The FM says ministers 'past and present' must co-operate fully with Scottish and UK Covid inquiries.
Humza Yousaf has denied deleting Whatsapp messages relating to the Covid-19 pandemic.Senior government figures during the pandemic, including former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, have been accused of wiping messages or using an auto-delete function.We don't understand rules for WhatsApp - ex-minister
"If the Covid inquiry wants more information, needs more information, then I expect every minister, past and present, every government official or clinical adviser to comply." It has been reported by the Sunday Mail that the former first minister manually deleted messages relating to the pandemic.The Scottish inquiry issued a "do not destroy" order at the beginning of August 2022, meaning it could be an offence for witnesses to have deleted Covid-related messages after that date.
The Scottish Daily Mail also reported that chief medical officer Prof Sir Gregor Smith used an auto-delete function on Whatsapp messages during the crisis. That function wasGreen minister Lorna Slater, who was appointed in August 2021, told BBC Scotland's Sunday Show she did not use Whatsapp for government business and did not have a government-issue phone.
"I find this quite insulting and disrespectful to the bereaved families who lost loved ones during the pandemic because they were promised answers, they were promised full co-operation and that simply hasn't happened," she told BBC Scotland News.Ms Baillie said she was "astonished" the Scottish government had only recently requested an order to provide data to the UK inquiry.
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said there were "serious questions" about when and why any messages may have been deleted by senior government figures.
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