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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: S4W-08958

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme team considered running longer trains on the main Edinburgh/Glasgow line prior to Jacobs Consultancy's review of the programme.

Question reference: S4W-08955

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government when (a) ScotRail and (b) Network Rail were first advised that Transport Scotland had commissioned Jacobs Consultancy to review the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme.

Question reference: S4W-08954

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether Jacobs Consultancy discussed its review of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme with (a) Network Rail and (b) ScotRail when preparing its report.

Question reference: S4W-08953

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it expects (a) Glasgow City Council, (b) Network Rail and (c) Buchanan Partnership to contribute financially to the redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street railway station and the removal of the Millennium Hotel extension.

Question reference: S4W-08956

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Jacobs Consultancy report for Transport Scotland on its review of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme is publicly available and, if so, where.

Question reference: S4W-08960

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether rail services between Cumbernauld and Glasgow will take longer as a result of the route accommodating electric services and diesel trains to Stirling.

Question reference: S4W-08962

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 17 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ask Transport Scotland to review its proposed reduction in the train service between Ayr and Paisley Gilmour Street.

Question reference: S4W-08842

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 15 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what costs the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme had incurred before 4 July 2012.

Question reference: S4W-08830

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 15 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what new train services will be introduced as a result of the Paisley Rail Corridor Improvements and what the timescale for these services will be.

Question reference: S4W-08843

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 15 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what costs the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme has incurred on rail improvement schemes that are not included in the programme announced on 4 July 2012.