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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: S5O-02245

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what action NHS Ayrshire and Arran is taking to tackle its gender pay gap.

Question reference: S5W-16990

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government for how many of the trains between Edinburgh in Glasgow that have have been cancelled in 2018 was an alternative public transport method offered.

The Scottish Government does not hold this information. However, Schedule 1.2 para. 8.3 of the Franchise Agreement requires ScotRail “to use all reasonable endeavours to secure the provision of alternative transport arrangements and passage on such alternative transport arrangements to enable passengers affected by such disruption to complete their intended journeys”.

During times of disruption, ScotRail will also enable ticket acceptance with local and regional bus operators.

Question reference: S5W-16991

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many passenger complaints ScotRail has received in each year since 2008.

The Scottish Government does not have the specific information asked for because it does not hold details of how many complaints ScotRail have received each year since 2008, which pre-dates the current ScotRail franchise which commenced on 1 April 2015.

However, Abellio ScotRail have reported total customer complaints of 28,956 for the 12 months ending 31 March 2018. This compares 26,996 total customer complaints reported for the 12 months ending 31 March 2017. There is no total figure available for the 12 months ending 31 March 2016 as customer services were initially delivered by Serco prior to transferring to Abellio shared services.

The latest ORR complaints rate by Train Operating Company (TOC) graph for 2016-17 shows that, of 22 TOCs measured, ScotRail were ranked the sixth best in terms of complaints per 100,000 journeys. Full details are available at:

http://orr.gov.uk/_data/assets/pdf_file/0006/24927/passenger-rail-service-complaints-2016-17-q4-pdf

Question reference: S5W-16984

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 12 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on a Scottish islands passport scheme.

Question reference: S5T-01147

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report by Crisis, which shows that the number of people living in temporary hostel and B&B accommodation in Scotland has risen.

Question reference: S5W-16993

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the percentage change in the GDP of the Highlands and Islands has been in each year since 2008.

Question reference: S5W-16995

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the percentage change in GDP of the West Scotland region has been in each year since 2008.

Question reference: S5T-01123

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure the safety of all frontline police officers.

Question reference: S5W-16163

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what cost-benefit analysis it has undertaken regarding the structure of university tuition.

Question reference: S5W-16164

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken regarding any income disparity between university and high school graduates.

The Scottish Government has examined published literature across the UK on returns to education (February 2017).

The findings from the published literature reported that:

Generally, wage returns are found to increase as higher levels of education are attained. Possession of an undergraduate degree typically offers an individual a greater wage premium than a further, vocational, or apprenticeship qualification.
On average, all forms of education are estimated to realise positive wage returns. However, the size of these returns varies according to factors such as gender, the subject of study and the type of institution/qualification.
A person with an undergraduate degree is expected to earn 27 per cent more, on average, over their lifetime compared to if their highest level attainment were two or more GCE 'A' Levels.