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: S6O-01382
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates the impact will be on its Covid Recovery Strategy of the reduction to the Covid Recovery budget announced on 7 September as part of the emergency budget review.
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Question reference: S6O-01328
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what further support it will provide to local authorities for the provision of accommodation for refugees in Scotland, in light of reports that suitable housing has been significantly reduced as a result of its Super Sponsor scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-09850
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding for non-domestic rates relief it has (a) budgeted and (b) allocated to date, in 2022/23.
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Question reference: S6W-09844
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many premises currently receive Business Growth Accelerator relief on non-domestic rates.
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Question reference: S6W-09843
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has estimated how many retail, hospitality and leisure premises are entitled to 50% relief on non-domestic rates for the first three months of 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-09847
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many premises in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire currently receive relief through the Small Business Bonus scheme and, of those, how many are receiving the 100% relief rate.
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Question reference: S6W-09848
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of non-domestic rates receipts for each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-09846
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much businesses in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire have saved on non-domestic rates as a result of transitional relief in each year since 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-09842
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted a cost benefit analysis of increasing the Basic Property Rate (poundage) for non-domestic rates from 49p to 49.8p.
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Question reference: S6W-09851
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with officials from (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire councils to discuss the 2023 non-domestic rates revaluation and any potential impact upon business.