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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)
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Question reference: S5O-02720

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met North Ayrshire Council, and what was discussed.

Question reference: S5W-20061

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 6 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government which CalMac ferries carry a defibrillator; how often these are tested; what proportion of the fleet this represents; by what date these will be rolled out across every vessel, and whether it will provide a breakdown of all other medical equipment that is carried by each craft.

All CalMac vessels carry a defibrillator. These were rolled out across the CalMac fleet in June and July 2012. These defibrillators are maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

In regard to medical equipment kept on board CalMac vessels, CalMac comply with the requirements of the UK legislation below:

Merchant Shipping & Fishing Vessels (Medical Stores) Regulations 1995 and

Merchant Shipping & Fishing Vessels (Medical Stores) (Amendment) Regulations 1996.

For full details of these regulations, please follow the links below:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1802/made

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2821/contents/made

Further information can also be found within Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1786
(M+F), by following the link below:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment
_data/file/282054/msn1768.pdf

Question reference: S5W-20063

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 6 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) crimes and (b) incidents of antisocial behaviour have been recorded on each CalMac ferry in each year since 2009-10, also broken down by (i) route served and (ii) issue.

CalMac Ferries Ltd. do not maintain a record of crimes committed. However, since 2017 their Health, Safety, Environment, & Quality System r ecords reported incidents of violence, aggression and disorderly behaviour. The information recorded by CalMac since 2017 is shown in the following table:

Vessel & Route	Total 2017	Total 2018	Total 2017-2018	2017 Intoxicated (disorderly)	2017 Aggressive	2018 Intoxicated (disorderly)	2018 Aggressive behaviour	2018 Assault
Argyle (Wemyss Bay Rothesay)	1	2	3	-	-	2	-	1(passenger assaults crew)
Bute (Wemyss Bay Rothesay)	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
Caledonian Isles (Ardrossan Brodick)	2	-	2	1	1	-	-	-
Finlaggan (Kennacraig Islay)	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	-
Hebrides (Uig Lochmaddy /Tarbert)	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	-
Loch Ranza (Tayinloan Gigha)	5	-	5	-	5	-	-	-
Loch Seaforth (Ullapool Stornoway)	-	1	1	-	-	-	1
Hebridean Isles	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Question reference: S5W-20053

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how long each ferry in the CalMac fleet is expected to be operational.

Question reference: S5W-20059

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the effectiveness of CalMac regarding the acquisition of new vessels.

Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) are responsible for the acquisition of new vessels.

CalMac Ferries Ltd play an important role in this process through providing a Statement of Operator Requirements and provide on-going support to CMAL throughout the procurement and build process.

CMAL and David MacBrayne Ltd (parent company of CalMac) are subject to periodic Procurement and Commercial Improvement Programme (PCIP) reviews by the Procurement and Commercial Directorate of the Scottish Government. These reviews give Ministers assurance on each company's overall procurement approach.

Question reference: S5W-19593

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 October 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 21 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on repairs to the CalMac fleet in each calendar year since 2007.

Question reference: S5O-02571

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers there are.

Question reference: S5F-02779

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 November 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2018

To ask the First Minister what plans the Scottish Government has to evaluate the impact on sales of minimum unit pricing of alcohol.

Question reference: S5W-19560

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 9 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many vessels in the current CalMac fleet have been built since 2007; how many tons of vessels have been built since 2007; what percentage of the total fleet tonnage this represents, and how many vessels there are in the current fleet, broken down by vessel tonnage.

Since 2007, there have been 8 new vessels introduced by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) to the CalMac Ferries fleet operating on the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service (CHFS) network.

The combined gross tonnage of these 8 vessels is 19477 tonnes.

This represents 29.34% of the total fleet, by gross tonnage.

There are currently 31 vessels in the CHFS fleet.

Vessels in CHFS fleet .

	Gross Tonnes (GT)
MV Carvoria	7
MV Catriona	499
MV Loch Seaforth	8680
MV Lochinvar	499
MV Hallaig	499
MV Finlaggan	5626
MV Loch Shira	1024
MV Argyle	2643
MV Bute	2612
MV Coruisk	1599
MV Loch Portain	950
MV Hebrides	5506
MV Lochnevis	941
MV Clansman	5499
MV Loch Alainn	396
MV Loch Bhrusda	246
MV Isle of Lewis	6753
MV Caledonian Isles	5221
MV Loch Tarbert	211
MV Loch Buie	295
MV Loch Fyne	549
MV Loch Dunvegan	549
MV Lord of the Isles	3504
MV Isle of Mull	4719
MV Loch Ranza	206
MV Loch Riddon	206
MV Loch Linnhe	206
MV Loch Striven	206
MV Hebridean Isles	3040
MV Isle of Arran	3296
MV Isle of Cumbrae	201

Total Gross Tonnage	66388

Full details are available on the CMAL website. http://www.cmassets.co.uk/ferries/

Question reference: S5W-19520

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 9 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many times services on the (a) Tobermory-Kilchoan, (b) Ardrossan-Brodick, (c) Claonaig-Lochranza, (d) Ardmhor-Eriskay, (e) Oban-Castlebay, (f) Colintraive-Rhubodach, (g) Wemyss Bay-Rothesay, (h) Oban-Coll-Tiree, (i) Oban-Colonsay-Port Askaig-Kennacraig, (j) Talbert-Portavadie, (k) Largs-Millport, (l) Tayinloan-Gigha, (m) Uig-Tarbert, (n) Fionnphort-Iona, (o) Kennacraig-Port Askaig-Port Ellen, (p) Gallanach-Kerrera, (q) Ullapool-Stornoway, (r) Freight Ullapool-Stornoway, (s) Oban-Lismore, (t) Oban-Craignure, (u) Lochaline-Fishnish, (v) Uig-Lochmaddy, (w) Berneray-Leverburgh, (x) Sconser-Raasay, (y) Mallaig-Armadale, (z) Mallaig-Small Isles and (aa) Mallaig-Lochboisdale ferry route have been (i) delayed and (ii) cancelled in each year since 2007.

Information on how many times services on the ferry routes requested have been (i) delayed and (ii) cancelled in each year since 2007 in the form requested has been collated and is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre ( Bib . number 60164).

The data relating to (q) Ullapool to Stornoway and (r) Freight Ullapool to Stornoway services cannot be separated and are reported in the same Ullapool to Stornoway line of the information provided.

2007	£7,920,199
2008	£8,279,384
2009	£8,575,398
2010	£9,581,796
2011	£9,800,410
2012	£10,714,167
2013	£12,594,035
2014	£15,460,375
2015	£18,018,939
2016	£18,231,507
2017	£19,751,529