At Holyrood today Douglas Ross challenged the Deputy First Minister over Nicola Sturgeon manually deleting her WhatsApp messages saying: 'The stench of secrecy from this government is overpowering.'

Shona Robison has said she is not able to provide details on what has or has not been provided to the Covid inquiries.

Making a statement in Holyrood, Ms Robison said it was for the inquiries to decide what should be published, in the wake of a row over the potential deletion of WhatsApp messages – including reports that Nicola Sturgeon messages may not have been retained.

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has sent a Section 21 notice to the Scottish Government, requiring them to hand over informal communications such as WhatsApp messages, the Deputy First Minister has said.

Shona Robison told MSPs that work was under way to provide the inquiry with the messages now that the order has been received and “advice” has been sought on whether deleted materials can be recovered.

“The Scottish Government received this Section 21 notice yesterday, and I can confirm that work is well under way to fully comply in accordance with the timetable set by the UK Inquiry,” she said. “This will mean that all requested messages held will be shared, in full and unredacted, by 6 November.

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