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-26467
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what level of funding was provided for the Rail Systems Alliance Scotland in each year of control period 6.
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Question reference: S6W-26468
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what funding has been allocated for the Rail Systems Alliance Scotland for year one of control period 7.
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Question reference: S6W-26466
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on (a) safety, (b) rail performance and (c) job security of bringing in-house the work and jobs contracted out via the Rail Systems Alliance Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-26473
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to protect the 42 jobs at Babcock Rail that are reportedly at risk of redundancy under the Rail Systems Alliance Scotland contract with Network Rail.
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Question reference: S6W-26469
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the projected funding is for the Rail Systems Alliance Scotland for control period 7.
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Question reference: S6W-26416
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the ScotRail Club 50 discount for online purchases is 20%, but only 10% for tickets purchased at a staffed ticket office.
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Question reference: S6O-03276
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that rail travel is safe.
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Question reference: S6W-25964
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 20 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans for a revaluation of domestic properties in 2024 for the purposes of setting council tax rates.
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Question reference: S6W-26045
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason ScotRail has scored one out of five for the (a) "station staff" and (b) "station ticket offices" service schedule in each Service Quality Inspection Regime (SQUIRE) inspection since March 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-26044
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the finding in the report, Women's and girls' views and experiences of personal safety when using public transport, that passengers feel safer when staff are present at stations, and the recommendation for the Scottish Government to explore the feasibility of increasing staff at railway stations and on trains, what assessment it has made of the compatibility of this with its requirement for ScotRail to seek efficiencies in staffing levels at railway stations.