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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-25835

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the annual income for David MacBrayne Group of its role in managing and exploiting the commercial potential of Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre.

Question reference: S4W-25836

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings officials and ministers have had with representatives of (a) Solent Gateway Limited, (b) GBA (Holdings) Ltd and (c) David MacBrayne Ltd regarding the UK Government’s invitation to tender for the Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre contract.

Senior representatives of David MacBrayne Ltd (DML) have informed and discussed their proposals regarding their joint venture with GBA (Holdings) – Solent Gateway Ltd with Transport Scotland officials and with Scottish Ministers. No meetings have been held between Scottish Ministers or officials, and representatives of either Solent Gateway Ltd or GBA (Holdings) Ltd regarding the invitation to tender for the Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre contract.

Question reference: S4W-25838

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether David MacBrayne Ltd will be entitled to (a) profit share and (b) dividend payments under the contract with the UK Government to manage and commercially exploit spare port capacity at Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre.

Question reference: S4W-25767

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what financial commitment David MacBrayne Ltd (DML) has made to Solent Gateway Ltd and what risk assessment has been carried out of how Solent Gateway Ltd failing would impact on (a) DML and (b) taxpayers.

Question reference: S4W-25766

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government who David MacBrayne Ltd's (DML) nominated directors on Solent Gateway Ltd are; how many (a) part- and (b) full-time DML staff work for Solent Gateway Ltd, and what information it has on whether they are registered for UK tax and national insurance payments.

Question reference: S4W-25765

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government on what date David MacBrayne Ltd formed the joint venture with GBA (Holdings) to establish Solent Gateway Ltd and when this was announced to the Parliament.

Solent Gateway Ltd was incorporated on 31 December 2014. This joint venture was not announced to the Scottish Parliament. However, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence, Mr Philip Dunne, announced on 3 March 2015 to the House of Commons that he had launched the process to grant a concession to manage, and exploit the commercial potential of, the Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre and that Solent Gateway Ltd has been selected as the preferred bidder. This will be a joint venture between David MacBrayne Ltd and GBA (Holdings) Ltd.

Question reference: S4W-25833

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what annual payments David MacBrayne Ltd will receive from the UK Government for its role as joint manager of the Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre.

Question reference: S4W-25839

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what external consultants Transport Scotland has contracted, and at what cost, to work on the invitation to tender for the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services contract.

Question reference: S4W-25675

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when work will be completed on the new link road between the A96 and A9 south of Inverness.

Question reference: S4W-25642

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 May 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 4 June 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-24958 by Derek Mackay on 27 March 2015, when it expects CalMac Ferries Ltd to complete the upgrade of (a) ticketing, (b) online booking and (c) communication systems for ships and ports on the Clyde and Hebrides ferry network.