Skip to main content

Tell us your views

Help us do xxx by completing this short survey!

Link to survey goes here

Loading…

Seòmar agus comataidhean

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

Criathragan Hide all filters

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 6 October 2025
Answer status
Question type

Displaying 2761 questions Show Answers

|

Question reference: S2W-15493

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 20 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking in relation to local loop unbundling; whether it is consulting on problems affecting the provision of broadband access, and whether it considers that Scotland is at a disadvantage in comparison with England on this issue.

Question reference: S2W-15221

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 14 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual cost has been of the Trunk Roads Network Management Division in each year since 1999; how many staff were employed in the division in each year; how many of the division's staff will be transferred to the proposed National Transport Agency, and how the process of selection of staff will be managed.

Question reference: S2W-15280

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 14 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Transport will respond to my letter of 5 January 2005, acknowledged on 11 January, regarding the future of the Clyde and Hebridean ferry services.

Question reference: S2W-15294

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 11 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to the Remuneration Committee of Network Rail in respect of the level of bonuses proposed for Network Rail directors in view of any breach of its operating licence through failure to provide train companies with sufficient notice of engineering works.

Question reference: S2W-15220

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 29 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the determination of speed limit orders should continue to be dealt with by its Trunk Roads Network Management Division; whether it is satisfied that the division has sufficient local knowledge to be best placed to determine such matters, and whether there are any plans to devolve such matters to regional transport partnerships.

Question reference: S2W-15164

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 29 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the forthcoming devolution of railway powers to Scotland, it will urge Network Rail to supply maintenance and renewal budgets for Scotland and to appoint a director for Scotland as a single point of contact for the Executive, with the three main management streams affecting infrastructure and operations and enhancements within Network Rail reporting to this post.

Question reference: S2W-15166

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 29 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what powers in respect of railways it considers should be conferred on regional transport partnerships.

Question reference: S2W-15167

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 29 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the forthcoming devolution of railway powers to Scotland, it will have powers to seek variations in Network Rail's licence conditions where these result in negative incentives, for example with respect to certain modern equivalent renewals.

Question reference: S2W-15170

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 29 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the forthcoming devolution of railway powers to Scotland, it will have powers to vary the requirements for strictly modern equivalent renewals where this could inhibit rail development projects.

Question reference: S2W-15165

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 29 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the forthcoming devolution of railway powers to Scotland, it will have powers to seek derogations from Railway Group Standards for certain routes, such as the West Highland line and the Far North line and, if so, whether it will exercise these powers.