The costs associated with the fourth Council of Economic Advisers meeting are as follows:
Travel and accommodation costs:
Jim McColl:
- Made own travel arrangements. No cost to Scottish Government involved.
- Accommodation: £87.50
Crawford Beveridge:
- Made own travel arrangements. No cost to Scottish Government involved.
- Accommodation: £127.50
Professor Alexander Kemp:
- Train: £76.00
- Car: £131.25
- Further car travel (shared with Professor Hughes Hallett): £206.25
- Accommodation: £87.50
Professor Andrew Hughes Hallett:
- Flights: £3,813.50
- Car: see Professor Kemp
- Taxi: £52.88
- Accommodation: £127.50
Professor John Kay:
- Flight: £17.00
- Accommodation: £135.00
Sir George Mathewson:
- Cars: £551.67
- Accommodation: £175.00
Professor Sir James Mirrlees:
- Flights: £2,645.74
- Taxi: £76.38
- Accommodation: £135.00
Ms Frances Cairncross:
- Flights: £320.00
- Cars: £175.13
- Accommodation: £127.50
Professor Finn Kydland:
- Flights: £7,920.64
- Cars: £353.26
- Accommodation: £305.00
Please note that coach travel was also arranged but cost cannot be broken down per Council member. The total cost of coach hire was £370.00.
Travel details:
Jim McColl:
- Made own travel arrangements. Details not known.
Crawford Beveridge:
- Made own travel arrangements. Details not known.
Professor Alexander Kemp:
- Train to from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley Station
- Car from Edinburgh Waverley to Western House Hotel, Ayr
- Coach from Western House Hotel to Dumfries House, Cumnock
- Coach from Dumfries House to Western House Hotel
- Coach from Western House Hotel to Dumfries House
- Car from Dumfries House to Edinburgh Waverley
- Train from Edinburgh Waverley
- No further travel arrangements made
Professor Andrew Hughes Hallett:
- Flight from Washington DC to Edinburgh Airport
- Car to Western House Hotel, Ayr
- Coach from Western House Hotel to Dumfries House, Cumnock
- Coach from Dumfries House to Western House Hotel
- Coach from Western House Hotel to Dumfries House
- Taxi from Dumfries House to Prestwick Airport
- Flight from Milan to Washington DC
- No further travel arrangements made
Professor Frances Ruane:
Professor John Kay:
- Flight from London Stansted to Prestwick Airport
- No further travel arrangements made
Sir George Mathewson:
- Car from Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, to Western House Hotel, Ayr
- Coach from Western House Hotel to Dumfries House, Cumnock
- Coach from Dumfries House to Western House Hotel
- Coach from Western House Hotel to Dumfries House
- Car from Dumfries House to [personal address], Edinburgh
- No further travel arrangements made
Professor Sir James Mirrlees:
- Flight from Hong Kong to Prestwick Airport (via Heathrow)
- Taxi from Prestwick Airport to Western House Hotel, Ayr
- Coach from Western House Hotel to Dumfries House, Cumnock
- Coach from Dumfries House to Western House Hotel
- Coach from Western House Hotel, Ayr to Dumfries House
- Taxi from Dumfries House to Prestwick Airport
- Flights from Prestwick Airport to Stansted
- No further travel arrangements made
Ms Frances Cairncross:
- Flight from Heathrow to Glasgow Airport
- Car from Glasgow Airport to Western House Hotel, Ayr
- Coach from Western House Hotel to Dumfries House, Cumnock
- Coach from Dumfries House to Western House Hotel
- Coach from Western House Hotel to Dumfries House
- Car from Dumfries House to Glasgow Airport
- Flight from Glasgow Airport to Heathrow
- No further travel arrangements made
Professor Finn Kydland:
- Flight from Los Angeles to Edinburgh Airport
- Car from Edinburgh Airport to Western House Hotel, Ayr
- Coach from Western House Hotel to Dumfries House, Cumnock
- Coach from Dumfries House to Western House Hotel
- Coach from Western House Hotel to Dumfries House
- Car from Dumfries House to Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh
- Car from Caledonian Hotel to Edinburgh Airport
- Flight from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles
- No further travel arrangements made
Cost of venue hire and catering:
Meeting at Dumfries House, Cumnock:
- Venue hire: £1,175.00
- Food and beverages served at the meeting: £1,336.56
Dinner at Dumfries House:
- Venue hire: none
- Food: £1,968.13
- Beverages (including tea, coffee, alcohol and soft drinks): £270.25
Menu for dinner at Dumfries House:
- Starter: roast scallops
- Main course: venison and vegetables
- Dessert: chocolate ganache
- Beverages: wine, coffee
Invoices and other correspondence that relates to the organisation of this meeting, released on 06 September 2010, can be downloaded here.