Russell Findlay

28 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any engagement that it (a) has undertaken and (b) is currently undertaking with (i) the UK Government and (ii) any other administration to learn more about the anticipated opportunities and risks resulting from AI in the provision of public services.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: a) i) The Scottish Government has responded to UK Government consultations on artificial intelligence and has engaged at both official and ministerial level on AI policy and regulation, including correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and the Minister …

28 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any policy that it (a) is currently developing and (b) has developed in relation to the use of AI by the civil service in all branches of devolved government, including all NHS boards, the Scottish Prison Service, Police Scotland and any other public bo…

Answer · Richard Lochhead: Harnessing the economic opportunities of AI is crucial for Scotland’s economic growth, global competitiveness, and the well-being of its people. This importance means Scotland cannot afford to fall behind in both its adoption and development, while also…

28 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any work that it (a) has done and (b) is currently doing to assess how it plans to utilise AI in relation to the delivery of all devolved public services, including the NHS, police service, prison service, transport network, education system and local a…

Answer · Ivan McKee: The Scottish Government does not centrally manage the use of Artificial Intelligence across our public services.Scotland’s AI Strategy provides the overarching high-level principles that ensures a consistent approach to adhere to those principles of bei…

22 Jan 2026 · First Minister's Question

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15 Jan 2026 · First Minister's Question

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8 Jan 2026 · First Minister's Question

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18 Dec 2025 · First Minister's Question

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11 Dec 2025 · First Minister's Question

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4 Dec 2025 · First Minister's Question

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27 Nov 2025 · First Minister's Question

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20 Nov 2025 · First Minister's Question

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13 Nov 2025 · First Minister's Question

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13 Nov 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment, which was made in February 2021, to hold an inquiry into the malicious prosecutions relating to Rangers Football Club.

Answer · Angela Constance: There is a commitment to a process of inquiry into the circumstances of the malicious prosecutions. This process of inquiry including the details of the inquiry process will be progressed once all related investigations and proceedings are concluded.

6 Nov 2025 · First Minister's Question

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30 Oct 2025 · First Minister's Question

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23 Oct 2025 · First Minister's Question

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2 Oct 2025 · First Minister's Question

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25 Sep 2025 · First Minister's Question

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18 Sep 2025 · First Minister's Question

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11 Sep 2025 · First Minister's Question

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4 Sep 2025 · First Minister's Question

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1 Sep 2025 · First Minister's Question

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19 Jun 2025 · First Minister's Question

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12 Jun 2025 · First Minister's Question

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5 Jun 2025 · First Minister's Question

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29 May 2025 · First Minister's Question

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22 May 2025 · First Minister's Question

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15 May 2025 · First Minister's Question

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13 May 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-37209 by Shona Robison on 12 May 2025, in light of this information being sought via a parliamentary question and not via a Freedom of Information request, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how much it has spent on advertis…

Answer · Shona Robison: We acknowledge there was an error in sharing an FOI response to S6W-37209 on 12 May 2025.The information requested is highly commercially sensitive and therefore we are unable to provide the expenditure broken down by newspaper title, as requested.As per the …

8 May 2025 · First Minister's Question

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