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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 MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S1W-11065

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to make a Ministerial Statement on a small business rates relief scheme.

Question reference: S1W-11056

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive on what dates since 8 December 1999 it has met with (a) the Federation of Small Businesses and (b) the Forum for Private Business to discuss a small business rates relief scheme.

The Executive meets on a regular basis with representatives from a wide range of business organisations as part of a partnership working group established to consider aspects of the revaluation of non-domestic rates and the rating system generally. The working group has met twice since December 1999. Specific meetings with representatives of the Federation of Small Businesses were held on 11 July and 3 October 2000 and with the Forum for Private Business on 7 July and 29 September 2000.

Question reference: S1W-11055

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what further research will be conducted or information sought on the issue of a small business rates relief scheme.

Question reference: S1W-11051

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive which of the conclusions of the Local Government Committee's 8th Report 2000: Non-domestic Rates it (a) accepts and (b) rejects and what the reasons are for its position in relation to each of the committee's conclusions.

Question reference: S1W-11077

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether rateable values in Scotland and in England and Wales are now harmonised and, if not, which hereditaments do not have harmonised rateable values.

Question reference: S1W-11078

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive on what date it first considered any relationship between a small business rates relief scheme and the transitional rates relief scheme.

Question reference: S1W-11060

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive on what dates since 8 December 1999 it has met (a) Ministers and (b) officials of the National Assembly for Wales to discuss a small business rates relief scheme.

Question reference: S1W-11050

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, if it introduces a small business rates relief scheme, it will introduce a scheme under which small businesses occupying premises with rateable values of less than #10,000 receive rates relief according to a set of rateable value bands, with those occupying the lowest value premises receiving the greatest relief.

Question reference: S1W-10172

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 20 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-9737 by Mr Sam Galbraith on 28 September 2000, on what specific date it first received any report from any school or college of any difficulties in the collection of internal assessment data.

Question reference: S1W-10938

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 20 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the proposed costs to develop the Ossian project will be spent on consultancy fees, including those for lawyers, financial advisers, accountants, computer consultants and any other professional services.