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
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Question reference: S5W-17380
- 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 recent discussions it has had with Orkney Islands Council regarding the future procurement of car and passenger carrying ferries on inter-island routes.
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Question reference: S5W-17381
- 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 discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the introduction of mandatory international limits on sulphur dioxide emissions from shipping from 1 January 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-17361
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-15888 by Humza Yousaf on 10 May 2018, what steps it took to ensure that a conflict of interest was avoided with the private sector (a) ferry operators and (b) consultant appointed by Audit Scotland to advise on the national audit of Transport Scotland’s ferry services.
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Question reference: S5W-17362
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps (a) Transport Scotland, (b) Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd and (c) operators of subsidised ferry services in Scotland have taken since 1 November 2017 in response to the recommendations in the Audit Scotland report, Transport Scotland’s ferry services.
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Question reference: S5W-17258
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether Transport Scotland holds any contracts with external consultants that include the provision of advice on the (a) tender process and (b) contract specifications in the next contract for Northern Isles Ferry Services from October 2019 and, if so, what the (i) duration and (ii) value is of any such contracts.
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Question reference: S5W-17158
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the cost is to the public purse of procuring public services in the (a) rail and (b) lifeline ferry sector through the process of competitive tendering.
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Question reference: S5W-17160
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with trade unions regarding its Scottish Maritime Strategy, and when it plans to publish this.
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Question reference: S5W-17257
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much it paid Peter Brett Associates to produce Transport Scotland's Final Report - Appraisal of Options for Specification of 2018 Northern Isles Ferry Services, which was published on 25 April 2018.
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Question reference: S5W-17255
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what improvements have been made to Northern Isles Ferry Services in each year since June 2012; how each of these was funded, and whether these resulted in any benefits for (a) public expenditure on the services, (b) passengers, (c) staff and (d) businesses.
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Question reference: S5W-17259
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many bids from (a) public and (b) private sector companies it expects to receive for the next contract for Northern Isles Ferry Services.