There are 9,722 results relating to "S5O-04786"
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Official Report
Meeting date:
8 May 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 08 May 2019
Living Wage Accreditation To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages employers to commit to having living wage accreditation. (S5O-03198) Scotland has more than 1,400 living wage accredited employers which, proportionately, is over five times more than the number in the rest of the United Kingdom.
Official Report
Meeting date:
19 December 2018
Meeting of the Parliament 19 December 2018
Planning (Scotland) Bill and Land Value Capture To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its policy with regard to the Planning (Scotland) Bill and land value capture. (S5O-02724) The Government remains interested in the concept of land value capture and in maintaining the enabling provisions for an infrastructure levy within the...
Official Report
Meeting date:
13 June 2018
Meeting of the Parliament 13 June 2018
Further Education (Dumfries and Galloway) To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides for the funding of further education courses in Dumfries and Galloway. (S5O-02209) In the 2018-19 academic year, through the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, the Scottish Government will provide a real-terms increase of over 8 per cent to...
Official Report
Meeting date:
16 May 2018
Meeting of the Parliament 16 May 2018
Carers Allowance Supplement (Payments) To ask the Scottish Government on what date the first payments of the carers allowance supplement will be made. (S5O-02098) The carers allowance supplement, which is a 13 per cent increase that will be uprated in line with inflation in future years, constitutes an overall investment of more than £30 million a year and...
Official Report
Meeting date:
20 December 2017
Meeting of the Parliament 20 December 2017
Air Pollution (Birth Defects) To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a recent study that found that air pollution can increase the risk of birth defects. (S5O-01620) I am aware of the study to which the member refers.
Official Report
Meeting date:
9 November 2017
Meeting of the Parliament 09 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, in light of recent reports regarding sexual harassment, whether it will consider a confidential and independent audit of the experiences of female MSPs and staff of sexual harassment to inform any decisions on how to protect them in the future. (S5O-01439) As I said in response to the previous question, we w...
Official Report
Meeting date:
1 November 2017
Meeting of the Parliament 01 November 2017
Small Business Bonus Scheme (Glasgow) To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in Glasgow receive support from the small business bonus scheme. (S5O-01399) The most recent statistics, published yesterday, estimate that almost 10,000 properties in Glasgow are benefiting from the small business bonus scheme this year, which is a 2 per cent increase...
Official Report
Meeting date:
24 May 2017
Meeting of the Parliament 24 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that contractors working on hub projects are paid on time. (S5O-01021) As I indicated in my reply last week to the member, the standard contract forms that are used for hub projects include provision about the timely payment of contractors and subcontractors.
Official Report
Meeting date:
22 December 2016
Meeting of the Parliament 22 December 2016
Higher-rate Taxpayers To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to attract more higher-rate taxpayers to Scotland. (S5O-00513) Our income tax proposals for 2017-18 and beyond will ensure that Scotland continues to be an attractive place in which to live, work and do business.
Official Report
Meeting date:
15 June 2016
Meeting of the Parliament 15 June 2016
Scotland’s Rural College To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet the management of Scotland’s Rural College. (S5O-00042) I am planning a schedule of visits to all Scottish higher education institutions over the coming months, and I am keen that it will include Scotland’s Rural College.
