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 what its position is on whether the Service Quality Incentive Regime for the ScotRail franchise requires bonus payments or whether penalties for not meeting targets would be sufficient.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it was informed by Transport Scotland that FirstGroup would be paid a bonus of £51,989 following the Service Quality Incentive Regime outcomes for April to June 2013.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ensure that future ScotRail franchises do not include bonus payments.
To ask the Scottish Government how it will respond to the findings and recommendations of the Federation of Master Builders' report, Improving public procurement for construction SMEs.
To ask the Scottish Government whether there is an obligation on companies on its IT Managed Services Framework to bid for at least 50% of all contracts.
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 10 small suppliers approved through its IT Managed Services Framework are SMEs.
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the (a) four large and (b) 10 small suppliers approved through its IT Managed Services Framework are headquartered in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs in Scotland will be created by its IT Managed Services Framework.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it makes of the ownership of companies applying be on its IT Managed Services Framework.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it made, when approving contractors to be on its IT Managed Services Framework, of the impact on employment in Scotland.