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
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Question reference: S5W-32065
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address reported concerns regarding (a) worker safety and fatigue and (b) lack of rest berths for workers on the Serco Caledonian Sleeper.
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Question reference: S5W-32063
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with representatives of Serco Caledonian Sleeper regarding the RMT's dispute with it concerning worker safety and fatigue.
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Question reference: S5W-32183
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how the £25 million announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 23 June 2020, to roll out the provision of digital devices to school pupils, was spent.
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Question reference: S5W-32182
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £25 million announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 23 June 2020, to roll out the provision of digital devices to school pupils, remains to be allocated.
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Question reference: S5W-32184
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the processes it used to decide where to allocate the £25 million announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 23 June 2020 to roll out the provision of digital devices to school pupils.
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Question reference: S5W-32185
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many laptops or other devices were received by pupils as a result of the £25 million announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 23 June 2020 to roll out the provision of digital devices to school pupils, broken down by (a) type of device and (b) local authority area.
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Question reference: S5W-32112
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31747 by Michael Matheson on 23 September 2020, whether it expects any parts of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 to be fully in place by the end of the current parliamentary session, and, if so, which.
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Question reference: S5W-32021
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to begin group discussions to take forward the initiatives it has to support the aviation sector in its aims to return to growth.
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Question reference: S5W-32209
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31976 by Michael Matheson on 30 September 2020, when it expects the management fees due to Abellio ScotRail and Serco Caledonian Sleeper to be agreed, and whether the amounts will be made public at that point.
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Question reference: S5W-32328
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of Serco Caledonian Sleeper’s announcement on 29 September 2020 that it had cancelled trains on 4 and 5 October due to possible industrial action by the RMT union, in light of this announcement being made prior to the commencement of ACAS talks on 30 September.
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