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Meeting of the Parliament 19 March 2026 [Draft]

19 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Question Time
Oral Questions (Annual Staff Resource Cost)
Eagle, Tim Con Highlands and Islands Watch on SPTV

I did not think that there would be much of a cost, but the wasted parliamentary time is another matter. Since January last year, there have been 55 not lodged questions, 38 of which were from the Scottish National Party, with one former First Minister failing to lodge a question multiple times after voluntarily entering their name into the draw. There are members on the Conservative benches who want to be able to ask questions. I understand that occasional mistakes can happen, but the sheer number of not lodged questions from the governing party concerns me. It blocks other members from questioning. Would the corporate body support the Parliament if it decided that not lodged questions should be reballoted on Thursdays to MSPs who will bother to submit a question?

In the same item of business

3. Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con) Con
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what the estimated annual staff resource cost is to the SPCB of administering the random selection and proce...
Maggie Chapman (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body) Green
Administering the electronic random draw for portfolio and general questions that subsequently result in a not lodged status does not generate a specific cos...
Tim Eagle Con
I did not think that there would be much of a cost, but the wasted parliamentary time is another matter. Since January last year, there have been 55 not lodg...
Maggie Chapman Green
I think that we all share that frustration when such opportunities are lost. However, although I note that that frustration exists, there can be a whole rang...