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-07463
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government which individuals are undertaking the review into ferry tendering as announced by the Minister for Transport and the Islands on 2 February 2017, and what experience they have in (a) the ferry industry and (b) competitive tendering processes.
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Question reference: S5W-07000
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many delays to scheduled ferry sailings there have been in each month since January 2016, broken down by (a) route and (b) reason for the delay, and what it considers to be a delay in this context.
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Question reference: S5W-06999
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many scheduled ferry sailings were cancelled in each month in 2016 due to weather conditions, broken down by route.
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Question reference: S5O-00755
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the proposed integration of the British Transport Police in Scotland into Police Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-07359
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the average speed cameras on the A9 have had on the number of (a) offences and (b) accidents.
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Question reference: S5W-07358
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has in place to improve safety at the Laurencekirk Junction on the A90 over the next two years.
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Question reference: S5W-07002
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it uses for assessing ferry and ferry operating company performance and delays.
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Question reference: S5W-07005
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it made any formal, stress-tested assessment regarding which designs would be appropriate for Scottish weather conditions when purchasing vessels for Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd, and for what reasons decisions were made to purchase vessels that would not be able to sail in unfavourable conditions instead of vessels that would.
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Question reference: S5W-07004
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of “incentives to innovate”, and what incentive there is to increase passenger numbers for a publicly-owned transport provider, given that there is no commercial imperative.
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Question reference: S5W-07001
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a health and safety assessment of how it manages ferry ports, including those held by its subsidiaries.
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