Questions and answers
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.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S5W-05962
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether the relocation of Scottish Enterprise away from Paisley is consistent with its Town Centre First Principle.
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Question reference: S5W-06145
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how the budget for its (a) sustainable and active travel and (b) Smarter Choices, Smarter Places initiatives was spent in 2015-16.
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Question reference: S5W-05663
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its draft budget statement on 15 December 2016, whether it will provide a breakdown of its estimate that a freeze on regulated rail fares will cost £58 million.
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Question reference: S5O-00527
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what response it has received to its consultation on the integration of the British Transport Police in Scotland into Police Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-00516
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what issues were discussed.
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Question reference: S5W-05066
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many cancelled ScotRail services there have been since 1 January 2016, and what the impact would have been on fares if there had been a 1% reduction in price for each cancellation.
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Question reference: S5W-05067
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a 1% reduction in rail fares each time a ScotRail service is cancelled.
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Question reference: S5W-04995
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 8 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the information provided on its website in relation to ministerial engagements not including details of means of travel, whether it will list the official engagements that (a) the First Minister and each (b) (i) cabinet secretary and (ii) minister has made since May 2016, broken down by means of travel.
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Question reference: S5O-00473
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs are directly and indirectly linked to the pub sector.
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Question reference: S5O-00442
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 7 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report by Disability Agenda Scotland, Equal? Still not, why not?.
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