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
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Question reference: S5W-02694
- 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 when the electrification works on the Edinburgh-Falkirk High-Glasgow Queen Street rail line will be completed.
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Question reference: S5W-02695
- 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 when Network Rail’s work on modernisation of the Perth to Inverness Highland mainline and the Aberdeen to Inverness line will be completed, how much this will cost, and whether it will be completed on time and on budget.
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Question reference: S5W-02122
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve the integration between active and public transport.
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Question reference: S5W-02589
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the SQUIRE audit of Abellio ScotRail’s performance in the first quarter of 2016-17.
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Question reference: S5W-02595
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list the (a) vehicles and (b) routes that brought Abellio ScotRail below the performance benchmark in SQUIRE Service Schedule (i) 19 (train seats, tables, racks and other passenger facilities), (ii) 20 (train lighting), (iii) 21 (train toilets), (iv) 22 (train graffiti), (v) 24 (train destination boards, passenger info display boards), (vi) 26 (train posters/on-train info), (vii) 27 (train public address), (viii) 28 (train doors) for the first quarter of 2016-17 and (ix) 30 (train seat reservations) and whether the franchisee has incurred penalties for this performance level.
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Question reference: S5W-02586
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-01687 by Humza Yousaf on 23 August 2016, when it expects Abellio ScotRail and Transport Scotland to reach agreement on more detailed reporting and monitoring of the contractual obligation to maintain a minimum staffing level for every train service of two members of staff.
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Question reference: S5W-02590
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list the (a) stations and (b) routes that brought Abellio ScotRail below the performance benchmark in SQUIRE Service Schedule (i) 2 (station shelters and waiting areas) (ii) 5 (station CCTV) and security), (iii) 7 (station litter and contamination), (iv) 12 (station toilets) and (v) 16 (ticket machines, help points etc) for the first quarter of 2016-17, and whether the franchisee has incurred penalties for this performance level.
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Question reference: S5W-02169
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it defines pre-meditated fraud on Scotland’s railways.
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Question reference: S5W-02167
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether someone boarding a train with the intention of buying a ticket onboard can be fined for pre-meditated fraud.
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Question reference: S5W-02172
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many train stations (a) are unstaffed and (b) do not have a ticket machine.