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.
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To ask the Scottish Government whether it expects Abellio to provide trains on the Far North Line and the West Highland Line with upgrades to enhance the tourist experience and, if so, what upgrades.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Abellio in relation to the (a) Highland Main Line and (b) Far North Line.
To ask the Scottish Government how many new trains it expects Abellio to provide to service the (a) Highland Main Line, (b) Far North Line, (c) West Highland Line north and (d) West Highland Line south.
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how and (b) by how much it expects Abellio to improve journey times on the (i) Highland Main Line and (ii) Far North Line.
To ask the Scottish Government how many teacher vacancies there are in (a) Highland, (b) Moray, (c) Orkney Islands, (d) Shetland Islands, (e) Western Isles and (f) Argyll and Bute Council.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 2 January 2015 regarding 250 additional teacher training places for 2015-16, what further action it is taking to create more teacher training places at colleges in (a) the Highlands, (b) the Western Isles, (c) the Northern Isles and (d) Moray.
To ask the Scottish Government how it protects land used for sport or recreation from development not related to sport or recreation.
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the recent fall in oil prices has had on the economy of and employment in the Highlands and Islands.
To ask the Scottish Government what contingency plans there are to accommodate court business if Inverness Sheriff Court is unavailable.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for the former Dingwall Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court building.