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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)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S5F-02020

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 February 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5O-01765

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what would be involved in an EU continuity bill, in the event that the Parliament does not give legislative consent to the EU withdrawal bill.

Question reference: S5F-01984

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-01916

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 January 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 January 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-13644

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 11 January 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the forecast revenue foregone in 2018-19 by its proposed Business Growth Accelerator is from non-domestic rates relief provided to (a) new build properties and (b) expanded or improved properties.

Question reference: S5W-13645

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 11 January 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it has that its proposed Business Growth Accelerator will (a) accelerate business growth and (b) contribute to its goal of inclusive growth.

Question reference: S5W-13643

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 11 January 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the basis is of its comment in the Draft Budget that, “under our proposal the Gini coefficient in Scotland is estimated to fall”.

In “The Role of Income Tax in Scotland’s Budget”, the Scottish Government published analysis on the impact of different income tax policies and approaches on income inequality, measured using the Gini co-efficient. The household distributional analysis is based on a static tax and benefit micro-simulation model developed by the Scottish Government and drawing on the
2015-16 Family Resources Survey (FRS) data. This analysis was replicated for the proposals outlined in the Draft Budget 2018-19 and published on the Scottish Government website.

The discussion paper can be found here https://beta.gov.scot/publications/role-income-tax-scotlands-budget/ and the updated analysis here http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0052/00529310.pdf.

Question reference: S5F-01880

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 08 January 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 January 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-01818

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 December 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 December 2017

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-01784

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 December 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 December 2017

Question to be taken in Chamber.