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-01681
- 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-01078 by Humza Yousaf on 15 July 2016, for what reasons the service quality incentive regime does not include the safety-critical operational duties of a second member of crew on driver-control operated routes.
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Question reference: S5W-01682
- 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, how it assesses the endeavours to maintain the minimum staffing level.
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Question reference: S5W-01683
- 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, how many services breached the minimum threshold for (a) the provision of customer care and (b) ticket inspection by staff in each four-weekly reporting period since June 2015, also broken down by the fines incurred.
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Question reference: S5W-01053
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how the introduction by ScotRail of class 385 trains configured for driver-only operation will impact on disabled people and whether these services will be compliant with the operator's obligation to make all reasonable endeavours to assist disabled people.
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Question reference: S5W-01074
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that driver-only operated trains have on (a) revenue protection and (b) antisocial behaviour on ScotRail services.
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Question reference: S5W-01076
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the benefits of staffing on (a) ScotRail trains and (b) railway stations.
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Question reference: S5W-01086
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on ScotRail increasing the number of driver-only operated passenger services.
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Question reference: S5W-01092
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on using the break clause in the ScotRail franchise agreement to allow for consideration to be given for a public sector bid to provide the service, and what (a) preparations and (b) discussions its officials have had regarding this.
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Question reference: S5W-01066
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what obligations the franchise agreement places on ScotRail to remove or minimise disadvantages faced by disabled people.
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Question reference: S5W-01055
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out an equality impact assessment of driver-only operated trains on ScotRail services and whether such services comply with equalities legislation.
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