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: S4W-25678
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 4 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it accepts each of the recommendations in Transform Scotland's Interchange Audit Report.
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Question reference: S4W-25642
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 May 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 4 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-24958 by Derek Mackay on 27 March 2015, when it expects CalMac Ferries Ltd to complete the upgrade of (a) ticketing, (b) online booking and (c) communication systems for ships and ports on the Clyde and Hebrides ferry network.
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Question reference: S4W-25643
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 May 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 4 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-24958 by Derek Mackay on 27 March 2015, whether it will provide a breakdown of CalMac Ferries Ltd’s expenditure on (a) vessel maintenance, (b) staff training, (c) onboard passenger services and (d) information technology on (i) Northern Isles and (ii) Clyde and Hebrides routes between 2006-07 and 2014-15.
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Question reference: S4W-25807
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 May 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 4 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it set to determine the (a) overall quality and (b) quality in terms of (i) timetabling, (ii) capacity, (iii) additional freight service, (iv) type of vessel and (v) passenger services of bids for NorthLink ferry services; what weighting it gave to each element, and whether details of the criteria were made available to perspective bidders.
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Question reference: S4W-25677
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reviewed the impact assessment that the Department for Transport carried out prior to increasing the speed limit in England and Wales for HGVs using single carriageways to 50 mph.
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Question reference: S4O-04400
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what the take-up has been for the Agri-environment Climate Scheme.
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Question reference: S4W-25456
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 May 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 21 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether its discussions with the legal representatives of Serco NorthLink regarding the cost to the (a) public and (b) Serco NorthLink arising from the breakdown of the MV Hamnavoe in April 2013 have concluded and, if so, what the final cost will be.
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Question reference: S4W-25453
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 May 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 21 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how much public subsidy has been paid to Serco in each year since 2012.
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Question reference: S4W-25452
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 May 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 21 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many bids were received for the 2012-18 Northern Isles ferry services contract, and how many were lower than the winning bid.
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Question reference: S4W-25455
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 May 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 21 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what the maintenance costs have been for each vessel on the Northern Isles ferry routes in each year since July 2012.
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