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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 18 September 2024
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Question reference: S6W-29507

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2024

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what CMAL's total capital budget is for the Small Vessel Replacement Programme.

Question reference: S6W-29505

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2024

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out the capital allocation for (a) vessel procurement and (b) harbour infrastructure upgrades in Phase 1 of the Small Vessel Replacement Programme.

Question reference: S6W-29340

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 2 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many of its former senior (a) civil servants and (b) agency staff sought its approval in (i) 2021-22, (ii) 2022-23 and (iii) 2023-24 to take up a position with another employer, also broken down by how many times this approval was granted.

Question reference: S6O-03669

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to implement Scotland’s National Transport Strategy.

Question reference: S6W-29288

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 August 2024

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a timescale for the introduction of an integrated ticketing scheme covering all forms of public transport. 

Question reference: S6W-28501

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 1 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many contracts it has awarded to supported businesses in Scotland in each of the last five calendar years.

Question reference: S6W-28500

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 1 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many contracts have been awarded to supported businesses by public bodies in each of the last five calendar years.

Question reference: S6W-28389

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 12 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much CMAL has spent, to date, from the budgets in the Infrastructure Investment Plan (IIP) for the procurement of new (a) vessels and (b) pier and harbour infrastructure.

Question reference: S6W-28392

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 12 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what policy options are under consideration for procuring second-hand tonnage on the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services contract, as part of the Islands Connectivity Plan.

Question reference: S6W-28388

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 12 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list the (a) recipient, (b) value and (c) project status of each of the Piers and Harbours Grants that it has issued from the Infrastructure Investment Plan to date.