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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for ��˿�� 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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Question reference: S5O-02588

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met ScotRail and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S5O-02547

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 14 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to support the food and drink industry.

We continue to work with farmers, food producers and industry bodies to drive forward the Ambition 2030 food and drink strategy. Our new Programme for Government sets out a range of new measures to support the sector, building on the range of work that is already ongoing.

Indeed, direct investment and support to the food and drink sector in Scotland from the public sector across a range of areas including skills, education, research, industry development, standards and capital investment equates to approximately £100 million per annum.

Question reference: S5O-02459

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S5O-02436

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 3 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Renfrewshire Council regarding the provision of childcare in the Paisley area.

The Scottish Government meets regularly with local authorities to discuss the delivery of the Early Learning and Childcare entitlement. These meetings can be through a number of routes, including one-to-one meetings or through engagement and working groups whose membership includes Scottish Government and local authorities.

Scottish Government officials have also been in contact with Renfrewshire Council in recent weeks regarding developments at Hillview Nursery in the Ferguslie Park area of Paisley.

Question reference: S5W-18031

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 August 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 18 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the relevant collective agreements are in the engineering construction industry.

In the context of public procurement, the Statutory Guidance on Addressing Fair Work Practices including the Living Wage in Procurement, published in October 2015, states that we expect contractors who deliver public contracts to take a positive approach to their workforce and adopt policies which demonstrate how they comply with relevant employment, equality and health and safety law, human rights standards and adhere to relevant collective agreements. What may constitute a relevant collective agreement will be determined on a contract–by-contract basis, and the detail of any agreement would be a matter for the employer organisation and its recognised trade union(s). Where such a collective agreement exits, and covers those employees working on the contract, then that agreement will be relevant.

Question reference: S5W-18531

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2018
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 12 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what decision it has made in relation to financial redress for survivors of pre-1964 cases of historic child abuse, and when this will be announced.

Following my statement to Parliament in November 2016, the InterAction Group established by SHRC and CELCIS began work to consult and engage on a potential financial compensation/redress scheme for victims/survivors of abuse in care in Scotland. Their recommendations, which I received on 5 September, cover all survivors of abuse in care in Scotland, including survivors of pre-64 cases of historic child abuse.

We will now give the recommendations early, detailed and sensitive consideration, and I will report back to Parliament in due course.

Question reference: S5O-02352

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S5O-02312

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of retailers in Renfrewshire, and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S5W-18029

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 August 2018
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 August 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to update the Statutory Guidance on the Selection of Tenderers and Award of Contracts: Addressing Fair Work Practices, including the Living Wage, in Procurement.

Question reference: S5W-18030

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 August 2018
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 August 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the Statutory Guidance on the Selection of Tenderers and Award of Contracts: Addressing Fair Work Practices, including the Living Wage, in Procurement Statutory Guidance provides a workable mechanism for public procurement authorities to ensure that relevant collective agreements are utilised in public procurement.

Public bodies must have regard to the Statutory Guidance published in October 2015 after consultation with stakeholders, including the Trade Unions. It advises public bodies how to address Fair Work practices within their procurement exercises. It states that we expect contractors who deliver public contracts to adopt policies which demonstrate, for example how they comply with relevant collective agreements.