SCOTLAND OFFICE

QUARTERLY INFORMATION 01 Jan – 31 Mar 2014

GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140

Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon MP Date gift given To Gift Value (over £140) Nil Return

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Rt Hon MP Date gift given To Gift Value Nil return

GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140

Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil Return

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Rt Hon David Mundell MP Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil return

MINISTERS’ HOSPITALITY

HOSPITALITY RECEIVED1

Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP Date of Name of organisation Type of hospitality received hospitality

22/01/14 KPMG Dinner 04/02/14 Caledonian Club Lunch 10/02/14 NFUS Dinner 06/03/14 ICAS Dinner 11/03/14 Parliamentary Press Lunch Gallery 27/03/14 Edinburgh University Dinner

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Rt Hon David Mundell MP Date of Name of organisation Type of hospitality received hospitality 07/01/14 The Scotsman Lunch 29/01/14 LSCC and CFU Dinner 03/02/14 F&C Asset Management Private view of artwork ‘Sensing Spaces’ 04/02/14 Daily Record Lunch 10/02/14 NFUS Dinner 04/03/14 SFDF Dinner 21/03/14 The Law Society of Dinner Scotland

1 Does not normally include attendance at functions hosted by HM Government; ‘diplomatic’ functions in the UK or abroad, hosted by overseas governments; minor refreshments at meetings, receptions, conferences, and seminars; and offers of hospitality which were declined. * indicates if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend.

MINISTERS’ OVERSEAS TRAVEL

Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP Date(s) Destination Purpose of ‘Scheduled’ Number of Total cost of trip trip ‘No 32 (The officials including travel Royal) accompanying and Squadron’ Minister, where accommodation of or ‘other non-scheduled Minister only RAF’ or travel is used ‘Chartered’ or ‘Eurostar’ 19/01/14 Brussels Diplomatic/ Scheduled/ £608.08 – Business Eurostar 21/01/14 13/03/14 Denmark Diplomatic/ Scheduled £944.05 – Business 14/03/14

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Rt Hon David Mundell MP Date(s) Destination Purpose of ‘Scheduled’ Number of Total cost of trip trip ‘No 32 (The officials including travel Royal) accompanying and Squadron’ Minister, where accommodation of or ‘other non-scheduled Minister only RAF’ or travel is used ‘Chartered’ or ‘Eurostar’ Nil return

MINISTERS MEETINGS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (INCLUDING MEETINGS WITH NEWSPAPER AND OTHER MEDIA PROPRIETORS, EDITORS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES2

Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP Date of Name of External Organisation Purpose of Meeting Meeting 01/14 Barclays Banking industry issues 01/14 East Lothian Works Employability issues 01/14 Reform Scotland Constitutional issues 01/14 Oil and Gas UK Oil and gas industry issues 01/14 Strathclyde University Higher education issues 01/14 DEME Infrastructure issues 01/14 Scottish Refugee Council Immigration issues 01/14 Ken McQuarrie, BBC Scotland Update on UK Government policies and priorities 01/14 NIDOS International development 01/14 Glasgow Caledonian University Higher education issues (lunch provided) 01/14 Scottish Business Board Scottish economy and business issues 01/14 City of Glasgow College, City Life, Tourism Scottish Destination Management Association, Scottish Tourism Alliance, British Hospitality Association, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, Apex Hotels, Institute of Hospitality Scotland 02/14 Scottish Business Board Scottish economy and business issues 02/14 Innovate Foods Food industry issues

02/14 St. Andrews University Higher education issues (lunch provided) 02/14 Scotch Whisky Association Whisky industry issues 02/14 Nick Robinson, BBC Update on UK Government policies and priorities (lunch provided) 02/14 Aberdeen Asset Management Financial services industry issues 02/14 Institute of Directors Scotland, Barclays Aberdeen business

2 Does not normally include meetings with Government bodies such as other Government Departments, members of the Royal Household, NDPBs, Non-Ministerial Departments, Agencies, Government reviews and representatives of Parliament, devolved or foreign governments.. Visits, attendance at seminars, conferences, receptions, media, interviews etc would not normally be classed as meetings.

Private Banking, MSIS Group, Charles issues (breakfast Michie, ARR Craib Transport, Glacier provided) Energy Services, Bancon Group, Thorpe Molloy Recruitment, 02/14 Knockando Woolmill Trust Heritage charity issues (lunch provided) 02/14 Community Energy Scotland Community energy issues 02/14 Highland Campervans, Hebridean Women in business Seasalt, Glen Mhor Hotel, Simply Let, issues Angelic Gluten Free, TEFL, ITP Training, CREATE, The Whitehouse Restaurant 02/14 BSW Timber Group Timber industry issues 02/14 BID4OBAN Local business issues 02/14 Stramash Education issues 02/14 Crown Estate Crown Estate in Scotland 02/14 First Group Transport issues 02/14 Ernst and Young, Decom North Sea, Oil and gas industry Flexlife, Aberdeen Harbour, SCDI, Oil issues and Gas UK, GDF Suez, Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, Robert Gordon University, Prosource.it, BP, AMEC 02/14 Aberdeen Forward Employability 03/14 STUC Trade union issues 03/14 Arqiva Communications industry issues 03/14 Burcote Wind Renewable energy industry issues 03/14 Petrol Retailers Association Small petrol retailer issues 03/14 Scottish Employability Forum Employability issues 03/14 Weir Group Engineering industry issues 03/14 Petroineous, Petrochina, Scottish Grangemouth refinery Government Cabinet Secretary for Finance Employment and Sustainable Growth 03/14 Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary Falkirk local business for Finance Employment and issues Sustainable Growth, Falkirk Council 03/14 Scottish Chamber of Commerce Business and economy issues 03/14 PCS Trade union issues 03/14 Maersk Oil and gas industry issues 03/14 Dansk Industri Danish business issues (lunch provided) 03/14 VisitScotland Tourism industry issues 03/14 Scottish Enterprise Scottish economy

03/14 Law Society of Scotland Law Society Conference 03/14 Our Islands Our Future Islands issues 03/14 Institute of Directors Scotland Scottish business issues 03/14 Scottish Engineering Scottish engineering issues 03/14 ADS Council Defence industry issues 03/14 Fife Council Fife issues 03/14 Scottish Federation of Housing Housing issues Associations

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Rt Hon David Mundell MP Date of Name of External Organisation Purpose of Meeting Meeting 01/14 Scotch Whisky Association Whisky industry issues 01/14 Fife Council Welfare 01/14 Dundee Council Welfare 01/14 Council Welfare 01/14 GB Curling team Support for sports in the UK 02/14 Glasgow Council Welfare 02/14 Stirling Council Welfare 02/14 East Renfrewshire & Renfrewshire Welfare Council 02/14 Inverclyde Council Welfare 02/14 South Ayrshire Council Welfare 02/14 Homes for Heroes Housing support for veterans 03/14 Council Welfare 03/14 North Lanarkshire Council Welfare 03/14 Association of British Insurers Insurance industry issues 03/14 Graham’s Dairy Dairy industry issues 03/14 University of Stirling, Institute of Aquaculture industry Aquaculture issues 03/14 West Lothian Council Welfare 03/14 COSLA Welfare