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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S5W-15684
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, how many people receive dental check-ups at frequency periods of eight months or less, broken down by NHS board; how this compares with each of the last five years, and what assessment it has made of how the updated Oral Health Improvement Plan might impact on this.
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Question reference: S5W-15683
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, how many people receive regular dental check-ups, broken down by NHS board; how this compares with each of the last five years, and what assessment it has made of how the updated Oral Health Improvement Plan might impact on this.
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Question reference: S5W-15828
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14953 by Derek Mackay on 13 March 2018, whether it will provide the information that was requested and confirm whether or not the decision to set a cap on council tax rises was informed by research that determined 3% as the optimum level for a cap to achieve the objectives of protecting household incomes and delivering additional funds.
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Question reference: S5W-15829
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has conducted on the potential economic impact of altering the present 3% cap on council tax.
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Question reference: S5W-15802
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-15289 by Derek Mackay on 21 March 2018, in light of the cabinet secretary confirming that ministers have accepted the Barclay Review’s recommendation regarding increasing the frequency of revaluations to once every three years, whether it will implement this as soon as possible, as recommended by the review.
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Question reference: S5W-15803
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-15289 by Derek Mackay on 21 March 2018, in light of the Barclay Review stating that it expects revaluations in Scotland and England to be aligned until at least 2025, for what reasons it plans not to pursue such a policy, and what plans it has to introduce a distinct approach if alignment is not maintained beyond 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-15614
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how being assigned VAT revenues raised in Scotland from 2019-20 will influence its economic policy making; what steps it is taking to ensure that it will maximise these revenues, and how much it expects to collect, broken down by sector.
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Question reference: S5W-15585
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 17 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether the First Minister will meet China Ocean Engineering Shanghai Co (COES) on her visit to China, and whether she will promote Dundee as an attractive city and deep water port for foreign investment.
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Question reference: S5W-15582
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many claims for repayment of the Additional Dwelling Supplement have been fully processed within (a) 10 and (b) 11 to 21 days, and how many have taken longer.
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Question reference: S5W-15581
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many claims have been received for repayment of the Additional Dwelling Supplement in each month since it was introduced, and what (a) the average time taken is to make repayment in each month, (b) proportion of repayments take longer than the average and (c) the maximum time taken each month is to settle a claim.
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