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-05834
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether Abellio ScotRail has produced an Equality Impact Assessment regarding its proposals to reduce ticket office opening hours at a number of its stations.
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Question reference: S6W-05838
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government over which period in 2019 the ticket sales data in ScotRail's consultation on ticket office closures relates to.
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Question reference: S6W-05829
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions its or Transport Scotland's officials had with representatives of Abellio ScotRail regarding its proposals to change ticket office opening hours, and on what dates these discussions took place.
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Question reference: S6W-05489
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, between 1 January and 30 June 2021, what proportion of reports of domestic abuse incidents perpetrated by (a) men against women and (b) women against men were prosecuted.
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Question reference: S6W-05490
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 24 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents of domestic abuse were (a) reported and (b) prosecuted between 1 January and 30 June 2021.
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Question reference: S6O-00672
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it considers its financial exposure to be in relation to its arrangements with GFG Alliance and its related companies.
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Question reference: S6W-05491
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 18 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents of domestic abuse by (a) men against women and (b) women against men were reported to Police Scotland between 1 January and 30 June 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-04943
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates serving a Termination Notice to Serco Caledonian Sleepers Ltd should the company choose to exercise the rebasing option in the franchise agreement.
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Question reference: S6W-04945
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances would it be necessary to transfer operation of the Caledonian Sleeper franchise to the Operator of Last Resort.
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Question reference: S6W-04944
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what provision it has made for the Operator of Last Resort to run the Caledonian Sleeper franchise should the current operator no longer be able to continue to do so.
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