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-17515
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the lack of a freight ferry service for the Corran Narrows while the (a) regular and (b) relief vessels remain out of service.
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Question reference: S6W-17510
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to assist Highland Council in securing a temporary freight service for the Corran Narrows, in light of reports that a temporary passenger-only service has been made available.
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Question reference: S6W-17511
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the Ministry of Defence regarding providing a temporary replacement ferry service for the Corran Narrows.
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Question reference: S6W-17512
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to (a) mitigate and (b) reduce the number of speeding offences on the North Coast 500 route.
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Question reference: S6W-17037
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the total financial penalty incurred by CalMac would be for an instance of (a) Level 1 Lateness and (b) Level 2 Lateness.
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Question reference: S6W-17475
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-17078 by Emma Roddick on 20 April 2023, when it plans to publish its Disability Equality strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-17472
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment by the former Minister for Transport, during the members’ business debate on motion S6M-06478 on 21 March 2023, that she would "ask Transport Scotland officials to speak to Argyll and Bute Council" in relation to reported road traffic accidents on the A815, whether it will provide an update on this.
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Question reference: S6W-16880
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 5 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) e-bike and (b) e-cargo bike hire schemes are currently operational in Scotland, and what action it is taking to promote any such schemes.
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Question reference: S6W-17038
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 4 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether Transport Scotland included a service reliability target in its contract with CalMac, and if this is the case, what that target is.
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Question reference: S6W-17040
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 4 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the question S6W-13316 by Jenny Gilruth on 17 January 2023, whether (a) the Minister for Transport and (b) Transport Scotland officials have met with the National Farmers Union Scotland regarding reported concerns about agricultural vehicles and CalMac’s systems, and whether it will publish details of any such meetings.
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