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
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Question reference: S5W-11510
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution on 12 September 2017 (Official Report, c. 49), how many non-domestic rates overpayments have there been in each year since 1999 and what the average time has been to refund these, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S5W-11512
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution on 12 September 2017 (Official Report, c. 49), how it will reform charity relief; when these reforms will be introduced, and how many current recipients will no longer be eligible.
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Question reference: S5W-11495
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution on 12 September 2017 (Official Report, c. 49), how much the business growth accelerator will be in each of the next four years, and how many properties it expects will apply.
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Question reference: S5W-11508
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution on 12 September 2017 (Official Report, c. 49), when it will introduce a new civil penalty for the non-provision of information to local authorities by ratepayers.
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Question reference: S5W-11506
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution on 12 September 2017 (Official Report, c. 49), on what date standardised rates bills will be introduced.
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Question reference: S5W-11500
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution on 12 September 2017 (Official Report, c. 49), how much the new relief for day nurseries will cost in each of the next four years, and how many (a) properties and (b) businesses it expects will apply.
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Question reference: S5O-01329
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when waiting times for orthopaedic services in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will be reduced.
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Question reference: S5W-11234
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 28 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement in its Programme for Government, what the timescale is for Benny Higgins to develop the remit, governance, operating model and approach to managing financial risk for the Scottish National Investment Bank.
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Question reference: S5W-11239
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 28 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in each year since it was established, how many people have sought help from the Transition Training Fund; how many have been helped, broken down by sector, and what its budget has been.
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Question reference: S5W-11282
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 28 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government (a) on what dates and (b) where it has met Benny Higgins.