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-14008
- 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 31 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent figures from the Office for National Statistics, which suggests that average spending in Scotland is £492.30 per week, compared with the UK average of £536.80.
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Question reference: S5W-13934
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 31 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with each local authority regarding the provision of essential care, social and transport services during periods of adverse weather, and what support it is providing.
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Question reference: S5W-13939
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 31 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people will pay more tax overall if its proposed income tax bands are agreed and local authorities increase council tax by an average of 3%.
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Question reference: S5W-13938
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 31 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13589 by Derek Mackay on 11 January 2018, whether it will provide the information that was requested and confirm how much it will cost to implement each of the income tax bands specifically proposed in its Draft Budget, and what the annual administration cost will be.
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Question reference: S5W-13940
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 31 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13590 by Derek Mackay on 11 January 2018, whether it will provide the information that was requested and confirm for what reason the effects of incorporations in its non-saving, non-dividends income tax revenue estimates, which it made in February 2017, were reportedly underestimated.
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Question reference: S5W-14010
- 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 30 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the annual usage of the NHS service, (a) NHS inform, (b) Know Who To Turn To and (c) the NHS Self-help Guide mobile app.
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Question reference: S5W-13913
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of NHS procurement is carried out (a) centrally and (b) by individual NHS boards, and what information it has on which items are procured (i) centrally and (ii) by individual NHS boards.
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Question reference: S5W-13943
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 26 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to adults without access to family carers who have (a) severe autism and (b) additional support requirements that prevent them from living or working independently.
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Question reference: S5W-13821
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 25 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the money raised by the proposed new income tax bands it plans to allocate to (a) the introduction of new public services and (b) maintaining current service levels.
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Question reference: S5W-13500
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much was spent to fund a trip by a team from the Institute for Healthcare Optimisation to visit NHS boards in Scotland as part of the Whole System Patient Flow Improvement Programme; whether it will provide a breakdown of the costs, and which boards the team visited.
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