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-02171
- 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 at (a) an unstaffed station or (b) a station without a ticket machine can be fined for pre-meditated fraud.
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Question reference: S5W-02168
- 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 passengers have been fined for pre-meditated fraud on the railways in each month since fines were introduced.
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Question reference: S5W-02071
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government in what circumstances local bus services could be transferred to community control under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.
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Question reference: S5W-02121
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with its plans to extend cycling training (bikeability) schemes.
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Question reference: S5W-02075
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what powers it has to ensure that service reductions recently proposed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde are not implemented.
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Question reference: S5O-00175
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve performance on Scotland's railways.
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Question reference: S5W-02123
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 14 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with the implementation of the national walking strategy.
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Question reference: S5W-02072
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the (a) market share and (b) profitability of operators providing local bus services.
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Question reference: S5W-02119
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the Cycling Action Plan for Scotland and, if so, when this will be carried out.
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Question reference: S5W-02120
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether the electrification of the rail service between Edinburgh and Glasgow via Falkirk will be completed on time and on budget.
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