First Minister meetings which focused on drug deaths: FOI release

Information requested

1) Since John Swinney became First Minister, how many meetings has he had which focused on drug deaths?

2) Since John Swinney became First Minister, how many times has drug deaths been brought up in meetings of Cabinet?

3) During Humza Yousaf's time as First Minister, how many meetings did he attend which focused on drug deaths?

4) During Humza Yousaf's time as First Minister, how many times did drug deaths get discussed in meetings of Cabinet?

Response

1) Nil response.

2) Some of the information you have requested is available from Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) . Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

Cabinet minutes provide a full account of decisions made but are not a verbatim record. As such it is not possible to determine with certainty the precise number of times a particular topic has been discussed at Cabinet, nor how many times a topic was raised at Cabinet within a particular timeframe. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) that the Scottish Government does not hold the information you have requested.

3) Nil response.

4) Some of the information you have requested is available from Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) . Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

Cabinet minutes provide a full account of decisions made but are not a verbatim record. As such it is not possible to determine with certainty the precise number of times a particular topic has been discussed at Cabinet, nor how many times a topic was raised at Cabinet within a particular timeframe. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) that the Scottish Government does not hold the information you have requested.

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