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-20280
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-17823 by Michael Matheson on 10 August 2018, which stations that are (a) partially and (b) not accessible it (i) plans to improve access at, broken down by the date that this improvement work will (A) commence and (B) be completed and (ii) does not plan to improve access at, broken down by reason.
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Question reference: S5W-20184
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much Transport Scotland has received in committed obligation payment adjustments each year under the current ScotRail franchise.
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Question reference: S5O-02723
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Dumfries and Galloway Council, and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S5W-20245
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its winter resilience budget is for 2018-19, and what it has been in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S5W-20246
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects ScotRail to (a) next meet a franchise PPM target and (b) meet its Control Period 6 PPM target of 92.5%.
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Question reference: S5W-20242
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure winter preparedness and resilience of the transport network, and how it ensures that the action it is taking will be sufficient.
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Question reference: S5W-20241
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects ScotRail’s PPM Moving Annual Average to increase above the breach level set out in the franchise agreement.
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Question reference: S5W-20243
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 11 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether any additional funding will be made available to local authorities to assist in managing the impact of extreme weather this winter.
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Question reference: S5W-20244
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 11 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of (a) its and (b) local authorities' additional spending as a result of last winter’s extreme weather.
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Question reference: S5W-20113
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 6 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the status of the tendering process for the next contract for the Gourock-Dunoon ferry service