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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

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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-03040

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 30 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what support it has provided in relation to the Scottish Maritime Cluster’s participation in London International Shipping Week 2021.

Question reference: S6W-03039

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 30 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many of (a) its and (b) Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd officials are participating in events being held as part of London International Shipping Week 2021.

Question reference: S6O-00240

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what role fatal accident inquiries have in the delivery of justice in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-02969

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 29 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02135 by Graeme Dey on 6 September 2021, whether it will publish the terms of reference for the independent review, and whether this replaces the policy review it launched on 2 February 2017 into future tendering for ferry service contracts.

Question reference: S6W-02967

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02135 by Graeme Dey on 6 September 2021, whether the consultants are under a contractual obligation to include trade unions organising ferry workers in Scotland in the independent review.

Question reference: S6W-02908

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01651 by Graeme Dey on 18 August 2021, what total volume of freight the MV Arrow carried during the time charter between CalMac and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company that ended on 9 September 2021.

Question reference: S6W-02968

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02135 by Graeme Dey on 6 September 2021, when it anticipates it will publish the consultants' interim findings, and what the value is of its contract with (a) Ernst and Young LLP and (b) MacRoberts LLP for this work.

Question reference: S6W-02907

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01651 by Graeme Dey on 18 August 2021, how many times the MV Arrow sailed under the terms of the time charter between CalMac and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company that ended on 9 September 2021.

Question reference: S6W-02906

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01651 by Graeme Dey on 18 August 2021, what provisions there are for the recovery of costs in the event of mechanical failure in the time charter agreement between CalMac and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company for the MV Arrow.

Question reference: S6W-02211

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) MSPs, (b) MPs and (c) councillors have written to it since March 2020 on behalf of a company offering assistance with the making and supply of PPE; how many of these requests were approved, and with which of these companies did it subsequently enter into a (i) contract and (ii) arrangement with for the supply of the equipment, broken down by value.