Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-21904
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a summary of the outcomes of any recent discussions that it has had with the UK Government on future roll-on/roll-off ferry links between Rosyth and ports in northern Europe.
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Question reference: S6W-21356
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Transport Scotland’s £4 million contract with Turner and Townsend for project and programme management support for the CHFS3 project.
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Question reference: S6W-21361
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much Transport Scotland has spent on private consultants to advise on the (a) design, (b) specification, (c) procurement and (d) tendering of public ferry contracts in Scotland, in each year from 2006 to date.
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Question reference: S6W-21358
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether Transport Scotland’s £4 million contract with Turner and Townsend for project and programme management support for the CHFS3 project requires the consultant to consider (a) temporary and (b) permanent direct award of the next contract for Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services to CalMac.
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Question reference: S6W-21357
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what advice Transport Scotland has received to date from consultants, Turner and Townsend, on tendering the next contract for Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services.
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Question reference: S6W-21362
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps CMAL has taken to consult with (a) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and (b) trade unions organising CalMac staff, regarding the design of MV (i) Glen Sannox and (ii) Glen Rosa, from 2015 to date.
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Question reference: S6W-21360
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request an update from CMAL on the (a) delivery dates and (b) costs of the contracts with Cemre Shipyard in Turkey for new ferries on the (i) Islay and (ii) Skye triangle routes.
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Question reference: S6W-21359
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 22 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request an urgent update from (a) CMAL and (b) Ferguson Marine on the (i) delivery dates and (ii) costs for MV (A) Glen Sannox and (B) Glen Rosa.
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Question reference: S6W-20436
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 7 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it reportedly did not undertake any consultation or issue a warning before deciding to close the photovoltaic (PV) panels loan scheme for applications that are not part of a package of measures.
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Question reference: S6W-20435
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 7 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has closed the solar photovoltaic (PV) panels loan scheme for applications that are not part of a package of measures.