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-01436
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail will enable it to run rail passenger services directly in the public sector without the need to use the Operator of Last Resort.
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Question reference: S6W-01417
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00828 by Graeme Dey on 7 July 2021, on what dates Transport Scotland officials met each ferry operator to discuss the issue.
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Question reference: S6W-01435
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether Abellio ScotRail requires permission from it to promote third-party financial products, including salary advances, to its staff; for what reason the company is reportedly promoting these products, and how much it estimates the company will receive if the staff purchase them.
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Question reference: S6W-01197
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 July 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00821 by Graeme Dey on 28 June 2021, (a) who the owner and (b) what the specification is of each of vessel that Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has assessed.
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Question reference: S6W-01202
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 July 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00821 by Graeme Dey on 28 June 2021, how many shipbrokers have been employed by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) in each year since 2010-11.
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Question reference: S6W-01439
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the organisational structure will be of Operator of Last Resort for the ScotRail franchise; who the members will be of the senior management team, and what processes will be followed to appoint them.
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Question reference: S6W-01443
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons the Cycle to Work scheme has not been made available to ScotRail employees for 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-01201
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 July 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) passenger and (b) vehicle carrying capacity is on the MV (a) Pentalina and (b) Alfred after the requirement for one-metre physical distancing is taken into account.
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Question reference: S6W-01199
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 July 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00829 by Graeme Dey on 28 June 2021, whether it has discussed with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency the (a) existence and (b) functioning of the onboard safety committee on the MV Pentalina.
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Question reference: S6W-01198
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 July 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00829 by Graeme Dey on 28 June 2021, what recent advice it has received from the (a) Maritime and Coastguard Agency and (b) other regulatory authorities on the safety of the MV Pentalina to operate on routes in the current contract for Clyde and Hebrides ferry services.
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