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-07582
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 31 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings (a) ministers and (b) its officials have had with representatives of DP World since January 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-06688
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether public (a) subsidies and (b) contracts in the ferry industry are government intervention.
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Question reference: S6W-06689
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration is given to vessel procurement policy in its Market Assessment of all routes on the Clyde and Hebrides ferry network.
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Question reference: S6W-06686
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the status is of collective bargaining agreements in the Market Assessment of all routes on the Clyde and Hebrides ferry network.
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Question reference: S6W-06687
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list all ferry operators in Scotland and the collective bargaining arrangements in place at each company.
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Question reference: S6W-06685
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on providing ferry services in Scotland without government intervention.
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Question reference: S6O-00882
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Scotland's university principals.
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Question reference: S6W-06684
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 February 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government which policies in the Ferries Plan 2013-22 will be replaced by policies in the Islands Connectivity Plan.
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Question reference: S6O-00847
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on co-operative development in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-00818
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 February 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the remediation, including removal and replacement, of unsafe cladding on residential buildings in Scotland, as part of its response to the Grenfell tragedy.
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