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Chamber and committees

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

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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 7 November 2025
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Question reference: S5W-14187

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria Creative Scotland used in deciding to remove funding from the Dunedin Consort ensemble.

Question reference: S5W-14259

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much financial support it will provide to (a) Voluntary Action Scotland, (b) the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and (c) the third sector interface network in 2018-19.

Question reference: S5W-14251

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) grants and (b) loans it has provided to Glasgow Prestwick Airport in each year since 2014.

Question reference: S5W-14258

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much financial support it provided to (a) Voluntary Action Scotland, (b) the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and (c) the third sector interface network in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S5W-14254

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much cargo has been transported through (a) Glasgow Prestwick, (b) Glasgow International and (c) Edinburgh Airport in each year since 2014.

Question reference: S5W-14253

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many passengers have travelled through (a) Glasgow Prestwick, (b) Glasgow International and (c) Edinburgh Airport in each year since 2014.

Question reference: S5W-14252

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the recent General Court of the EU (8th Chamber) decision regarding Charleroi Airport and state aid will have on Glasgow Prestwick Airport.

Question reference: S5W-14239

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many trains on the Glasgow to (a) Helensburgh and (b) Balloch line have skipped stations in the last 12 months, broken down by month and also expressed as a percentage of all services.

Question reference: S5W-14238

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many rail services have been affected by station skipping in the last 12 months, broken down by month and also expressed as percentage of all services.

Question reference: S5W-14236

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will routinely publish ScotRail's performance in relation to station skipping.