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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 1 November 2024
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Question reference: S6W-09844

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many premises currently receive Business Growth Accelerator relief on non-domestic rates.

Question reference: S6W-09848

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of non-domestic rates receipts for each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S6W-09852

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made towards implementing all of the recommendations of the Report of the Barclay Review of Non-domestic Rates.

Question reference: S6W-09849

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what ongoing review it undertakes of the non-domestic rates scheme, what assessment it makes of whether the scheme delivers fairness, clarity, certainty and consistency for ratepayers, and how any such assessment is quantified.

Question reference: S6W-09842

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted a cost benefit analysis of increasing the Basic Property Rate (poundage) for non-domestic rates from 49p to 49.8p.

Question reference: S6W-09851

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with officials from (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire councils to discuss the 2023 non-domestic rates revaluation and any potential impact upon business.

Question reference: S6W-09845

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on publicity and marketing for Business Growth Accelerator relief on non-domestic rates since it was introduced.

Question reference: S6W-08963

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update regarding any review of the alcohol ban on ScotRail services, which was introduced in November 2020 to facilitate adherence to the COVID-19 social distancing and facemask requirements.

Question reference: S6O-01196

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on future road infrastructure projects in the north east.

Question reference: S6O-01110

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on which of the key recommendations it is looking to progress from the report State of The Nation: Heart Valve Disease in Scotland by Heart Valve Voice, which was released in December 2021.