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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 23 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-07583

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • 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.

Question reference: S6W-07660

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • 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.

Question reference: S6W-07661

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • 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.

Question reference: S6W-07662

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • 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.

Question reference: S6W-07658

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • 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 assessment it has made of the costs of transferring operation of the Caledonian Sleeper franchise into the Operator of Last Resort, compared with onto a Temporary Measures Agreement.

Question reference: S6W-07657

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • 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 maximum management and/or performance fees payable to Serco Caledonian Sleeper are under its Temporary Measures Agreement.

Question reference: S6W-07655

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government on what date the decision was made to transfer the Caledonian Sleeper franchise onto a Temporary Measures Agreement.

Question reference: S6W-07656

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government via what processes it has communicated to stakeholders the transfer of the Caledonian Sleeper franchise onto a Temporary Measures Agreement.

Question reference: S6W-07654

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the timescales are for the consultation on women’s safety on public transport, and how it will engage with (a) trade unions and (b) the public on this.

Question reference: S6W-07663

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the timescales are for the National Conversation about ScotRail, and how it will engage with (a) trade unions and (b) the public on this.