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-02853
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there has been a reported decline in the number of journeys across (a) commercial and (b) subsidised bus routes.
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Question reference: S5W-02857
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes statutory quality (a) partnerships and (b) contracts to local authorities and their partners.
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Question reference: S5W-02851
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 27 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities have exercised their powers to apply discretionary rates relief under the terms of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.
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Question reference: S5W-02860
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates the Bus Stakeholder Group has met since May 2011; who was present, and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S5W-02693
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates the Minister for Transport and the Islands was made aware by Network Rail of delays in the electrification works on the Edinburgh-Falkirk High-Glasgow Queen Street rail line.
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Question reference: S5W-02588
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-01679 by Humza Yousaf on 22 August 2016, whether it will list the (a) occasions and (b) amounts on which Abellio ScotRail’s performance within each service schedule of the SQUIRE Regime has been at a level that resulted in a financial penalty, since Reporting Period 3, 2015-16.
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Question reference: S5W-02861
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made toward implementing each of the action points in the 2006 report, An Action Plan for Buses in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-02859
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it will carry out a review of the Bus Investment Fund and how the findings will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-02854
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what requirements are placed on bus operators to ensure that services are accessible to disabled people.
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Question reference: S5W-02692
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the revised cost estimates of the electrification of the Edinburgh-Falkirk High-Glasgow Queen Street rail line.