David Davis took more than a day to respond when the Scottish Government called a "hotline" set up to give the devolved administration access to the Brexit Secretary, the First Minister has claimed.
Nicola Sturgeon said Holyrood's Brexit minister Mike Russell had called the new telephone line on Tuesday morning but did not get a response from the Conservative politician until Wednesday evening.
The SNP leader claimed the creation of the new "hotline" was the "only new information" the Scottish Government got from Monday's Joint Ministerial Committee meeting, which was chaired by Prime Minister Theresa May on the key issue of the UK's exit from the European Union.
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It was announced earlier this week that the devolved governments in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Wales would be "offered the chance of a direct line to the Brexit Secretary to allow them to help shape the UK's EU exit strategy".
Ms Sturgeon told MSPs at Holyrood: "I can share with chamber today that Michael Russell's office called that hotline, called it just before midday on Tuesday. It took until after 6pm yesterday to actually get David Davis on the hotline, that's 36 hours.
"So, yes, there is now a telephone line we can call, it's just currently not very hot."
Scottish Tory MP Adam Tomkins pressed her on the issue at First Minister's Questions at Holyrood, saying: "When is the First Minister going to understand that securing the best possible Brexit deal for Scotland requires ministerial collaboration and co-operation with the UK Government, not hostility and threats?"
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Ms Sturgeon responded: "I do think collaboration is essential. I just wish the UK Government would start collaborating with us - you know 36 hours to get through on a hotline doesn't strike me as very constructive collaboration."
She said her government was working to avert the "disaster" that a so-called hard Brexit, taking the country out of the single market, would cause the UK.
"If that's not possible we will put forward proposals to avoid a hard Brexit for Scotland to keep us in the single market even if the rest of the UK chooses to leave," she added.
"When we put forward these proposals it will be interesting to see what the response of the Conservatives will be.
"Because, of course, in the referendum campaign Ruth Davidson was very clear, and she has been clear in the days after the referendum, that she thought Scotland should stay within the single market, that the UK should stay within the single market.
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"The proof of the pudding around this will be to see whether the Scottish Conservatives are prepared to back proposals that are in Scottish interests, or if they are going to continue to capitulate to their bosses at Westminster."
A Number 10 spokesman rejected Ms Sturgeon's account of the call as being "not an accurate version of events".
He said: "A call was booked in with David Davis and that call took place at the time it was booked in for."
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