Question reference: S4W-21284
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 21 May 2014
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 May 2014
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the costs of events associated with Scotland’s Future: Your Guide to an Independent Scotland.
Answer
The Scotland’s Future events programme began with the launch of this document on 26 November 2013 and includes a stakeholder event on 10 December 2013 and a programme of public Q&A events hosted across Scotland.
The following expenditure in relation to events associated with Scotland’s Future has been made in financial year 2013-14:
Information on the costs of the launch event was published on 18 December 2013 in response to Parliamentary Question S4W-18195. The text of this response is available from:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S4_ChamberDesk/WA20131218.pdf
Stakeholder Event 10 December 2013
| Description | Spend |
| Venue hire, catering and services | £10,380.00 |
| Transport | £180.00 |
| Production of name badges and banners (banners reused at subsequent events) | £2,145.62 |
| Technical Services – stage and AV costs | £15,445.20 |
| Total | £28,150.82 |
Public Engagement Town Hall Events
Costs associated with equipment used at all town hall events
| Description | Spend |
| Production | £379.00 |
| Equipment | £7,128.14 |
| Total | £7,507.14 |
Dingwall - 31 January 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Venue hire, catering and services | £241.00 |
| Technical Services | £540.00 |
| Media Local Press | £540.12 |
| Production | £170.00 |
| Total | £1,491.12 |
Falkirk - 11 February 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Venue hire, catering and services | £587.50 |
| Total | £587.50 |
Stirling – 13 February 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Venue hire, catering and services | £263.18 |
| Media Local Press | £424.42 |
| Production | £138.67 |
| Total | £826.27 |
Dunblane - 17 February 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Technical Services | £558.00 |
| Media Local Press | £109.67 |
| Production | £138.67 |
| Total | £806.34 |
Coatbridge - 17 February 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Venue hire, catering and services | £151.00 |
| Technical | £313.20 |
| Media Local Press | £246.76 |
| Production | £138.67 |
| Total | £849.63 |
Paisley – 19 February 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Venue hire, catering and services | £234.00 |
| Media Local Press | £265.95 |
| Production | £138.67 |
| Total | £638.62 |
Dunfermline – 25 February 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Venue hire, catering and services | £61.15 |
| Technical services | £547.20 |
| Media Local Press | £842.98 |
| Production | £138.67 |
| Total | £1,590.00 |
Lochgilphead - 3 March 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Venue hire, catering and services | £49.00 |
| Media Local Press | £219.34 |
| Production | £129.72 |
| Total | £398.06 |
Dundee – 3 March 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Venue hire and catering | £494.60 |
| Media Local Press | £622.37 |
| Production | £129.72 |
| Total | £1,246.69 |
Montrose – 5 March 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Venue hire, catering and services | £230.00 |
| Technical services | £583.20 |
| Media Local Press | £191.92 |
| Production | £129.72 |
| Total | £1,134.84 |
Eyemouth – 5 March 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Media Local Press | £246.76 |
| Production | £138.67 |
| Total | £385.43 |
East Kilbride – 17 March 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Technical services | £219.00 |
| Production | £84.72 |
| Total | £303.72 |
Newtongrange – 18 March 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Venue hire, catering and services | £300.00 |
| Media Local Press | £268.69 |
| Production | £129.72 |
| Total | £698.41 |
Glasgow – 19 March 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Media Local Press | £423.29 |
| Production | £129.72 |
| Total | £553.01 |
Aberdeen – 20 March 20 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Media Local Press | £570.28 |
| Production | £129.72 |
| Total | £700.00 |
Blairgowrie – 26 March 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Technical Services | £433.80 |
| Media Local Press | £315.85 |
| Production | £129.72 |
| Total | £879.37 |
Arran – 30 March 2014
| Description | Spend |
| Technical Services | £836.64 |
| Media Local Press | £141.47 |
| Production | £129.72 |
| Total | £1,107.83 |