I dont think its semantics to try and ascertain whether or not you think a Scottish government exists. It appears your knowledge of the UK constitution ended some time before 1997.
Try googling Scottish government, if the reply says no such thing or words to that effect, then you are correct. I just did so and had hundreds of different references to the current SNP Scottish government.
Indeed isn’t that what your original post was about i.e the machinations between current and previous Scottish Government members?
Just for your future information the Scottish Parliament came into existence in 1999.