Parliamentary questions
Adam Tomkins
214 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
18 May 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether there was communication between it and the Scottish Information Commissioner regarding the commissioner being minded to delay announcing decisions that might be critical of ministers until after the 2016 Scottish election and, if so, whether it will publish details of this.
Answer · Derek Mackay: No, there was no such communication. I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-00130 on 31 May 2016. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.par…
18 May 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it became aware that the Scottish Information Commissioner was minded to delay announcing decisions that might be critical of ministers until after the 2016 Scottish election, as reported in the Daily Record on 29 March 2016.
Answer · Derek Mackay: The Scottish Government is not aware of the commissioner having had any intention to delay decisions which might be critical of ministers until after the 2016 Scottish election. On 22 March 2016, her office informed Scottish Government officials that they wer…
18 May 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the report in the Daily Record on 29 March 2016 that the Scottish Information Commissioner was minded to delay announcing decisions that might be critical of ministers until after the 2016 Scottish election.
Answer · Derek Mackay: This is not a matter for the Scottish Government. I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-00128 on 31 May 2016. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: h…
18 May 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Information Commissioner is subject to purdah.
Answer · Derek Mackay: No, the commissioner is not subject to purdah because she is not part of the Scottish Government. The commissioner is an independent public official appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the nomination of the Scottish Parliament.