Graeme Dey
Scottish National Party · Scotland
“As the First Minister set out in the chamber on 19 March, the Scottish Government has, since the start of 2024, answered more than 13,000 freedom of information requests, of which 95 per cent have been responded to on time. The Scottish Information Commissioner has raised compliance concerns about two of those cases.”
Scottish Parliament25 March 2026Source ↗
“Any other Government would be utterly ashamed, but this lot are brazen and think that they can get away with it. Does the minister understand that the Government’s behaviour on that case and so many others has led the public out there to tell me that they think that Scottish National Party ministers and the SNP Government are a bunch of c…”
Scottish Parliament25 March 2026Source ↗
“[Interruption.] The Presiding Officer: Let us hear the minister. Graeme Dey: The Government has an excellent track record in responding to FOI requests.”
Scottish Parliament25 March 2026Source ↗
“The order responds to a European convention on human rights compliance issue that was identified in relation to voting rights for Scottish Parliament elections and which requires to be remedied ahead of the 2026 election.”
Scottish Parliament18 March 2026Source ↗
“That bill remains the only bill of this Parliament to have required a two-thirds supermajority in order to be passed and to have obtained that.”
Scottish Parliament18 March 2026Source ↗
“In moving the business motion on behalf of the bureau, I want briefly to provide members with context and a clear understanding of what adhering to it and avoiding the need for exceptional sittings of the kind that we have had today will require.”
Scottish Parliament13 March 2026Source ↗