FOI/202300384401 · FOI · not held
Scottish Ministers with Scottish Government issued laptop or tablet: FOI release
Information requested
1. A list of all government ministers who have a laptop, iPad or similar tablet, or smart watch provided by the Scottish Government, what device and when this was issued.
2. A list of all government ministers who have a mobile phone provided by the Scottish Parliament, and when this phone was issued.
3. A list of all government ministers who have a laptop, iPad or similar tablet, or smart watch provided by the Scottish Parliament, what device and when this was issued.
4. A list of all costs of MSPs bills for communications (minutes, texts, data) via any of the above devices for the last 5 years, broken down by MSP and by individual bill. (E.G. MSP A's bill for January 2023 was £10 for communications on the iPad.)
5. Please detail whether any of the total bills in the above response were for roaming charges, and indicate which ones.
Response
I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested.
1. A list of all government ministers who have a laptop, iPad or similar tablet, or smart watch provided by the Scottish Government, what device and when this was issued.
The table lists the Scottish Ministers and if they have a tablet or laptop device. It has not been possible to include when the device was issued as the specific date a device was issued is not held in our records.
Minister Current Ministerial Role SG Laptop SG Tablet Humza Yousaf First Minister YES NO Shona Robison Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance YES NO Angela Constance Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs YES NO Neil Gray Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy YES NO Mairi McAllan Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition YES NO Mairi Gougeon Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands YES NO Angus Robertson Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture YES NO Michael Matheson Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care YES YES Shirley-Anne Somerville Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice YES NO Jenny Gilruth Cabinet Secretary for Education & Skills YES NO Siobhian Brown Minister for Victims and Community Safety YES NO Natalie Don Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise YES NO Richard Lochhead Minister for Small Business, Innovation, Tourism and Trade YES NO Fiona Hyslop Minister for Transport YES NO Elena Whitham Minister for Drugs & Alcohol Policy YES NO Tom Arthur Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance YES NO Maree Todd Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing & Sport YES NO Emma Roddick Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees YES NO Graeme Dey Minister for Higher Education, Further Education (& Minister for Veterans) YES NO Gillian Martin Minister for Energy and the Environment YES NO Jamie Hepburn Minister for Independence YES NO Joe FitzPatrick Minister for Local Government Empowerment & Planning YES YES Jenni Minto Minister for Public Health & Women's Health YES NO Paul McLennan Minister for Housing YES NO Patrick Harvie Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel & Tenant's Rights YES NO George Adam Minister for Parliamentary Business YES NO Christina McKelvie Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development YES NO Lorna Slater Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity YES NO Dorothy Bain KC Lord Advocate YES YES Ruth Charteris KC Solicitor General YES NO
2. A list of all government ministers who have a mobile phone provided by the Scottish Parliament, and when this phone was issued.
3. A list of all government ministers who have a laptop, iPad or similar tablet, or smart watch provided by the Scottish Parliament, what device and when this was issued.
4. A list of all costs of MSPs bills for communications (minutes, texts, data) via any of the above devices for the last 5 years, broken down by MSP and by individual bill. (E.G. MSP A's bill for January 2023 was £10 for communications on the iPad.)
5. Please detail whether any of the total bills in the above response were for roaming charges, and indicate which ones.
The Scottish Government does not have the information you have asked for questions 2-5 because the Scottish Government is not responsible for the devices issued by the Scottish Parliament or any associated mobile charges associated with these devices, we therefore do not hold records of these.
This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact the Scottish Parliament who may be able to help you.
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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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