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: S5W-32115
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the publication of the Autumn Budget Revision, whether it will provide a full breakdown of all changes made in the Transport, Connectivity and Infrastructure budget since March 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-32019
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity has to meet trade union representatives from the aviation sector to discuss what action can be taken to support the sector.
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Question reference: S5W-32020
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what communications the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity has had with trade union representatives from the aviation sector to discuss short-, medium- and long-term support for the sector in the face of COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-32064
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of Serco Caledonian Sleeper’s reported decision not to engage the services of ACAS to attempt to resolve the RMT's dispute with it regarding worker safety and fatigue.
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Question reference: S5W-31975
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons it considers that the current arrangements for rail infrastructure management in Scotland prevent it from running rail passenger services via a publicly-owned company.
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Question reference: S5W-31977
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether the extended Emergency Measures Agreements (EMAs) for Abellio ScotRail and Serco Caledonian Sleeper for the period from 20 September 2020 to January 2021 mirror the initial EMAs, or whether they have been amended in anyway.
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Question reference: S5W-31981
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether the terms of Abellio ScotRail’s extended Emergency Measures Agreements permit the commencement of pay talks in relation to the April 2020 pay award for ScotRail employees.
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Question reference: S5W-31978
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether the fee for Abellio ScotRail and Serco Caledonian Sleeper remains capped at 2% of the franchise cost base for the period from September 2020 to January 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-31897
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 2 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will carry out a full review into the reasons for the 18-week waiting time target for access to chronic pain clinics not being met.
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Question reference: S5W-31898
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 2 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce waiting times for access to chronic pain clinics within the NHS Ayrshire and Arran area.
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