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-23024
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how it measures compliance with general evaluations of strategic environmental assessments carried out by SEPA.
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Question reference: S5W-22829
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 21 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities have established Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), and what the greatest challenge has been in doing so.
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Question reference: S5W-22939
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) residential, (b) non-residential and (c) mixed property owners in each local authority area have paid the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) since June 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-22940
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by Revenue Scotland statement that “estimates of gross Additional Dwelling Settlements [are] declared due by local authority,” whether it will provide (a) a breakdown of the responsibility for and (b) th erevenue allocation of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) returns.
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Question reference: S5W-22941
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much will be raised by the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.
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Question reference: S5W-22827
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to improve the average band D Energy Performance Certificate rating in the residential housing sector.
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Question reference: S5W-22820
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether Revenue Scotland provides external insights into its compliance activity and, if not, whether it will provide details of what oversight is provided to ensure that tax is applied correctly and fairly.
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Question reference: S5W-23025
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what SEPA has done to eliminate a kerosene leak contaminating a burn near Kirkton Industrial Estate in Arbroath.
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Question reference: S5W-23008
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on delivering the A90 upgrade between Perth, Dundee and Aberdeen, including the northern relief road for Dundee.
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Question reference: S5W-23028
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the most recent Scottish Welfare Fund statistics update, which states that Community Care Grant applications have increased by 20% or more in nine local authorities.