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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: S6W-25429

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 February 2024
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that there will be no further delay to the replacement for University Hospital Monklands.

The UK Government did not inflation-proof its capital budget which has resulted in nearly a 10% real-terms cut in the Scottish Government’s capital funding over the medium-term between 2023-24 and 2027-28.

The result of this cut is that new health capital projects have currently been paused. Our emphasis for the immediate future will be on addressing backlog maintenance and essential equipment replacement. However we are in active discussions with NHS Lanarkshire on the impact of this budget settlement on the proposal to replace University Hospital Monklands.

Question reference: S6W-25432

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 February 2024
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that it will receive the full business case for the Monklands Replacement Project from NHS Lanarkshire.

Question reference: S6O-03151

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to next meet with the sole director of the GFG Alliance.

Question reference: S6W-25428

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 09 February 2024
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many inpatient beds are planned for the replacement for University Hospital Monklands, broken down by speciality.

The OBC indicates a total of 472 total beds. In addition to 92 assessment and observation beds the breakdown is as follows:

Future Modelled Bed Provision

No.

ITU (Level 3 & Surg/Med Level 2)

- Includes Medical HDU beds

- Includes Renal HDU beds

Bed provision within specialty care (excluding assessment and observation beds):

Future Modelled Bed Provision	No.
Infectious Diseases	21
Haematology	20
Renal	17
General Medicine	97
Frailty/Geriatric Rehabilitation	60
Respiratory (within General)
Cardiology	23
Stroke (within General)
General Surgery	50
Urology	24
ENT/OMFS	20
Surge Beds	8
Orthopaedic	20
Total	360

Question reference: S6O-03087

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plan to diversify land ownership in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-24790

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what proportion of all train delay minutes were attributed to rail infrastructure problems, in the period of April to December 2023, broken down by (i) drainage issues, (ii) track faults, including broken rails, (iii) overhead line failures and (iv) signalling failures.

Question reference: S6O-03072

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to encourage a modal shift to public transport.

Question reference: S6W-24326

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 31 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the savings that ScotRail passengers will make from the extension of the trial of the all-day, off-peak fare to June 2024.

The purpose of the ScotRail Peak Fares is broader, to find out whether such a measure helps move people from car to rail use, but also to help passengers facing cost of living pressures. We know that price and simplicity is crucial for people when choosing how to travel.

Many passengers will enjoy significantly reduced fares, with fares that are available all day, every day, which will hopefully encourage more people to reduce their car use and to use more public transport instead, in line with our Programme for Government commitment to encourage a shift towards sustainable transport.

Question reference: S6W-24552

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the current salary and any other remuneration is for each of the directors of Caledonian Sleeper Ltd.

Question reference: S6W-24328

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with ScotRail regarding the (a) safety and (b) accessibility of rail (i) services and (ii) stations in Scotland.