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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 27 September 2024
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Question reference: S5W-36178

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with (a) the UK Government, (b) trade unions and (c) employers regarding the introduction of an Energy Services Agreement covering workers employed by contractors in the offshore oil and gas sector.

Question reference: S5W-36168

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding employment conditions for merchant seafarers working on ferry routes between Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Question reference: S5W-36171

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Ferry Industry Advisory Group (FIAG) has met since 17 October 2019 and whether it will publish any correspondence it has received since that date from members of the FIAG on policy issues affecting Scottish ferry workers.

Question reference: S5W-36172

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with (a) Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd, (b) CalMac Ferries and (c) Serco NorthLink Ferries regarding the decarbonisation of the ferries sector in line with its targets to reach Net Zero by 2045.

Question reference: S5W-36197

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the impact the £1 billion cut in enhancements announced by the UK Government will have on protecting Network Rail infrastructure assets from weather-related impacts.

Question reference: S5W-36199

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what information or advice it has received regarding when the two taskforces, set up following the Stonehaven rail accident on 12 August 2021 to examine Networks Rails response to climate change, will report their findings.

Question reference: S5W-36170

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will include procurement policy for public ferry contracts in the Islands Connectivity Plan.

Question reference: S5W-36192

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, following the Stonehaven rail accident on 12 August 2020, what advice it has (a) received, and (b) sought regarding (i) how many and (ii) what proportion of rail infrastructure assets have yet to be inspected and assessed for weather-related infrastructure impacts.

Question reference: S5W-36194

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has (a) received and (b) sought in the last five years regarding the number of rail infrastructure assets that require work to be undertaken to protect or repair them as a result of weather-related infrastructure impacts; whether any such work has been (i) started and (ii) completed; whether any such work is outstanding and, if so, at which locations.

Question reference: S5W-36169

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to put the Islands Connectivity Plan out to public consultation.