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-21772
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains its position to put forward a public sector bid when the rail franchise is next tendered, and, if so, what steps it is taking to develop a bid.
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Question reference: S5W-21771
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when the Public Sector Bidder Stakeholder Reference Group will next meet to discuss Scotland's railway franchise.
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Question reference: S5W-21672
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-20184 by Michael Matheson on 13 December 2018, when it will provide the information that was requested.
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Question reference: S5W-21684
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 7 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much grant-in-aid has been paid in each year since 2008-09 to (a) Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd and (b) local authorities for pier and harbour projects.
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Question reference: S5W-21685
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 4 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) young, (b) older and (c) disabled people have travelled on (i) CalMac, (ii) Serco, (iii) Pentland Ferries, (iv) John O’Groats Ferries, (v) Shetland Ferries and (vi) Orkney Ferries in each year since 2008-09, also broken down by what grant payments the operator received each year for these passengers.
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Question reference: S5W-21671
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-20822 by Michael Matheson on 24 January 2019, whether any additional steps have been taken to prepare for the use of an operator of last resort for the ScotRail franchise (a) in the last year, (b) since the remedial notice was issued on 24 December 2018 and (c) since a second remedial notice was issued on 8 February 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-21620
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 26 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its latest estimate is for the annual amount of subsidy that will be paid to Serco NorthLink in each year from 5 July 2012 to 31 October 2019 under the current Northern Isles Ferry Services contract.
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Question reference: S5W-21621
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 26 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what routine assessments it has undertaken of the suitability of bidders for the 2019-27 Northern Isles Ferry Services contract.
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Question reference: S5F-03110
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 February 2019
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on a ban on live animal exports.
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Question reference: S5W-21020
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to record centrally data regarding the number of people with interstitial lung disease.
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