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-19612
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 6 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether its Non-domestic Rates Bill is planned to be introduced in March 2019.
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Question reference: S5O-02510
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on taxpayers in Scotland retaining as much of their income as those in the rest of the UK, in light of the proposals in the UK Budget.
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Question reference: S5W-19305
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 29 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that its support of Dales Voe as an ultra-deep water port location is in line with the requirement for impartiality in procurement ethics and, if so, what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S5W-19308
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 29 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18808 by Paul Wheelhouse on 25 September 2018, what its position is on the value of the Decommissioning Challenge Fund to companies located in and around the Dundee area compared with the value of a new ultra-deep water port in the city, and what reassurances it can provide to companies that have or are planning to invest in the decommissioning sector in the city that there will be a level playing field, in light of reports that some are considering pulling out.
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Question reference: S5W-19348
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18511 by Richard Lochhead on 18 September 2018, whether it will provide a definition of the term "recognised qualifications" including (a) what qualifies as recognition, (b) who they are recognised by and (c) whether it or the Scottish Funding Council decided what counted as a recognised qualification.
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Question reference: S5W-19002
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18393 by Michael Matheson on 13 September 2018, should a public sector rail franchise result in a financial failure, what financial assistance it would offer, and whether this would be sourced through (a) reduced spending in other budget areas or (b) changes to its tax policy.
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Question reference: S5W-19307
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government which port authorities were (a) directly contacted for information and (b) physically inspected when evaluating the optimal location for an ultra-deep water port, and to what extent.
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Question reference: S5W-19306
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18805 by Paul Wheelhouse on 25 September 2018, on what date the Ernst and Young feasibility study will be published, and whether it will publish details of the methodology that was used in compiling this.
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Question reference: S5W-18807
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what pros and cons were identified by Ernst and Young in its feasibility study into the location of an optimal ultra-deep water port for decommissioning in relation to (a) Dundee and (b) Dales Voe.
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Question reference: S5W-18804
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its spokesperson’s comment that the decision to designate Dales Voe as an ultra-deep water port for decommissioning “may even benefit Dundee if the Scottish market works collaboratively”, what its position is on the private sector complying with its wishes.
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