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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: S5O-03880

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 5 December 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to alleviate underage drinking.

The Scottish Government has taken action to make it harder for under-age drinkers to gain access to alcohol. We have made it mandatory for premises to operate an age verification policy such as Challenge 25; we have made it an offence to supply alcohol to someone under the age of 18 for consumption in a public place; we have provided for test purchasing to take place where appropriate; we encourage campaigns which raise awareness of ‘proxy purchasing’; and we have legislated for local authorities to introduce byelaws to ban drinking in designated public places.

However, we know we need to do more. Our Alcohol Framework, published in 2018, has a focus on protecting children and young people. We know children and young people in Scotland find alcohol appealing and that alcohol advertising contributes to this. There is a compelling case for restricting alcohol marketing. We plan to consult on a range of alcohol marketing restrictions in Spring next year.

Question reference: S5F-03770

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2019

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to Macmillan Cancer Support’s study, which suggests that there has been a 15% increase in cancer diagnoses since 2015.

Question reference: S5F-03754

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 November 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 November 2019

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to address the reported £3 billion backlog in road maintenance repairs.

Question reference: S5W-26242

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the average distance travelled by people using public transport in each year since 2009, also broken down by parliamentary region.

Question reference: S5W-26245

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes car ride-sharing.

Transport Scotland grant funds CoMoUK in Scotland to increase awareness of the role and benefits of shared transport. They promote car clubs, bike sharing and ride sharing, specifically.

Local Authorities and public, third and community sector organisations can use their allocation of the annual £7m Smarter Choices Smarter Places Local Authority and Open Fund to support and promote ride-sharing projects.

Question reference: S5W-26239

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the three most used forms of transport in each year since 2009, also broken down by parliamentary region.

Question reference: S5W-26237

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many private car owners have participated in a ride-share scheme in each year since 2009, also broken down by parliamentary region.

Question reference: S5W-26240

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many people have used public transport in each year since 2009, also broken down by parliamentary region.

Question reference: S5W-26241

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many people in each year since 2009 have (a) held a driving licence and (b) (i) owned and (ii) driven a private car, also broken down by parliamentary region.

Question reference: S5W-26246

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the variation in petrol costs in each year since 2009, also broken down by parliamentary region.