- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 February 2025
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 5 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32276 by Siobhian Brown on 19 December 2024, whether the Independent Working Group on Antisocial Behaviour reported to ministers "by the end of 2024", as set out in its answer, and by what date (a) the report and (b) its response to it will be published.
Answer
Answer expected on 5 March 2025
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 February 2025
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 5 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31709 by Kate Forbes on 4 December 2024, whether it will provide an update on when it will reach a decision regarding extending the terms of reference for the inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh.
Answer
Answer expected on 5 March 2025
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates the ongoing review of the business case for the redevelopment of Ardrossan harbour will conclude.
Answer
The Scottish Government remain committed to ensuring the Arran ferry service is fit for the future, and to finding a solution at Ardrossan that can be delivered in a cost effective way, reflecting the needs of all of the partners involved. We understand and share frustrations at the pace of progress on the Ardrossan Harbour redevelopment.
Ongoing discussions and negotiations around the delivery of improvements at the port have been complex but the business case review is substantially complete, and project partners continue to work on this as quickly as practicable. The next meeting of the Ardrossan Task Force will be convened soon after the business case and cost review exercise has been submitted to Ministers for a decision.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the National Transport Strategy Fourth Delivery Plan, whether it will list the ferry task forces that it is supporting to prepare robust business cases ahead of the commencement of the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service 3 (CHFS3) contract on 1 October 2025.
Answer
The task forces referred to in the National Transport Strategy’s Fourth Delivery Plan are the Shetland and Orkney Ferry Replacement Task Forces. Further information is available on the Transport Scotland website: Ferry Services Managed by Transport Scotland.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2025
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government is responding to reports that 182 sexual assaults, including rapes, have taken place in hospitals in the last five years.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2025
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the 2025 objectives are for reform of the tripartite governance arrangement between Transport Scotland, Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) and David MacBrayne Ltd.
Answer
Answer expected on 22 January 2025
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to bring forward proposals for reforming governance arrangements for public ferry contracts before 30 September 2025.
Answer
Answer expected on 22 January 2025
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 December 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6T-02170 by Fiona Hyslop on 5 November 2024, what its response is to reported concerns that the "redeployment of some ScotRail staff to provide more and better assistance for passengers" and a reduction in ScotRail ticket office opening hours, might affect the (a) opening hours of waiting rooms and (b) access to toilet facilities in stations.
Answer
Whilst this is an operational matter for ScotRail, ScotRail has assured the Scottish Government that staffed stations will continue to offer access to assets as they do at present. Facilities and toilets used by the public in most cases will remain open even when ticket office desks are shut.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 December 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken across the rail network in Scotland to improve access to good quality toilet facilities for (a) drivers, (b) train crew, (c) track workers and (d) other staff.
Answer
The Scottish Government notes the report commissioned by ASLEF and its findings. Every worker should be able to work with dignity and this includes having an access to toilet facilities. The report findings are for train operating companies, as employers to consider.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 December 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when CalMac will begin the crew familiarisation process on the MV (a) Isle of Islay and (b)Loch Indaal.
Answer
CMAL is in constant dialogue with CalMac on the new vessels programme and the crew familiarisation process on the MV Isle of Islay and MV Loch Indaal will begin once the vessels have been transited from Türkiye to Scotland.