Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
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To ask the Scottish Government when it last measured its public procurement policies in the ferries sector against the National Performance Framework, and what the outcomes were in each category.
To ask the Scottish Government what work has been done to quantify the reliability of PCR test kits that can be bought privately.
To ask the Scottish Government upon which scientific evidence it has based its decision to restrict travellers arriving from green and amber list countries to purchasing NHS test kits.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Scotland regarding the price that people arriving in Scotland are being charged for PCR tests, compared to people arriving in England.
To ask the Scottish Government when it last had discussions with (a) airport, (b) airline operators, regarding the cost of PCR tests for those entering Scotland from green and amber list countries.
To ask the Scottish Government when Transport Scotland first considered chartering the MV Pentalina for service on routes set out in the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services contract.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd on the procurement of the next generation of ferries on the Clyde and Hebrides network.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide guarantees that any new vessels chartered to work on publicly subsidised routes, set out in the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services contract, will be covered by the existing collective bargaining agreements with trade unions that are recognised by CalMac Ferries.
To ask the Scottish Government what additional costs (a) it and (b) the operator will incur if additional vessels are chartered to cover prolonged periods of service disruption as set out in the current contract for Clyde and Hebrides ferry services.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd, (b) CalMac Ferries, (c) passenger groups and (d) trade unions regarding the chartering of additional vessels to operate on routes set out in the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services contract.