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: S6W-08603
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents of antisocial behaviour were recorded on the Scottish rail network in every month in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-08604
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07657 by Jenny Gilruth on 28 April 2022, how the Temporary Measures Agreement performance fee for Serco Caledonian Sleeper will be calculated.
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Question reference: S6W-08602
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the restoration of Troon station following a fire in 2021, how much (a) has been spent on work already undertaken and (b) it anticipates the full restoration will cost in total.
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Question reference: S6W-08601
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much was spent on consultants for services relating to the ScotRail franchise in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6O-01158
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the finance ministers have had with ministerial colleagues regarding support for a Just Transition for the Grangemouth Refinery, including any future investment.
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Question reference: S6O-01128
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 May 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the implications are for Social Security Scotland of the redeployment of staff to the agency from the DWP.
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Question reference: S6W-07583
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 April 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 3 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to issue guidance to public bodies in Scotland that no public money should be spent on bookings with P&O Ferries until the company has reinstated the workers who were made redundant on 17 March 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-07661
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) primary or (b) secondary legislation would be required to (i) ban perpetrators of antisocial behaviour from the railway and (ii) make it a specific offence to abuse or threaten rail workers in the course of their employment.
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Question reference: S6W-07660
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to (a) introduce powers that would ban perpetrators of antisocial behaviour from the railway and (b) make it a specific offence to abuse or threaten rail workers in the course of their employment.
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Question reference: S6W-07662
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the timescales are for the Fair Fares review, and how it will engage with (a) trade unions and (b) the public on this.
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