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-06881
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether any decision regarding rail booking office closures will be made before the consultation on women’s safety has concluded.
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Question reference: S6W-06173
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm the budget allocated to the Energy Investment Fund in (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-06172
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Energy Investment Fund is being closed to new entrants, and, if so, for what reasons.
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Question reference: S6W-06555
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there is reportedly no employee representation on the Bus Decarbonisation Taskforce, and whether such representation was (a) considered and (b) invited to join.
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Question reference: S6W-06564
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the projected spending on the Community Bus Fund will be for the next three years.
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Question reference: S6W-06556
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether a skills assessment has been made by the Bus Decarbonisation Taskforce on whether there is capacity in Scotland to build enough electric buses to fulfil the Scottish National Party manifesto commitment to “remove a majority of fossil fuel buses from public transport in Scotland by 2023”.
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Question reference: S6W-06554
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the Bus Decarbonisation Taskforce will report its findings on how to fulfil the Scottish National Party manifesto commitment to “remove a majority of fossil fuel buses from public transport in Scotland by 2023”.
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Question reference: S6W-06558
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it can do to ensure that any economic benefits resulting from electric buses being built in Scotland remain in the local community.
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Question reference: S6W-06557
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Bus Decarbonisation Taskforce is considered a public or a private body, and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.
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Question reference: S6W-06563
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the £1 million funding for the Community Bus Fund in 2022-23 will be sufficient to significantly increase bus passenger numbers across the 32 local authority areas.