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: S6W-18417
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the additional financial cost is to continue to build vessel 802 at Ferguson Marine rather than retender and build it at another shipyard.
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Question reference: S6W-18418
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any shipyard stated that it could deliver a vessel before the May 2027 date stated by the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy during his ministerial statement on Ferguson Marine on 16 May 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-18411
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any discussions took place with Cemre Marin Endustri shipyard in relation to constructing a replacement for vessel 802, and what the outcome was of any such discussions.
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Question reference: S6W-18412
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any discussions took place with Ferguson Marine in relation to (a) restarting construction on vessel 802 from the beginning and (b) constructing a replacement for vessel 802 at a different shipyard, and what the outcome was of any such discussions.
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Question reference: S6W-18415
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what quotes it received from all shipbuilders in relation to its work to establish how much it would cost to retender a vessel as a replacement for vessel 802.
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Question reference: S6W-18409
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which shipyards or maritime experts were consulted as part of the process to determine that May 2027, as stated by the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy during his ministerial statement on Ferguson Marine on 16 May 2023, was the earliest delivery date for a new vessel, if vessel 802 had to be retendered.
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Question reference: S6W-18422
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any design changes will be made to vessel 802, in light of the comment by the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy, during his ministerial statement on Ferguson Marine on 16 May 2023, that the vessel will no longer be value for money.
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Question reference: S6W-18420
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any trade unions were consulted as part of the process to determine whether vessel 802 should continue to be constructed at Ferguson Marine or whether it should be retendered and built at another shipyard, and, if so, what the outcomes were of any discussions.
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Question reference: S6W-18410
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the ministerial statement on Ferguson Marine on 16 May 2023, what costs were incurred as part of the due diligence process that determined “that the narrow value for money case has not been made” for vessel 802.
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Question reference: S6W-18421
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any island communities groups or representatives were consulted as part of the process to determine whether vessel 802 should continue to be constructed at Ferguson Marine or whether it should be retendered and built at another shipyard, and, if so, what the outcomes were of any discussions.