Question reference: S5W-32877
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 28 October 2020
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Current status: Answered by David Stewart MSP (on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate B on 11 November 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will reconsider the policy of permitting Members' offices four mobile devices only, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic leading to an increase in the number of staff who are working from home and who require their own office device to be in contact with constituents who might not have internet access.
Answer
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body recognises that, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, MSP staff working from home will be required to contact constituents in a variety of different ways. As such, the SPCB has agreed to provide basic mobile phones to MSP staff should they be required. These basic mobile phones will be supplied in addition to the current policy limits for mobile devices such as smartphones and are provided to help facilitate telephone contact with constituents who might not have internet access.