Hospitality Costs

Costs incurred and claimed by Ministers in providing hospitality

Date

Minister

Ministerial Title

Details *

Venue

Cost

20/11/2000

Henry McLeish

First Minister

Lunch with Cardinal Winning

Bonham Hotel, Edinburgh

£25.50

20/12/2000

Jack McConnell

Minister for Education

Dinner with Dr Gavin McCrone, CoSLA and EIS Officials

Carlton Hotel, Edinburgh

£426.60

02/05/2001

Jackie Baillie

Minister for Social Justice

Lunch with Bobby Parker, GMB Scotland

Yes Café/Bar, Glasgow

£160.00

30/8/2001

Angus MacKay

Minister for Finance

Media Representatives Budget Breakfast

Best Western Queens Hotel, Dundee

£72.50

27/11/2002

Iain Gray

Minister for Social Justice

Lunch meeting with Sir Angus Grossart, Noble Grossart

Oloroso, Edinburgh

£55.10

09/12/2002

Andy Kerr

Minister for Finance

Lunch with senior representatives of Royal Bank of Scotland

Daniels Bistro, Edinburgh

£55.80

08/07/2003

Peter Peacock

Minister for Education

Breakfast Meeting with Dumfries & Galloway representatives

Station Hotel, Dumfries

£30.00

15/12/2003

Frank McAveety

Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport

Lunch meeting with Lord McFarlane

City Merchant Restaurant, Glasgow

£58.00

21/01/2004

Frank McAveety

Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport

Lunch meeting with Sir Angus Grossart, Noble Grossart

Cosmo Restaurant and Cocktail Bar, Edinburgh

£57.55

18/08/2004

Elish Angiolini

Solicitor General

Lunch with Kay Hampton and Maureen Fraser, The Commission for Racial Equality

The Outsider, Edinburgh

£55.00

16/09/2004

Margaret Curran

Minister for Communities

Dinner with Dugald Middleton, Bob Downes and Jo Armstrong

Glasgow Hilton Hotel

£285.05

14/11/2004

Peter Peacock

Minister for Education

Bi-lateral Meeting & Dinner with Ms Ute Erdsiek-Rave from the Land of Schleswig-Holstein (representing the Federal Republic of Germany)

Euro Village Hotel, Brussels

£180.07

24/01/2005

Peter Peacock

Minister for Education

Meeting with the Gaelic Society of London

Loch Fyne Restaurant, London

£235.18

23/02/2005

Euan Robson

Deputy Minister for Education

Lunch with Insurance Brokers, 7 in total

Members Lounge, Scottish Parliament

Cost unknown, awaiting invoice



* In addition to those attending the above events, some civil servants will have been present on some of the occasions.

Additional Information

The Scottish Executive has also recently answered several Parliamentary Questions about hospitality - S2W-06944, 06945, 06946, 06947, 06948, 06949, 06950, 13012, 13048, 13353 and 14140. These can be can be accessed via the Scottish Parliament's web site:

www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/pqa/index.htm.

Page updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2007