EXCLUSIVE by Scottish Energy News
The British government minister for Scotland and his deputy held a number of meetings with senior figures from the UK and Scottish energy industries, according to the latest data from the Scotland Office.
David Mundell, MP and/or his then deputy Lord Andrew Dunlop – in a series of meetings from Oct-December 2016 met with; –
- Perth-based Kilmac Energy to discuss renewables in Scotland
- Petro-INEOS to discuss the Grangemouth refinery
- Scottish Power to discuss the energy sector in Scotland
- The Oil and Gas Technology Centre in Aberdeen
- The IMES Group and Oil and Gas UK, both in Aberdeen
- The Edinburgh-based Green Investment Bank and Scottish Renewables.

In contrast, the number of meetings held by the Mundell and Dunlop to discuss Scottish energy matters is more than twice out-numbered by the number of meetings they held with the following London and/or Scottish-based media to discuss ‘broadcasting and/or constitutional affairs’ over the same period: –
- Laura Kuenssberg, Political Editor (BBC London)
- Daily Telegraph (twice; names not provided)
- Ken MacQuarrie, Director (BBC Scotland)
- Murray Foote, Editor (Daily Record)
- Graeme Smith, Acting Editor-in-Chief (The Herald)
- The (London) Times (names not provided)
- Garry Gibbon, Channel 4 News Political Editor
- Brian Taylor, Political Editor (BBC Scotland)
- Magnus Llewellin, Scottish Editor, The Times
In addition to these meetings, the following media organisations also bought lunches for Mundell and/or Dunlop in the last three months of 2016:
- Jason Allerdyce, Scotland Editor (Sunday Times)
- Kevin Schofield, Editor (Politics Home) & Daily Mail
- Allan Rennie, Editor-in-Chief (Media Scotland = Daily Record, Sunday Mail)
- The Times & BBC (names not provided)
- Daily Mail & Guardian (names not provided)
- David Dinsmore (News UK) <The Sun>