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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 25 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-12459

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many electric vehicle charging points there are in Scotland, and where they are located.

Question reference: S5W-12427

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings of the Audit Scotland report, Transport Scotland’s ferry services, whether it will provide a breakdown of the difference between the original contracted non-fuel subsidy payments and the actual non-fuel subsidy payments for each contract year.

Question reference: S5W-12428

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings of the Audit Scotland report, Transport Scotland’s ferry services, what its position is on whether the Gourock-Dunoon service’s cost-to-subsidy ratio illustrates that the service level is excessive and inappropriate in respect to the needs of the community.

Question reference: S5W-12430

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings of the Audit Scotland report, Transport Scotland’s ferry services, what its position is on whether the requirement to provide an additional vessel on the Gourock-Dunoon route over winter indicates that the vessels on the route are inappropriate.

Question reference: S5W-12429

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings of the Audit Scotland report, Transport Scotland’s ferry services, whether it is aware of any issues that have arisen regarding officials’ training and experience in respect of the Gourock-Dunoon tender process.

Question reference: S5W-12367

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how much it will cost to improve the junctions on the A90 between Dundee and Stonehaven.

Question reference: S5W-12366

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how much is expected to be collected each year in speeding fines from the A90 average speed cameras.

Question reference: S5W-12365

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many British Transport Police (BTP) staff will be affected by the merger with Police Scotland, broken down by total salary, and how many BTP staff have left because of the merger.

Question reference: S5W-12372

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with its plans to develop nationwide segregated walking and cycling routes, including those not just on newly-built roads, and how much is being allocated from its active transport budget towards this.

Question reference: S5W-12377

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ask ferry operators to publish winter timetables to (a) allow extra time to be added for weather-related delays and (b) promote winter breaks.