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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.

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Question reference: S3W-07633

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 07 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 January 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses in each local assessor area have been rebanded for council tax following a material increase in value and subsequent sale in each year since 1997.

Question reference: S3W-07441

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 January 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many small businesses in the Glasgow Rutherglen parliamentary constituency will benefit from the proposed cut in business rates.

Information on small businesses in the form requested is not held centrally. However,information on the number and rateable value of non-domestic properties which maybe eligible for relief under the Small Business Bonus scheme is available for eachof the local authority areas concerned on the Scottish Assessors Portal (www.saa.gov.uk). This information is shown asfollows:

Number of Properties by Local Authority Area	Rateable Value of Property
Number of Properties by Local Authority Area	Up to £8,000	£8,001-£10,000	£10,001-£15,000	Total up to £15,000
Glasgow City	11,943	1,628	2,420	15,991
South Lanarkshire	4,956	626	905	6,487

Notes:

(i) The rateable value rangesshown in the table correspond to those on page 12 of the Scottish Budget: SpendingReview 2007.

(ii) The table shows the numberof non-domestic properties, except zero-rated properties, with rateable values ofup to £15,000 in each of the local authority areas in which the Rutherglen parliamentaryconstituency is situated.

(iii) The number of eligiblebusinesses will be lower than the number of non-domestic properties in each area,because some businesses have more than one property. This may affect eligibilityfor relief under the Small Business Bonus Scheme, which will depend on:

the combined rateable value ofall properties in Scotland for which the business is liable to pay rates;

whether the property is eligiblefor one of the existing rates relief schemes, and

the level of other public sectorassistance received by the business.

Question reference: S3W-08004

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the recent announcement on teachers’ pay will mean for Scottish education.

I am pleased that we have reachedthis agreement, which is worth over 7% to teachers over the next three years (2.25%for 2008-09, 2.5% for 2009-10 and 2.4% for 2010-11).

The deal struck by all threeparties within the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers - the teachers organisations,COSLA and the Scottish Government - demonstrates the benefits of our shared commitmentto improving the lives of Scotland’s children.

The deal is a fair one with realbenefits for pupils and schools as well as teachers and will provide the stabilityto allow a focus on improving educational outcomes for our children.

Question reference: S3W-07448

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many small businesses in the Glasgow Govan parliamentary constituency will benefit from the proposed cut in business rates.

Question reference: S3W-07447

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many small businesses in the Glasgow Shettleston parliamentary constituency will benefit from the proposed cut in business rates.

Question reference: S3W-07446

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many small businesses in the Glasgow Baillieston parliamentary constituency will benefit from the proposed cut in business rates.

Question reference: S3W-07443

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many small businesses in the Glasgow Anniesland parliamentary constituency will benefit from the proposed cut in business rates.

Question reference: S3W-07445

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many small businesses in the Glasgow Cathcart parliamentary constituency will benefit from the proposed cut in business rates.

Question reference: S3W-07444

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many small businesses in the Glasgow Pollok parliamentary constituency will benefit from the proposed cut in business rates.

Question reference: S3W-07442

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 December 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many small businesses in the Glasgow Kelvin parliamentary constituency will benefit from the proposed cut in business rates.