Questions and answers

Question reference: S5O-02129

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on extending the voting franchise to all EU and non-EU adults who are resident in Scotland.

Question reference: S5O-02037

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it enshrines the rights of young people, and how it plans to further embed these.

Question reference: S5O-02008

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what scope there is through its International Development Fund to support projects that are not in its four partner countries, Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia and Pakistan.

Question reference: S5O-01983

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure the long-term protection of the marine environment, in light of reports that humpback whales are returning to Scottish waters.

Question reference: S5W-15827

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 April 2018
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Keith Brown on 6 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when a new chief executive will be appointed to Scottish Enterprise.

Question reference: S5W-15700

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Keith Brown on 29 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what targets it expects Registers of Scotland to achieve in 2018-19.

Question reference: S5F-02204

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 March 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 March 2018

To ask the First Minister what progress the Scottish Government is making on negotiations regarding devolved powers, in light of it being one year until the UK is scheduled to leave the EU.

Question reference: S5W-14925

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-00950 by Humza Yousaf on 27 February 2018 (Official Report, c. 7), what communication it has had with Hitachi regarding what ministers consider the importance to the railway network is of delivering the class 385 trains.

The First Minister and I have met twice with senior management from the global Hitachi organisation to reiterate the importance of this new fleet to Scotland’s Railway and the wider Scottish Economy. I also visited the Hitachi factory at Newton Aycliffe last year to see progress with the new fleet and meet the staff there. I am also involved in regular calls and meetings with representatives of Hitachi and ScotRail on this matter.

Question reference: S5W-14921

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-00950 by Humza Yousaf on 27 February 2018 (Official Report, c. 7), how many services will operate with fewer carriages each day until the class 385 trains are operational.

There are 124 weekday services, 62 in each direction, on the Edinburgh-Glasgow via Falkirk High route. The allocation of carriages which are planned to operate until the introduction of the class 385 trains has taken account of measured passenger demand on particular services.

30 of the very busiest services are now running with more carriages and 100 extra seats per journey since December 2017, with seven carriages instead of six. 33 of the services are now running with fewer carriages than in December 2017: 18 with four carriages instead of six and 15 with three carriages instead of six.

Question reference: S5W-14919

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-00950 by Humza Yousaf on 27 February 2018 (Official Report, c. 7), in light of reports that the delay in the introduction of the class 385 trains has been partly due to manufacturing problems, whether ScotRail has or plans to seek compensation from Hitachi; whether it considers the delay in delivery represents a breach of contract, and what possible sanctions Abellio could face in terms of its franchise contract.

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