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-03725
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what impact its reported decision not to proceed with double-tracking the East Kilbride line will have on the (a) redevelopment of (i) East Kilbride and (ii) Hairmyres railway station and (b) ambition to increase rail services between East Kilbride and Glasgow to four per hour.
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Question reference: S6W-03723
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it took the reported decision not to proceed with double-tracking the East Kilbride line, and who took the decision.
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Question reference: S6W-03368
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether civil servants who have been tasked with preparing plans for an independence referendum will be redeployed to assist the Scottish Ambulance Service, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-03077
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can confirm that ScotRail Trains Ltd will not seek to make any changes to the existing final salary pension scheme for ScotRail workers.
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Question reference: S6W-02995
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether domestic manufacturers will be (a) considered and (b) given priority in future bids for Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme funding.
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Question reference: S6W-02993
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party manifesto commitment to "remove a majority of fossil fuel buses from public transport in Scotland by 2023", what analysis it has undertaken of the capacity of domestic bus manufacturers to deliver this.
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Question reference: S6W-02994
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration was given to domestic manufacturers prior to awarding £4 million of funding from the Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme to manufacturers in China.
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Question reference: S6W-03079
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether ScotRail Trains Ltd will be responsible for commencing negotiations with the recognised trade unions regarding the 2022 pay award for ScotRail staff, which has an anniversary date of 1 April 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-03078
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to establish a group similar to the Rail Industry Recovery Group in England and, if so, (a) whether the recognised train unions will be (i) invited to participate in the group and (ii) permitted to propose items for discussion, (b) what the remit of the group will be and (c) whether it would expect Abellio ScotRail to be a member of the group.
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Question reference: S6O-00247
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the decision to remove the cohesion target from the National Performance Framework, how it is monitoring whether the employment gap is narrowing between the best and worst performing areas.
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