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-18172
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 11 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many times CalMac-operated ferries have been delayed since 1 May 2018.
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Question reference: S5W-19046
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 11 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-01217 by Derek Mackay on 18 September 2018 (Official Report, c. 7), what the repayment conditions are of the loan to Ferguson Marine; what interest rate is being charged; when the repayment is due, and what enforcement options are available to it if payment is not received or is withheld.
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Question reference: S5W-19041
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 11 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-01217 by Derek Mackay on 18 September 2018 (Official Report, c. 7), what correspondence it has had with the (a) European Commission and (b) EU Directorate-General for Competition regarding the loan to Ferguson Marine.
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Question reference: S5W-18173
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 5 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the CalMac ferry from Ullapool to Stornoway has been delayed since 1 May 2018.
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Question reference: S5W-18996
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any plans to move the homeport of the Arran ferry while the harbour is being upgraded.
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Question reference: S5O-02417
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what schemes it has introduced to compensate farmers for lost income due to failures with public transport systems, including ferries.
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Question reference: S5O-02442
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve accessibility at railway stations.
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Question reference: S5W-18741
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 21 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis has been carried out of the potential impact on (a) air quality and (b) the environment of the proposed oil rig decommissioning plant in Hunterston.
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Question reference: S5W-18740
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on making the Hunterston industrial site an area for regeneration.
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Question reference: S5T-01217
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that £45 million has been loaned to Ferguson Marine, and whether this is related to the provision of two new ferries being built under contract to CMAL.
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