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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-37583

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when the current time charter of the MV Alfred for CalMac Ferries expires.

Question reference: S6W-37330

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 19 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent by Scotland’s Railway in the first year of the Control Period 7 funding period.

Question reference: S6W-37584

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 19 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost to date is of time chartering the MV Alfred from Pentland Ferries for deployment on the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services contract.

Question reference: S6W-37582

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 19 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many timetabled services under the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services contract have been provided by the MV Alfred since 1 May 2023.

Question reference: S6W-37331

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether Scotland’s Railway has experienced any delays in awarding contracts to suppliers in the last two years; if so, what the reasons were for any such delays, and whether any scheduled rail projects were delayed as a result.

Question reference: S6O-04676

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the economic impact of the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery.

Question reference: S6O-04597

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure everyone living and working in Scotland lives in accommodation that meets an adequate standard.

Question reference: S6W-36695

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 16 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of its responsible dog ownership summit on 20 September 2024.

The Scottish Government is grateful to everyone who attended and contributed to the Responsible Dog Ownership Summit held in Edinburgh on 20 September 2024.

The Summit brought together attendees from a wide range of organisations.

The Summit was jointly chaired by myself and the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity Jim Fairlie MSP.

The Summit Report is available on the Scottish Government website:

The Summit Report contains key outputs and recommendations from the Summit.

Question reference: S6W-36696

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 16 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when the short life working group on the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 last met.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-36005 on 1 April 2025.

The Short Life Working Group was set up by the Scottish Government to review the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”).

The last meeting of the Short Life Working Group to review the 1991 Act was held on 1 June 2023.

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at /chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

Question reference: S6W-36697

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 16 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what representation it had at the responsible dog ownership summit on 20 September 2024.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-36695 on 16 April 2025.

The Summit Report is available on the Scottish Government website:

The Summit Report contains key outputs and recommendations from the Summit, as well as the list of attendees.

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at /chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers