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: S5O-01946
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 28 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how it can use the tax system to more effectively encourage local authorities to attract economic investment and grow their tax bases.
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Question reference: S5W-15289
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 21 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to bring forward an increase in the frequency of non-domestic rates revaluations by 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-14993
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S5W-14315 and S5W-14337 by Derek Mackay on 20 and 27 February 2018 respectively, in light of the first response stating that its income tax policy "will have no impact on the economy" and the latter stating that the policy would "not...have a significant impact", whether it will confirm what level of economic impact the policy will have, including on the retail sector.
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Question reference: S5W-14878
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what additional funds it anticipates it may need to make available to NHS Tayside in 2018-19 to cover any financial shortfalls in the board’s budget.
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Question reference: S5W-14880
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on NHS Tayside’s financial strategy, and when it expects the board to return to a sustainable financial position.
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Question reference: S5W-14953
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 13 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14651 by Derek Mackay on 27 February 2018, what analysis was conducted to determine the current level of its council tax cap as being optimum to balance protecting household incomes with raising additional revenue.
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Question reference: S5W-14875
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 13 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13902 by Paul Wheelhouse on 24 January 2018, when it expects to publish its retail strategy.
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Question reference: S5W-14876
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 13 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13902 by Paul Wheelhouse on 24 January 2018, what aspects of tax and regulatory policy will be covered in the road map in its retail strategy.
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Question reference: S5W-14561
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 12 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14010 by Shona Robison on 30 January 2018, how much it has cost to (a) develop and (b) maintain the NHS (i) Self-help Guide mobile app and (ii) Know Who to Turn To service.
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Question reference: S5W-14879
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 12 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what conditions it would set on the provision of any extra funds for NHS Tayside to cover financial shortfalls in the board's budget.
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