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: S6W-13342
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 5 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many properties in 2023-24 will be subject to the intermediate property rate, broken down by (a) industry sector and (b) local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-13339
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 5 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it expects to raise from the higher property rate in 2023-24, broken down by industry and business sector.
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Question reference: S6W-13341
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 5 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it decided not to reintroduce business rates relief for the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-13343
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 5 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it estimates will be raised by the intermediate property rate in 2023-24, broken down by industry sector.
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Question reference: S6W-13340
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 5 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many premises will be removed from the higher property rate due to the uplift in the threshold to £100,000 rateable value, broken down by industry sector.
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Question reference: S6W-13364
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 5 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many firms will be eligible for 100% rates relief under the Small Business Bonus Scheme in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-13338
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 5 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many properties will be subject to the higher property rate poundage in 2023-24, broken down by (a) industry sector and (b) local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-13344
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 5 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much revenue raised by the business rates incentivisation scheme is expected to be retained by each local authority in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6O-01689
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its public consultation regarding the Scottish Aggregates Levy.
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Question reference: S6W-12227
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on tobacco control overall in each year since 2017-18.