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-14651
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 27 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it took of the impact on household incomes when setting the cap on council tax increases at 3%.
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Question reference: S5W-14578
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 27 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what measures to support businesses featured in ministers' recent Budget discussions with the Scottish Green Party.
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Question reference: S5W-14315
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 20 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the proposed income tax changes in its Budget will have on VAT receipts.
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Question reference: S5W-14226
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to identify and resolve any specific challenges in teacher recruitment in the Dundee City Council area should the local authority be unsuccessful in reducing the number of re-advertised vacancies.
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Question reference: S5W-14314
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 7 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to remove the Large Business Supplement before May 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-14009
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 6 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13820 by Derek Mackay on 18 January 2018, whether it will provide a breakdown of the arrangements that are in place with HMRC to ensure that taxpayers and pension providers in Scotland are not disadvantaged in respect of pension relief.
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Question reference: S5W-14012
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 6 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the (a) cost and (b) usage of the NHS Attend Anywhere service.
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Question reference: S5W-14011
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the cost and development of the Health and Social Care Citizen Portal.
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Question reference: S5W-14013
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13726 by Shona Robison on 18 January 2018, whether the digital tools that are being developed will offer all of the services that are provided by the NHSquicker app and, if not, whether it will provide a breakdown of the services that they will not provide, broken down by the reason for not offering these.
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Question reference: S5O-01758
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that an increasing use of automation and artificial intelligence over the next decade will increase employment opportunities in Scotland.
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