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: S5W-02073
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the market for bus services is fair to small operators.
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Question reference: S5W-02074
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many bus companies are currently operating and, of these, how many it considers to be SMEs.
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Question reference: S5T-00043
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the cost of the Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme.
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Question reference: S5O-00095
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what Scotland's deficit is, both as a percentage of GDP and in cash terms, according to the latest GERS figures.
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Question reference: S5W-01687
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of passenger train services operated with only one member of staff on board in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16, also broken down by class of rolling stock.
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Question reference: S5W-01678
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-01080 by Humza Yousaf on 15 July 2016, what proportion of and how many services are permitted to run in a month without a second person on board before the operator incurs penalties.
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Question reference: S5W-01680
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-01080 by Humza Yousaf on 15 July 2016, how many (a) non-driver only control and (b) driver-only controlled trains were in service in each period.
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Question reference: S5W-01679
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-01080 by Humza Yousaf on 15 July 2016, whether it will provide a breakdown of the fines incurred for each failure.
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Question reference: S5W-01689
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the payments made under the Schedule 8 scheme by Network Rail to ScotRail for disruption to services in each year since 2008.
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Question reference: S5W-01688
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with (a) the UK Government and (b) Network Rail regarding the extension of driver-controlled operations on ScotRail services.