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FOI/202500452185 · FOI · unclear

Parliamentary question costs: FOI release

Published
2025-03-04
Received
2025-02-10
Responded
2025-02-25
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector
Exemptions
17(1)

Information requested

How much does it cost in 2024-25 for Scottish Government officials to respond to one parliamentary question? How much did it cost in 2023-24 for Scottish Government officials to respond to one parliamentary question?

Response

The most recent exercise to estimate the cost of answering a Parliamentary Question was conducted in 2008 and estimated the cost at £98.51. However, this estimate is now considerably out of date.

Scottish Government officials intend to undertake work to update the estimate in the future. As a result, the Scottish Government does not currently hold the information you have requested.

This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

About FOI

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

Detected exemption language

This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

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