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-22771
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry, which is investigating the construction of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Edinburgh, is likely to deliver its findings.
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Question reference: S6W-22619
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has tabled any formal proposals to the recognised trade unions regarding an extension of driver-only operation on the ScotRail network.
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Question reference: S6W-22621
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 10 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to fulfil the 2016 agreement between ScotRail and the RMT union that there would be a guaranteed safety critical conductor on every new electrified train.
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Question reference: S6W-22620
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 10 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce driver-only or driver-controlled operation on any newly electrified routes, including the (a) Barrhead, (b) East Kilbride and (c) Kilmarnock routes.
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Question reference: S6W-22622
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 10 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the RMT union about a further extension of driver-only operation on the ScotRail network.
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Question reference: S6O-02707
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that notice of industrial action has been served on Scottish Water.
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Question reference: S6W-22273
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 31 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the waiting time is for knee replacement surgery in each NHS board area as of October 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-21961
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 October 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) reduced and (b) extended opening hours are under consideration for any booking offices on the ScotRail network.
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Question reference: S6W-21964
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 October 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of new train stations that opened in the parliamentary session (a) from 12 May 1999 to 6 May 2003, (b) 7 May 2003 to 8 May 2003, (c) 9 May 2007 to 10 May 2011, (d) 11 May 2011 to 11 May 2016, (e) 12 May 2016 to 12 May 2021 and (f) 13 May 2021 to date, broken down by those that include (i) staffed booking office facilities and (ii) ticket machines.
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Question reference: S6W-21965
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 October 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans there are for a public consultation to be undertaken regarding staffing requirements at ScotRail (a) train stations and (b) booking offices, now that ScotRail is in public ownership.