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-11594
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11363 by Jenny Gilruth on 5 October 2022, what its position is on appointing a privately owned company to operate the Caledonian Sleeper franchise from June 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-11949
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11240 by Michael Matheson on 18 October 2022, whether it has considered how Scotland’s steel industry will need to change as offshore wind construction increases.
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Question reference: S6W-11948
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11240 by Michael Matheson on 18 October 2022, whether it has considered the role that decommissioning and recycling of Scottish wind turbines could play in Scotland’s offshore wind turbine manufacturing.
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Question reference: S6O-01588
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assets currently in public ownership it plans to privatise.
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Question reference: S6W-11597
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11363 by Jenny Gilruth on 5 October 2022, whether all jobs, including the current terms and conditions, will transfer to the new operator of the Caledonian Sleeper when the current franchise terminates in June 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-11593
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11363 by Jenny Gilruth on 5 October 2022, whether it expects any disruption to the Caledonian Sleeper service when the Franchise Agreement with Serco is terminated.
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Question reference: S6W-11595
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11363 by Jenny Gilruth on 5 October 2022, whether the Caledonian Sleeper will continue to provide at least the same level of service frequency as it does at present, when it the Franchise Agreement with Serco is terminated in June 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-11596
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11363 by Jenny Gilruth on 5 October 2022, whether operation of the Caledonian Sleeper will transfer to the operator of last resort from June 2023.
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Question reference: S6F-01535
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 November 2022
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the report, Health Inequalities in Scotland, by the Fraser of Allander Institute.
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Question reference: S6O-01538
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether fatal accident inquiries are fit for purpose.