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: S5O-03187
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances it believes that a fatal accident inquiry should be mandatory into a murder committed by a prisoner subject to a curfew condition.
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Question reference: S5W-22490
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on the A737 Dalry bypass project, broken down by supplier.
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Question reference: S5O-03141
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs has had with the Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands regarding the importance of ferry services to Arran’s tourism industry.
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Question reference: S5W-22271
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 2 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the proposed workplace parking levy will not apply to parking spaces for disabled people.
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Question reference: S5W-21479
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5F-03037 by John Swinney on 7 February 2019 (Official Report, c. 9), what information it has regarding how many employers in each local authority area provide 11 or more staff parking spaces for employees.
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Question reference: S5W-21475
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5F-03037 by John Swinney on 7 February 2019 (Official Report, c. 9), what (a) economic modelling and (b) impact assessment it will carry out on the possible impact of workplace parking levies.
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Question reference: S5W-21481
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5F-03037 by John Swinney on 7 February 2019 (Official Report, c. 9), how many public transport timetable changes would be required in travel-to-work areas to ensure that (a) 50, (b) 60, (c) 70, (d) 80, (e) 90 and (f)100% of employees could travel to work without use of a private car in less than (i) one hour, (ii) two hours and (iii) three hours.
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Question reference: S5W-21480
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, S5F-03037 by John Swinney on 7 February 2019 (Official Report, c. 9), what analysis it has carried out of the potential modal shift that could be achieved through workplace parking levies.
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Question reference: S5W-21482
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5F-03037 by John Swinney on 7 February 2019 (Official Report, c. 9), which organisations are the 10 largest private employers in each parliamentary region, also broken down by which it has met to discuss (a) employee travel to work and (b) workplace parking levies.
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Question reference: S5W-21476
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5F-03037 by John Swinney on 7 February 2019 (Official Report, c. 9), which organisations it has met to discuss workplace parking levies, and on what dates.
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