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: S6W-24651
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 2 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what impact assessment was conducted regarding its decision to remove all funding from the "Regional Transport Partnership" budget line in its Budget 2024-25.
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Question reference: S6W-24669
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what support has been provided to local authorities to help them acquire the knowledge, skills, and capacity to introduce bus franchising arrangements under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-24668
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what funding has been provided to (a) regional transport partnerships and (b) local authorities in order to help them plan for bus franchising arrangements.
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Question reference: S6W-24664
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it undertook with regional transport partnerships prior to taking its decision to remove all funding from the "Regional Transport Partnership" budget line in its Budget 2024-25.
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Question reference: S6W-24670
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what good practice guidance it has provided to local authorities regarding their consideration of the mobility needs of older people in the design of low-traffic neighbourhoods.
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Question reference: S6W-24665
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact that the £12.9 million reduction to the “Travel Strategy and Innovation” budget line will have on the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) pilots.
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Question reference: S6W-24663
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-23861 by Fiona Hyslop on 10 January 2024, what its response is to reported concerns that people who rely on bus travel in order to access public services are unable to do so due to the decisions of local authorities to withdraw bus service routes.
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Question reference: S6W-24662
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 31 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-23861 by Fiona Hyslop on 10 January 2024, what information it holds on any criteria that must be met before a local authority can decide to withdraw a bus service route.
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Question reference: S6F-02770
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2024
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that Scottish Water plans to increase charges by 29% over three years.
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Question reference: S6W-24317
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-08733 by Jenny Gilruth on 15 June 2022, whether any discussions have taken place with Transport for London about its Veteran Oyster Card, and whether it has considered introducing such a scheme in Scotland.