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-27874
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how much the (a) Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme, (b) the Scottish Bus Emission Abatement Retrofit (BEAR) programme and (c) other bus retrofit programmes have been allocated in the 2020-21 budget.
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Question reference: S5W-27873
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been received in respect of the (a) rapid Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme and (b) phase 3 of the Scottish Bus Emission Abatement Retrofit (BEAR) programme; what the total value of applications is for each scheme, and when the final awards made under each scheme will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-27872
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether phase 3 of the Bus Emission Abatement Retrofit (BEAR) programme is operating with a higher per-bus state aid threshold than previous phases.
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Question reference: S5W-27910
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how much ScotRail has paid out in Delay Repay payments in each reporting period of the franchise to date.
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Question reference: S5W-27911
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many ScotRail trains have stop-skipped in each reporting period of the franchise to date, also given as a percentage of all trains that ran in each period.
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Question reference: S5W-27635
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Caledonian Sleeper has met the passenger satisfaction targets set out in the franchise agreement since the contract began; what enforcement action has been taken in response to any failures to meet the targets, and what variations, adjustments or waivers have been made in relation to these targets.
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Question reference: S5W-27634
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-27096 by Michael Matheson on 4 February 2020, by how much the Abellio ScotRail subsidy decreased for each of the 39 full- or part-failures, also broken down by the year of each decrease.
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Question reference: S5W-27654
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on recommendation 15 of the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland paper, Phase 1: Key findings report, A blueprint for Scotland; what changes it is considering in light of this recommendation, and whether these will be made in time to be incorporated in the Strategic Transport Projects Review 2 appraisal process.
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Question reference: S5W-27414
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 9 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how much its Draft Budget 2020-21 allocates to the Strategic Timber Transport Fund.