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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: S5W-05311

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2016
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce its decision regarding the result of the bids by Troon and Ardrossan for the Arran ferry service.

Question reference: S5W-05383

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list the members of the Review of Student Support group and how it plans to consult students and other stakeholders.

Membership of the Further and Higher Education Student Support Review Working Group is published on the Scottish Government website at http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Education/UniversitiesColleges/studentsupportreview.

The Scottish Government is keen to hear the views of students and other stakeholders and the review process will offer a variety of ways to do this including social media, focus groups and surveys. Further information will be available on this soon.

Question reference: S5W-04689

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 14 November 2016
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what research it has carried out on the economic impact on coastal communities of a decline in the inshore whitefish catch.

Question reference: S5O-00309

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect bus services.

The Scottish Government recognises the importance of the bus sector through the provision of £50m funding through the Bus Service Operators Grant. This substantial funding helps keep fares at affordable levels and helps enable operators to safe-guard bus services which otherwise may not be commercially viable. The Scottish Government also provides the funding for local authorities to deliver nearly £60m a year to support their local bus services.

Question reference: S5W-04041

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 2 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-05254 by Alasdair Allan on 14 January 2016 (Official Report, c.1), by what date the review of the guidance on the duty to provide mainstream education will take place.

Question reference: S5W-03513

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what research has been carried out into the economic impact on communities on Arran and the Ayrshire coast of a decline in the Clyde whitefish sector.

Question reference: S5W-03511

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what research has been carried out since 2012 into the economic impact of the Lamlash Bay No Take Zone.

Question reference: S5W-03274

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when during the first year of the next contract for Clyde and Hebrides ferry services it expects CalMac to introduce new smart ticketing products for (a) passengers and (b) commercial vehicles.

Question reference: S5O-00028

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the provision of additional support for learning posts in schools.