To ask the Scottish Executive what receptions or other functions have been held at Bute House since 1 May 2003, detailing the date of function, who attended and the cost of the catering.
Bute House is the official residence of the First Minister and a range of official and private engagements are held there. A list of the official functions hosted by Ministers at Bute House since 1 May 2003 is provided below. Some of these events were not a call on Scottish Executive funds. The total cost to date to the Scottish Executive is £14,350.
No central records are kept of attendance at functions.
The costs of private functions do not fall to the Executive and the Executive does not record them.
Official functions hosted by Scottish Executive Ministers at Bute House
Date Occasion
19 June Dinner:President Martini of Tuscany
30 June Lunch -Bavarian European Minister
10 Aug Reception- Home Reading Champions
11 Aug Dinner:Childrens Voluntary Organisations
12 Aug Reception- Edinburgh International Festival
16 Aug Reception -Edinburgh Military Tattoo
7 Sept Reception- World Route Development Forum
8 Sept Reception:Sustainable Development Commission
14 Nov Reception- ENABLE
29 Sept Reception:NHS Trust Chairs
2 Oct Dinner:Senior Executives of NEC
6 Oct Dinner:Senior Executives of Agilent Technologies
3 Nov Reception:Scottish Biodiversity Strategy Steering Group
6 Nov Lunch:European Investment Bank
10 Nov Dinner:Flat Programme Innovators
26 Nov Reception:International Association for Volunteer Effort
3 Dec Reception- Parliamentarians
10 Dec Reception:Local Authority Housing Managers
18 Dec Reception -Scottish Media
12 Jan Dinner:Strategic Group for Women
19 Jan Dinner:Participants in Life Sciences Tour
24 Jan Dinner -Representatives of Civic & Corporate Scotland
4 Feb Dinner -Commonwealth Games Trust
10 Feb Dinner -Chief Constables
6 March Dinner - Representativesof Civic & Corporate Scotland
16 March Presentationof Hon CBE to Prof Bernard King
17 March Dinner:Representatives of Education Stakeholder interests
24 March Dinner:Representatives of Education Stakeholder interests
29 March Dinner:Representatives of Education Stakeholder interests.