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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: S4W-00558

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will bring back its plans for a large retail supplement and, if so, when.

The Scottish Government keeps the business rates system, including all reliefs and supplements, under regular review to ensure we offer the most generous relief package available to businesses in the UK, worth an estimated £2.6 billion over the five year period 2010-11 to 2014-15.

The Scottish Government has no proposals to bring forward a proposal for a large retail supplement to business rates.

Question reference: S4W-00566

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that there are areas in need of improvement in the Scottish Assessors' handling of the non-domestic rates appeal process.

Question reference: S4W-00572

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce reforms to make transitional relief statutory for the 2015 non-domestic rates revaluation.

Question reference: S4W-00560

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is planning to review the system of non-domestic rates partially or in its entirety and when details of the review will be available.

Question reference: S4W-00563

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the methodology of calculating non-domestic rates should be reviewed.

Question reference: S4W-00571

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the need for greater transparency in the non-domestic rates revaluation process.

Question reference: S4W-00577

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will review the impact of taxation on empty properties.

Question reference: S4W-00559

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the comment by the Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism on 1 June 2011 (Official Report, c. 219) that “business rates are…undoubtedly a large burden for many businesses, and I would be astonished if we did not consider that matter in detail in this session”, when the matter will be considered.

Question reference: S4W-00575

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to ensure than certain sectors and categories of businesses are not affected disproportionately by non-domestic rates revaluations.

Question reference: S4W-00567

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the Scottish Assessors agreeing a Scotland-wide approach to improve accessibility of the non-domestic rates appeals process for small businesses.