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-17561
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 20 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the Scottish Food Commission's recommendations for a Good Food Nation Bill will be progressed.
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Question reference: S5W-17379
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 20 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what recent developments there have been in EU-funded projects in the Scottish shipbuilding industry.
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Question reference: S5W-17363
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when the final report from the Ferry Services Procurement Policy Review will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-17384
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the HySeas III Hydrogen Ferry Consortium.
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Question reference: S5W-17382
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when the two dual-fuel ferries ordered by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd from Ferguson Marine will enter service on Clyde and Hebrides routes operated by Caledonian MacBrayne.
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Question reference: S5W-17364
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the (a) procurement approach and (b) financing mechanism used by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd for the MV Loch Seaforth, and which of these processes will be considered in its future ferry procurement exercises.
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Question reference: S5W-17365
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government in which years since July 2012 Serco NorthLink’s annual profit has (a) reached and (b) exceeded the cap in its contract with Transport Scotland for Northern Isles Ferry Services.
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Question reference: S5W-17360
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-15888 by Humza Yousaf on 10 May 2018, when it was first informed of the membership of the advisory group appointed by Audit Scotland to advise on the national audit of Transport Scotland’s ferry services.
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Question reference: S5W-17378
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance states regarding the procurement of ferries fuelled by (a) liquefied natural gas and (b) a hydrogen/gas hybrid system for service on the publicly subsidised ferry network.
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Question reference: S5W-17383
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will work with Orkney Islands Council to produce a vessel replacement programme for the inter-island ferry routes that the council operates.
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