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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: S5W-14254

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much cargo has been transported through (a) Glasgow Prestwick, (b) Glasgow International and (c) Edinburgh Airport in each year since 2014.

Question reference: S5W-14259

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much financial support it will provide to (a) Voluntary Action Scotland, (b) the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and (c) the third sector interface network in 2018-19.

Question reference: S5W-14236

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will routinely publish ScotRail's performance in relation to station skipping.

Question reference: S5W-14238

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many rail services have been affected by station skipping in the last 12 months, broken down by month and also expressed as percentage of all services.

ScotRail’s performance is reported by railway industry periods (13 periods in a year) therefore the information is contained below in this format,

Over the last year the number of ScotRail services subject to skip-stopping was 5,980 trains and this equates to 0.78 percent (part of period 10 falls in the 2018 calendar year).

Year/period	FTS	FTS %
1617_11	342	0.6%
1617_12	364	0.6%
1617_13	337	0.6%
1718_01	365	0.6%
1718_02	447	0.8%
1718_03	372	0.6%
1718_04	299	0.5%
1718_05	389	0.7%
1718_06	229	0.4%
1718_07	631	1.1%
1718_08	801	1.4%
1718_09	828	1.4%
1718_10	576	1.1%
Total	5,980	0.78%

The member will be aware that the independent review underway will propose steps for improvement, and aim to reduce the number of incidents of skip-stopping.

Question reference: S5W-14239

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many trains on the Glasgow to (a) Helensburgh and (b) Balloch line have skipped stations in the last 12 months, broken down by month and also expressed as a percentage of all services.

Question reference: S5W-14217

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Investment Bank will provide export financing for SMEs.

Export financing is a matter currently reserved to the UK Government. However Scottish Development International work closely with UK Export Finance (UKEF) and the Enterprise Agencies and their partners to ensure that Scottish companies benefit fully from the financial products available.

The Scottish Government believes that more needs to be done to ensure that Scottish businesses get their fair share of opportunities. For example, the newly established Scottish Trade Board has specifically identified actions to be taken forward around export finance.

Question reference: S5W-14221

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has sought or will seek EU advice on the establishment and operation of the Scottish Investment Bank in relation to state aid rules.

Question reference: S5W-14219

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Investment Bank will operate independently of ministers, and how it will be structured.

Question reference: S5W-14218

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Investment Bank will be operational.

Question reference: S5W-14220

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how, and to what level, it will capitalise the Scottish Investment Bank.