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-05587
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what resilience measures it has implemented to sustain the transport network where staffing levels have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-05589
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will simplify rail ticketing for end-to-end journeys under the new ScotRail operator and, if so, what steps it will take to achieve this.
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Question reference: S6W-05584
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the annual staffing numbers for Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd have been in each year since 2011, broken down by (a) full-time equivalent positions, (b) head count and (c) seasonal workers.
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Question reference: S6W-05588
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address shortages in (a) HGV drivers, (b) bus drivers and (c) taxi and private hire drivers.
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Question reference: S6O-00660
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it will address the reported repair backlog in Scottish Fire and Rescue Service properties.
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Question reference: S6F-00698
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 January 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 January 2022
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to ScotRail’s plans to cut ticket office opening hours at 120 stations and to close three ticket offices entirely.
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Question reference: S6O-00650
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how the allocation of funding in its Budget for 2022-23 will support local services in the West Scotland region.
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Question reference: S6W-05359
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many green jobs are expected to be created by its Green Jobs Fund.
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Question reference: S6T-00385
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will explain its decision to increase peak and off-peak regulated rail fares by 3.8%.
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Question reference: S6W-04640
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on the waiting times for ophthalmology care in (a) an outpatient setting and (b) day cases, in each NHS board area from (i) 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 and (ii) 1 April to 25 November 2021.
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