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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-26609

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 December 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the proposal by ScotRail to remove assigned seating from InterCity rail services and move to "counted places" on such services, and whether it considers that this will make the travelling experience for passengers better or worse.

Assigned seating on InterCity services is an operational matter for which ScotRail is responsible.

The Scottish Government has made clear to ScotRail that its decision to temporarily abandon seat reservations on these InterCity services is not satisfactory. We expect ScotRail to reintroduce the reservations service as soon as possible.

ScotRail explains it has made this temporary change as a result of the further delay and uncertainty regarding the delivery of refurbished High Speed Trains by Angel Trains and Wabtec.

That’s why, when I met with Wabtec recently, I reinforced that Wabtec and Angel trains must speed up delivery of refurbished HSTs. This is another example of failure to meet the needs of passengers in the flawed franchising system.

Question reference: S5W-26606

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 December 2019
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 December 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the (a) revised timetable for the delivery and (b) total estimated cost of completion of the two CMAL ordered vessels being built by Ferguson Marine in Port Glasgow and the reason for the delay to completion, and for what reason the information has not been made public, despite assurances from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work to the Parliament on 3 September 2019 that this information would be forthcoming by the end of October.

Question reference: S5W-26522

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 November 2019
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 10 December 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been received for support from the Vacant and Derelict Land Fund in North Ayrshire, and what the status is of each.

Question reference: S5F-03792

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 December 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2019

To ask the First Minister what assistance the Scottish Government is providing to public services and the third sector to address the issue of loneliness among older people over the festive period.

Question reference: S5O-03880

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 5 December 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to alleviate underage drinking.

The Scottish Government has taken action to make it harder for under-age drinkers to gain access to alcohol. We have made it mandatory for premises to operate an age verification policy such as Challenge 25; we have made it an offence to supply alcohol to someone under the age of 18 for consumption in a public place; we have provided for test purchasing to take place where appropriate; we encourage campaigns which raise awareness of ‘proxy purchasing’; and we have legislated for local authorities to introduce byelaws to ban drinking in designated public places.

However, we know we need to do more. Our Alcohol Framework, published in 2018, has a focus on protecting children and young people. We know children and young people in Scotland find alcohol appealing and that alcohol advertising contributes to this. There is a compelling case for restricting alcohol marketing. We plan to consult on a range of alcohol marketing restrictions in Spring next year.

Question reference: S5F-03770

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2019

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to Macmillan Cancer Support’s study, which suggests that there has been a 15% increase in cancer diagnoses since 2015.

Question reference: S5F-03754

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 November 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 November 2019

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to address the reported £3 billion backlog in road maintenance repairs.

Question reference: S5W-26239

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the three most used forms of transport in each year since 2009, also broken down by parliamentary region.

Question reference: S5W-26245

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes car ride-sharing.

Transport Scotland grant funds CoMoUK in Scotland to increase awareness of the role and benefits of shared transport. They promote car clubs, bike sharing and ride sharing, specifically.

Local Authorities and public, third and community sector organisations can use their allocation of the annual £7m Smarter Choices Smarter Places Local Authority and Open Fund to support and promote ride-sharing projects.

Question reference: S5W-26240

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many people have used public transport in each year since 2009, also broken down by parliamentary region.