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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 9 July 2025
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Question reference: S4W-18518

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 December 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent changes to FlyBe management and services, what steps it has taken to ensure the security of the network of air services operated from Inverness to, from and within the Highlands and Islands by FlyBe and its franchise partner and whether it will make a statement on the matter.

Question reference: S4W-18415

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had at (a) ministerial and (b) official level with the Department for Transport regarding the Regional Connectivity Fund.

Question reference: S4W-18456

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will carry out a review of policing arrangements in April 2014, following the creation of Police Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-18438

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 29 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that its current position on fire control rooms represents a change to that announced in the Draft Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland 2009 in which it stated that the “Scottish Ministers [had] decided not to take any central action to reduce the number of Fire Control Rooms”, and the statement by the Minister for Community Safety on 10 September 2009 (Official Report, c.19437) with regard to the framework, and, if so, what the reasons for this are.

Question reference: S4W-18414

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the railway line between Inverness and (a) Perth and (b) Aberdeen is (i) single and (ii) double track.

Question reference: S4W-18436

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 29 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the (a) management and (b) maintenance costs of the Firelink communication system is met by (i) it and (ii) the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Question reference: S4W-18416

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is regarding the development of catamarans.

Question reference: S4W-18412

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what budget has been set aside for the Freight Facilities Grant in each year since 2010, and how much of it was spent.

Question reference: S4W-18413

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the Freight Facilities Grant has been spent on (a) rail and (b) sea projects in each year since 2010.

Question reference: S4W-18411

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for the completion of Dalcross railway station.