you provide all details of correspondence Mr Logan has had with Scottish Government ministers since his appointment. Can you also provide a list of his month...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers 2 attachments
Published
2023-11-21
Reference
202200332575
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Meetings with Scottish Hospitality Group: FOI release

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions Ministers have met the Scottish Hospitality Group since March 2020 whether this was virtually or in-person? Can I also ask for any correspondence from the Scottish Hospitality Group in relationto these meetings either before they took place or afterwards?

FOI partially withheld 85 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings 2 attachments
Published
2023-11-20
Reference
202200330248
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Reports on GFG Alliance/Lochaber: FOI release

Any reports, briefings, or notes submitted to the deputy first minister on GFG Alliance/Lochaber since March 1, 2022 to date. Specifically, any note setting out the justification for the public interest aspect of the government's approach to GFG Alliance/Lochaber.

FOI partially withheld 85 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings 4 attachments
Published
2023-11-12
Reference
202200328957
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector