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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 1 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43477

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42434 by Ivan McKee on 22 December 2025, whether the independent review of the valuation of licensed hospitality properties will have a resource budget to commission independent research on relevant matters.

Question reference: S6W-43488

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether operating costs, including energy and staffing costs, are taken into account in the valuation of licensed hospitality premises for non-domestic rates calculation purposes.

Question reference: S6W-43485

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of the non-domestic rates revaluation statistics on 13 January 2026, how the increase in rateable value for the licensed hospitality sector compares with other sectors.

Question reference: S6W-43486

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether Revaluation Transitional Relief for non-domestic rates applies to all property classes and rates, and what net effect it anticipates for those experiencing the highest increases.

Question reference: S6W-43487

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what change in revenue it anticipates from the licensed hospitality sector as a result of any combined impact of the 2026-27 non-domestic rates revaluation and budget decisions.

Question reference: S6W-43482

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of the non-domestic rates revaluation statistics on 13 January 2026, whether any analysis has been conducted of the distributional changes on rateable value by geographic area.

Question reference: S6W-43478

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42438 by Ivan McKee on 22 December 2025, and in light of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government's commitment to pass on any consequentials arising from further UK budget measures on non-domestic rates reliefs for hospitality, what engagement it will have with the licensed hospitality sector on any budget amendments.

Question reference: S6W-43484

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of the non-domestic rates revaluation statistics on 13 January 2026, what shifts there have been in rateable value by property class, in each local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-43480

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of the non-domestic rates revaluation statistics on 13 January 2026, how many (a) restaurants, (b) pubs and (c) hotels will see an increase in their rateable values.

Question reference: S6W-43483

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of the non-domestic rates revaluation statistics on 13 January 2026, what shifts there have been in rateable value in each local authority area.