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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: S5F-03394

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2019

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that children are still being held at Dungavel House.

Question reference: S5W-23004

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 21 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many times in the last 12 months personnel from South Lanarkshire Council have been involved with age dispute cases involving asylum seekers held at the Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre.

Question reference: S5W-23006

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 21 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many times in the last 12 months personnel from Police Scotland have been involved with asylum seekers held at the Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre.

Question reference: S5W-23005

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 21 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many times in the last 12 months personnel from South Lanarkshire Council have been involved with (a) asylum seekers and (b) the children of asylum seekers held at the Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre.

Question reference: S5W-23003

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 21 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-00979 by Angela Constance on 3 August 2016, whether it will provide an update regarding what progress it has made with the UK Government in relation to the recommendations in the Smith Agreement concerning devolving the operation of asylum support.

Question reference: S5W-23007

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 15 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when it will respond to the consultation, The future of civil partnership in Scotland.

The Scottish Government will respond to the consultation on the future of civil partnership shortly.

This consultation was open from September to December 2018. 485 responses were received. The Scottish Government is currently considering these responses as part of our work on preparing the Government response to the consultation.

The background to the consultation is the UK Supreme Court's declaration that the current law of civil partnership is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights in that it prevents mixed sex couples from entering into a civil partnership. I intend to take a swift decision on the best legislative route for removal of the ECHR incompatibility from the law in Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-23122

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2019
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a progress update on the enhancements to the East Kilbride rail corridor.

There is continuing growth on the East Kilbride line and some peak journeys on this route regularly appear in the list of top ten overcrowded ScotRail services.

We are making investments now to help with this. Successful electrification of Edinburgh to Glasgow routes now allows the redeployment of diesel trains so ScotRail will provide more than 1,000 extra weekday seats for East Kilbride services from 20 May 2019. However, existing limitations in track layout, capacity and access to stations means there are limits to the length and frequency of trains which can run on this route, and we know that more needs to be done to help make rail travel an attractive choice.

That is why we have now agreed to provide up to £24.8 million to Network Rail to progress the major development work required. This will help determine the right long-term solution and will focus on providing enhanced connectivity (more frequent services), improved accessibility to stations, better transport integration, with improved park and ride facilities and active travel provisions. Our aim, whilst delivering this, is to move towards a carbon free journey from home to destination for communities along the route, by considering electrification.

We anticipate that the development work will take approximately 18 months, with recommendations to the Scottish Government on a package of major infrastructure investment to follow.

Question reference: S5O-03198

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages employers to commit to having Living Wage accreditation.

Question reference: S5O-03132

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when it last held discussions with the Prime Minister.

Question reference: S5O-03055

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it can assist credit unions in encouraging the uptake of payroll saving.