Chamber
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)
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 range of reasons why questions end up not being lodged.
The running of portfolio and general questions falls under the practice and procedures of the Parliament in relation to its business, so it is not directly a matter for the corporate body. However, members can write to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee on such matters, and I note that there are members of that committee in the room as we speak.
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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...