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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-20562

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with UK Government regarding employment levels for Scotland's seafarers in the (a) passenger and (b) freight ferry sector.

The Scottish Government has not had any discussions with the UK Government regarding the number of seafarers who are resident in Scotland and employed on passenger or freight ferries. Please see the reply to S5W-20563 on 20 December 2018 for details of correspondence with UK Government regarding the National Minimum Wage implications for seafarers working in UK waters.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

Question reference: S5W-20397

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much unitary charge has been paid each month to Aberdeen Roads Ltd for (a) phase 1, (b) phase 2 and (c) phase 2a of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR), since the phase was handed over to Transport Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-20472

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 07 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with ScotRail to ensure that staff training exercises do not coincide with major sporting events.

Question reference: S5W-20563

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the application of the national minimum wage for seafarers working on merchant vessels operating from Scotland's ports.

Scottish Ministers last wrote to the UK Government on 27 September 2018 following the UK Government’s publication of corresponding revised guidance; " Guide to the application of the Equality Act 2010 and National Minimum Wage for seafarers". Scottish Ministers urged the UK Government to go further and consider the introduction of legislation for seafarers working solely in UK waters, thus ensuring that protection is afforded to all seafarers who operate on our shores.

Question reference: S5W-20399

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much unitary charge will be paid each month to Aberdeen Roads Ltd for phase 2b of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR), following the contract variation that was reported to the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee on 5 December 2018.

Question reference: S5W-20398

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) was the first and (b) will be the final date of payments of monthly unitary charge for (i) phase 1, (ii) phase 2 and (iii) phase 2a of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR).

Question reference: S5W-20401

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) total and (b) final monthly unitary charge payment will be to Aberdeen Roads Ltd for the entire length of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) after it has been handed over in its entirety to Transport Scotland.

Payments for phases of this project are subject to a number of factors and therefore payment amounts can vary. Once a payment has been certified, as part of the governance arrangement for the AWPR/B-T contract, Aberdeen City Council administers payments to Aberdeen Roads Limited (ARL) each month. The payments Transport Scotland makes to Aberdeen City Council are published in monthly expenditure reports and are available at:

https://www.transport.gov.scot/about/expenditure/ .

Question reference: S5O-02732

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what general revenue funding it plans to provide to Aberdeen City Council in 2019-20.

Question reference: S5O-02721

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what part it believes housing policy should play in tackling social isolation.

Question reference: S5W-20139

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-02586 by Michael Matheson on 21 November 2018, in what month it (a) was originally estimated that the Haudagain improvement project would be open to traffic and (b) is now expected to open to traffic.

Prior to one of the bidders withdrawing from the competition, it was estimated that the A90/A96 Haudagain Improvement Project would be open to traffic in December 2020. Due to the requirement for a revised procurement process, and difficulties encountered during the ground investigation work, which is essential to allow contractor to price and programme the job correctly, the project is now expected to open in March 2021, subject to receiving the successful contractor’s programme.