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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-28145

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what the earliest date is by which Transport Scotland can issue an invitation to submit a final tender for the 2016-24 contract for Clyde and Hebrides ferry services.

Question reference: S4W-28147

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what the earliest date is on which it can announce the winning bid for the 2016-24 contract for Clyde and Hebrides ferry services.

Question reference: S4W-28140

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what steps Transport Scotland has taken since 31 July 2015 to reduce the duration of the tendering period for the 2016-24 contract for Clyde and Hebrides ferry services in order to bring forward the announcement of the winning bidder to a date before the Scottish election on 5 May 2016.

Question reference: S4W-28146

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what the earliest date is by which Transport Scotland can receive a final tender for the 2016-24 contract for Clyde and Hebrides ferry services.

Question reference: S4W-28141

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether the competitive procedure with negotiation used to procure an operator for the 2016-24 contract for Clyde and Hebrides ferry services allows it to bring forward the announcement of the winning bid for that contract to a date before the Scottish election on 5 May 2016.

Question reference: S4W-28144

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what the earliest date is by which Transport Scotland can decide not to issue calls for further interim tenders for the 2016-24 contract for Clyde and Hebrides ferry services.

Question reference: S4W-28121

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many serious incidents meriting a firearms deployment armed police have responded to in the Highlands since October 2014.

Question reference: S4W-28122

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many crimes and offences armed response police officers have dealt with in the Highlands since October 2014.

Question reference: S4W-28143

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make it policy to bring forward the date for the (a) invitation to submit a final tender, (b) deadline for submitting a final tender and (c) announcement of the winning bid for the 2016-24 contract for Clyde and Hebrides ferry services if Transport Scotland decides not to issue calls for further interim tenders for this contract.

Question reference: S4W-28142

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has the legal power to discontinue the tendering process for Clyde and Hebrides ferry services at any stage without incurring legal liability for bidders’ costs.