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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

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Question reference: S5W-11771

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 24 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider reviewing the pre-release of access to statistics by Scottish Ministers, in light of the Office for National Statistics and the Bank of England no longer allowing this practice.

Pre-release access arrangements for Scottish Government Official Statistics are in compliance with the UK Statistics Authority's Code of Practice for Official Statistics and Scottish legislation (Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) Order 2008). Pre-release access continues across other parts of the UK following equivalent pre-release access orders. Access lists are regularly reviewed and the Chief Statistician has responsibility for deciding who receives pre-release access to Scottish Government Official Statistics.

Question reference: S5W-11506

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution on 12 September 2017 (Official Report, c. 49), on what date standardised rates bills will be introduced.

Question reference: S5W-11516

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet last discussed full fiscal autonomy, and what work it has carried out regarding this issue in the last 12 months.

Question reference: S5W-11499

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution on 12 September 2017 (Official Report, c. 49), by what date it will announce its position on the changes to reliefs and exemptions that were recommended by the review.

On 12 September, I confirmed that 22 of the 30 Barclay recommendations were accepted and six required further consideration and engagement before the Scottish Government confirms its position. These include reform of charity, empty property and sports club relief and our position will be confirmed in an implementation plan by the end of this year. Additionally, the level at which the large business supplement is set will be considered in light of affordability at future budgets.

Question reference: S5W-11507

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution on 12 September 2017 (Official Report, c. 49), how it plans to provide better information regarding rates to ratepayers, and when this work will commence.

Question reference: S5W-11513

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution on 12 September 2017 (Official Report, c. 49), when its review of (a) sports club relief, (b) empty property relief and (c) reducing the Large Business Supplement will commence, and when it will announce whether it accepts the review's recommendations on this.

Question reference: S5W-11504

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution on 12 September 2017 (Official Report, c. 49), when it will publish the full list of the recipients of rates relief.

Question reference: S5W-11503

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017

Question reference: S5W-11505

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution on 12 September 2017 (Official Report, c. 49), how it will measure whether the assessors provide more transparency and consistency on non-domestic rates, and by what date the assessment will be completed.

Question reference: S5W-11510

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution on 12 September 2017 (Official Report, c. 49), how many non-domestic rates overpayments have there been in each year since 1999 and what the average time has been to refund these, broken down by local authority.