Former Member of the Scottish Parliament

Trish Godman

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At a glance Trish Godman was a Member of the Scottish Parliament.

Questions601 tabled

Trish Godman has tabled 601 questions in the Scottish Parliament.

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-39548 by Keith Brown on 3 March 2011, on how many … 7 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-39548 by Keith Brown on 3 March 2011, on how many occasions ScotRail has been penalised for failing to provide (a) the planned capacity on services and (b) adequate cleanliness on trains and what penalties were imposed, in each of the last five years.

Answer · Keith Brown · 17 Mar 2011

ScotRail operates approximately 700,000 trains per annum. The number of occasions ScotRail has been penalised under the Performance Regimes contained in the Franchise Agreement for (a) and (b), in each of the last five years, is as follows: (a) Number of Trains in each Financial Year Failing to Provide the Planned Capacity <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=175 valign=top > Financial Year </td> <td width=125 valign=top > Number of Trains </td> </tr> <tr > <td width=175 valign=top > April 2006 to March 2007 </td> <td width=125 valign=top > 2,374 </td> </tr> <tr > <td width=175 valign=top > April 2007 to March 2008 </td> <td width=125 valign=top > 1,649 </td> </tr> <tr > <td width=175 valign=top > April 2008 to March 2009 </td> <td width=125 valign=top > 1,659 </td> </tr> <tr > <td width=175 valign=top > April 2009 to March 2010 </td> <td width=125 valign=top > 1,539 </td> </tr> <tr > <td width=175 valign=top > April 2010 to date # </td> <td width=125 valign=top > 1,910 </td> </tr> </table> Note: # data for eleven periods only. The penalty imposed in each of the financial years is commercially sensitive under the Franchise Agreement and cannot be provided. (b) Train cleanliness is a Service Schedule in the Service Quality Incentive Regime (SQUIRE). ScotRail is penalised for any service schedules which falls below the benchmark. ScotRail receives a bonus payment where service schedules perform above the benchmark. ScotRail has consistently performed above the benchmark level of 96% for train cleanliness since the performance regime was expanded to cover the entire Scottish rail network in December 2006. This level of performance has resulted in zero occasions where penalties were imposed for train cleanliness since December 2006.

To ask the Scottish Executive what commitment there is to fund the wheelchair and seating services modernisation progra… 16 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what commitment there is to fund the wheelchair and seating services modernisation programme after the current funding commitment expires.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon · 11 Mar 2011

By the end of 2011-12, the Scottish Government will have invested the £16 million committed to support the modernisation programme for NHS Scotland''s wheelchair and seating services. Beyond the requirements of the modernisation programme, it is a matter for NHS boards to determine the funding required to sustain wheelchair and seating services to meet the needs of their resident populations.

To ask the Scottish Executive how the wheelchair and seating services modernisation programme will use goal attainment … 16 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how the wheelchair and seating services modernisation programme will use goal attainment scaling to identify unmet need, particularly for those people who would benefit from attendant-controlled powered wheelchairs but do not meet the criteria for the pilot.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon · 11 Mar 2011

Goal attainment score is an outcome measurement system currently being trialled locally by NHS wheelchair services, and is not a specific element of the Scottish Government''s modernisation action plan. Clinical Standards for NHS wheelchair services are currently being finalised after a period of public consultation. Draft Standard 1, Essential Criteria 1.1 states that clinical assessments of mobility and mobility needs are person-centred and anticipatory.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has discussed proposals for the fisheries research vessel, Scotia, to take on … 9 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has discussed proposals for the fisheries research vessel, Scotia, to take on fisheries protection surveillance operations

Answer · Richard Lochhead · 1 Mar 2011

The Scottish Government is not considering using its research vessel Scotia for fisheries protection surveillance operations. Accordingly there have been no discussions on this topic.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the implications are of reductions in public expenditure for those voluntary organis… 9 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the implications are of reductions in public expenditure for those voluntary organisations and charities that deal with the care and rehabilitation of veterans

Answer · Alex Neil · 23 Feb 2011

Project funding of £80,000 is being made available in 2011 to veterans'' organisations through the Scottish Veterans'' Fund. This level of funding is unchanged from previous years. More generally, the Scottish Government does not provide core funding to veterans'' organisations. Charities of this type should and do secure resources through collections, bequests, commercial activity and other forms of fund raising. Combat Stress is the leading charity in its field and the Scottish Government continues to provide £1.2 million per year for the provision of specialist mental health services at its Hollybush House facility in Ayr. A further £200,000 per year continues to be made available to support Combat Stress'' community outreach programme.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are employed in dismantling offshore structures and installations and whe… 9 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are employed in dismantling offshore structures and installations and whether it has projections of the number of people likely to be so employed in the next five years

Answer · Jim Mather · 8 Mar 2011

The information requested is not held centrally. Estimates from Oil and Gas UK suggest that the UKCS (UK Continental Shelf) decommissioning market could support between 8,000 and 10,000 direct and indirect jobs by 2015. The decommissioning market is set to grow over the next five years, the annual value exceeding £1 billion in today''s money for the first time in 2015.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether information is held centrally anent the number of properties built or adapted to … 9 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether information is held centrally anent the number of properties built or adapted to rehouse disabled veterans in the last three years

Answer · Alex Neil · 23 Feb 2011

The information on the number of properties built or adapted to rehouse disabled veterans is not held centrally.

To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with UK transport ministers and officials anent the in… 9 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with UK transport ministers and officials anent the introduction of financial penalties in respect of train operators failing to deal with (a) overcrowding and (b) dirty trains

Answer · Keith Brown · 3 Mar 2011

Scottish ministers are responsible for monitoring and managing the ScotRail Franchise Agreement. The current franchise agreement includes a penalty regime for (a) operators failing to provide the planned capacity on services and (b) a service quality incentive regime which includes monitoring the cleanliness of trains and fails the operator where the specified standards are not met. Therefore there have been no discussions with UK transport ministers on these matters.

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Motions lodged105 lodged

21 Feb 2011	Quarriers 140 Years On	22 sig.
10 Jun 2010	Success for Marcus Crawford Guy and the Dance School of Scotland	21 sig.
3 Jun 2010	National Thrombosis Week 2010	24 sig.
5 May 2010	Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Bill	0 sig.
15 Feb 2010	The Privatisation of the United Kingdom's Search and Rescue Operations	16 sig.
15 Feb 2010	The Restoration of the Comet in Port Glasgow	21 sig.

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Seat & career3 seats held

West Renfrewshire Constituency MSP · Dissolution 3 May 2007 – 22 Mar 2011
West Renfrewshire Constituency MSP · Dissolution 1 May 2003 – 2 Apr 2007
West Renfrewshire Constituency MSP · Dissolution 6 May 1999 – 31 Mar 2003

Source: this MSP's profile on parliament.scot.

Source: this MSP's official Scottish Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.