Question reference: S5W-31803
- Asked by: Michelle Ballantyne, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 14 September 2020
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 25 September 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent funding (a) ministerial, (b) officials' and (c) special advisers' travel to Scottish Development International offices in each year since 2010.
Answer
Currently there are 37 Scottish Development International overseas offices in 25 countries across the world.
We do not centrally hold costs of travel to Scottish Development International offices for Scottish Government officials.
Travel expenses for Special Advisors can be found at the following links:
- 2010 to 2016 - https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20170401123930/http://www.gov.scot/
About/People/14944/Special-Advisers/gifts-hospitality - 2016 to 2020 - https://www.gov.scot/collections/special-advisers-gifts-and-hospitality/
Travel expenses for Scottish Government Ministers can be found at the following links: