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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.

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Question reference: S7W-00449

Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the deadline for proposals against new 2026 rateable values was set at 31 July.

Scottish Government issued a consultation on ‘Reforming the non-domestic rates system: proposals, the draft valuation roll, content of valuation notices, etc.’ in 2021. Views were sought on a range of changes to the system including the introduction of a disposal deadline for revaluation proposals on 31 July of a revaluation year, or four months after the valuation notice is received, whichever is later.

A full consultation analysis is available on the Scottish Government website. The Scottish Government published a ‘We asked, You said, We did’ in 2022, available at: Consultation on reforming the non-domestic rates system: proposals, the draft valuation roll, content of valuation notices, etc. - Scottish Government consultations - Citizen Space.

The suggested time period for lodging a revaluation proposal was adopted on the basis that this provides proprietors, tenants and occupiers with a period of eight months to scrutinise their rateable value and consider whether they want to lodge a proposal - four months between the publication of their draft rateable value (30 November the year before revaluation) and revaluation (1 April), and four months after revaluation (1 April to 31 July in the year of revaluation).

The timeous lodging and resolution of proposals is paramount in a three-year revaluation cycle which was introduced at the 2023 revaluation following a recommendation by the independent Barclay Review of Non-Domestic Rates.

Question reference: S7W-00544

Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the regulation campaign by Scotland's Electrical Trade Association (SELECT), whether it has considered action to regulate the electrical industry.