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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 17 February 2025
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Question reference: S5W-05393

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 20 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities have taken advantage of the opportunity under the Community Empowerment Act 2015 to reduce business rates.

Question reference: S5O-00467

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to assist local authorities in overcoming forecasted funding gaps.

Question reference: S5W-05273

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of recent research carried out by Pye Consulting on its behalf in its report, Evaluation of the performance of local authorities in their role as building standards verifiers, which shows large variances in the overall performance of local authorities in allocating building warrants.

Question reference: S5W-05272

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support local authorities with the reported increase in the volume of building warrant applications that they are receiving.

Question reference: S5W-05274

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the overall timeliness performance of local authorities in granting building warrants.

Question reference: S5W-05279

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the cost to local authorities of hiring external experts to plug in-house gaps in building standards services.

Question reference: S5W-05282

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how much local authorities have invested in technology specifically in advance of the e-building standards portal roll out.

Question reference: S5W-05277

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the move toward e-building standards by local authorities and how this has impacted the delivery of building standards warrants.

Question reference: S5W-05286

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government was assessment it has made of budget pressures impacting building standards services.

Question reference: S5W-05276

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it aims to reduce inconsistencies across local authorities in the delivery of building standards verification.