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-13455
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 21 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Dundee City Council reportedly having the lowest level of usable reserves in Scotland, as a percentage of income, is detrimental to the long-term financial stability of the council.
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Question reference: S5O-01634
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it undertook with HMRC regarding any potential negative impact of diverging tax bands and rates from the rest of the UK.
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Question reference: S5W-13144
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason NHS Grampian is the worst performing board regarding the 18-week referral to treatment standard.
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Question reference: S5W-13146
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the third of NHS Grampian patients who are waiting for treatment are seen as quickly as possible.
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Question reference: S5W-13157
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the use of public funds and resources by NHS Grampian to (a) fund a recruitment trip to Australia and (b) commission a delegation from the United States-based Institute for Healthcare Optimization to help reduce waiting times.
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Question reference: S5O-01585
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 December 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it will compensate for decreasing levels of landfill tax revenues as the amount of waste to landfill decreases.
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Question reference: S5W-12799
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, when modelling behavioural responses in relation to the five taxation proposals outlined in the discussion paper, The Role of Income Tax in Scotland’s Budget, whether a distinction was made between potential taxpayers moving within the UK and moving abroad for the purposes of avoiding different rates of taxation and, if so, what weighting was given to each type of behaviour.
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Question reference: S5W-12798
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 28 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gave to incorporations when modelling behavioural responses in relation to the five income tax proposals outlined in the discussion paper, The Role of Income Tax in Scotland's Budget.
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Question reference: S5W-12712
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 22 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much it would cost to (a) administer and (b) implement each of the proposals set out in its paper, The Role of Income Tax in Scotland’s Budget.
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Question reference: S5W-12651
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much it will cost to buy out the contract between NHS Tayside and Indigo Park Services UK Ltd for the parking facilities at Ninewells Hospital.
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