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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 13 July 2025
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Question reference: S4W-26298

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 July 2015

To ask the Scottish Government who is responsible for selecting the management and the executive of CalMac Ferries Ltd.

Question reference: S4W-26294

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 July 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether the contract to operate Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services includes an operator of last resort and, if not, in what circumstances the operator would receive additional financial support.

Question reference: S4W-26296

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 July 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, in the event that a private company is awarded the contract to operate Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services, whether it will be required to repay any of the subsidies it receives if it exceeds a “reasonable profit”.

Question reference: S4W-26299

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 July 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether the successful bidder to operate Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services will be required to have representatives from local communities and the workforce on its management team.

Question reference: S4W-26301

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 July 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what requirements there are in the tender for the operation of Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services to ensure that green credentials are being maintained by (a) minimising staff travel, (b) supporting the fragile communities that are served, (c) providing a future for young people in local communities and (d) employing local people where possible.

Question reference: S4W-26295

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 July 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, in the event that the contract to operate Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services includes an operator of last resort that is a private company, whether there would be a limit on the dividend paid to shareholders or a clawback of future profits.

Question reference: S4W-26107

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for its consultation on the possible closure of the Scottish Agricultural College Consulting Veterinary Services offices in Inverness and who will be consulted.

Question reference: S4W-26109

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria will be used to decide which of the Scottish Agricultural College Consulting Veterinary Services offices will close.

Question reference: S4W-26112

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 22 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) legal and (b) other advice it has received regarding the application of the Teckal exemption to the provision of ferry services on (i) Clyde and Hebrides and (ii) Northern Isles routes.

Question reference: S4W-26111

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 22 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government on what dates it has discussed with the European Commission the applicability of the Teckal exemption to the provision of ferry services on (a) Clyde and Hebrides and (b) Northern Isles routes from public procurement legislation.