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-18555
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what ScotRail's (a) overall and (b) moving annual average performance with regard to (i) capacity and (ii) cancellations has been in each reporting period since April 2015.
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Question reference: S5W-18556
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what targets in its franchise regarding (a) capacity and (b) cancellations ScotRail is expected to meet, and what progress it is making toward achieving these.
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Question reference: S5W-18520
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the approval of the renegotiated job evaluation and harmonisation terms at Scottish Canals, and what the reason is for the reported delay in approving this.
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Question reference: S5O-02333
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will respond to the results of its consultation on improving the protection of wild mammals.
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Question reference: S5W-17883
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 30 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress in implementing each of the recommendations of the Wildlife Crime Penalties Review Group.
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Question reference: S5W-18179
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in its Programme for Government 2017-18, what progress it has made in developing an action plan for Dumfries and Galloway, similar to the Tweed Valley action plan in the Borders.
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Question reference: S5W-17825
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 17 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what official Ministerial visits have taken place in the South Scotland region in the last 12 months that were notified to (a) all South Scotland region MSPs and (b) only SNP South Scotland region MSPs.
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Question reference: S5W-17776
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-16299 on 10 May 2018 by Humza Yousaf, whether it will publish the financial modelling that was completed at the end of May 2018 and any further modelling of road equivalent tariff options on Pentland Firth routes.
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Question reference: S5W-17823
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-15117 by Humza Yousaf on 21 March 2018, which trains stations are (a) fully, (b) partly and (c) not accessible.
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Question reference: S5W-17781
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 6 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-17561 by Fergus Ewing on 20 July 2018, whether it remains committed to bringing forward a Good Food Nation Bill.
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