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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-24851
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 7 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, of the 114,869 premises to be connected under the R100 scheme, how many will be connected with gigabit-capable broadband.
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Question reference: S6W-24850
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 7 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, of the 36,100 premises that have been connected under the R100 scheme to date, how many are gigabit-capable.
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Question reference: S6W-24106
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £200 million that it committed to improve rail journey times between Aberdeen and the Central Belt by 2026 has been spent to date.
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Question reference: S6W-24636
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of rail passengers have bought rail tickets (a) in person and (b) digitally in each year since 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-24634
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of ScotRail’s digital tickets have been sold by (a) ScotRail and (b) third-party retailers in each year since 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-24635
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of rail tickets have been sold (a) onboard trains, (b) at railway stations and (c) digitally in each year since 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-24633
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) highest and (b) lowest performing ScotRail route currently is in terms of passenger numbers annually.
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Question reference: S6W-24637
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of rail fares have not been paid in each year since 2020, and what action it is taking to tackle this.
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Question reference: S6W-24443
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 22 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the premises contracted for delivery of superfast broadband under the R100 scheme have still to be connected.
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Question reference: S6W-24107
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 19 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £200 million that it committed to improve rail journey times between Aberdeen and the Central Belt by 2026 has been included in the Scottish Budget for 2024-25.