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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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Question reference: S5W-24828

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 August 2019
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on the Scottish Household Recycling Charter, including on a common colour system for collection of household waste across all 32 local authorities.

Question reference: S5O-03440

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with preparing to commence the delivery of Disability Assistance for Children and Young People.

Question reference: S5F-03393

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2019

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the Scottish Fiscal Commission prediction of a £1 billion shortfall in income tax receipts affecting the Scottish budget in the period 2020-23.

Question reference: S5W-23191

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 28 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the ISD statistic for 2017-18 that shows 9.4% of patients in Fife with neck and head cancer had access to a specialist speech and language therapist before treatment.

NHS Fife has put a plan in place to improve access to speech and language therapy before treatment by October 2019 through the recruitment and training of additional specialist staff.

Patients in NHS Fife can receive treatment through an existing service level agreement with NHS Lothian and NHS Tayside for specialist head and neck cancer, including speech and language therapy.

Patients who have been referred to other Boards for their cancer surgery, may continue their ongoing treatment including speech and language therapy with these Boards or they may return to NHS Fife during and after head and neck cancer treatment to ensure they get the most appropriate care and support when they need it.

Question reference: S5W-22775

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 7 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how much revenue raised by the business rates incentivisation scheme was retained by each local authority in the (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2018-19 financial years.

Following validation of Local Authorities' final audited 2017-18 non-domestic rates income returns the amounts eligible to be retained by individual local authorities under the Business Rates Incentivisation Scheme for 2017-18, will be confirmed shortly and published in a Local Government Finance Circular.

The amounts eligible for retention for 2018-19 will be published following validation of the 2018-19 audited non-domestic rates income returns which are due later in 2019.

Question reference: S5W-22776

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 1 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities used powers under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 to reduce business rates during the 2018-19 financial year, and to what extent.

Provisional data shows that Aberdeenshire and Perth & Kinross have used their Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act powers during 2018-19.

The following table sets out the most up to date information on the amount of local discretionary rates relief local authorities are planning to award under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 in 2018-19, based on the latest returns. These figures will be finalised once Scottish Government receives the Audited Local Authority Income returns for 2018-19 in the autumn of 2019.

Local Rates Relief (£000s)	2018-19
	(Provisional)
Aberdeenshire	32
Perth & Kinross	30
Scotland	61

Source: Local Authority Non-Domestic Rates Income Mid-Year Estimates. Figures may not sum due to rounding.

We encourage local councils to consider use of these important powers to support local businesses where there is a need to do so but ultimately it is for councils, accountable to local electorates, to determine how they prioritise their resources.

Question reference: S5T-01605

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding the performance of Scotland's rail services, and what action is being taken to improve provision.

Question reference: S5W-22379

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it will give to Perth and Kinross Council to assist in dealing with any additional pressure on the area's roads and infrastructure arising from work on the dualling of the A9.

Transport Scotland has consulted extensively with Perth and Kinross Council throughout the development and design of the A9 Dualling programme to ensure that any additional pressures on the local road network are kept to a minimum whilst these vital works are carried out.

We place a number of requirements and restrictions on the contractors responsible for the construction of the A9 Dualling. These including minimising traffic restrictions and maintaining two-way traffic flow to ensure that the A9 continues to be the most efficient route to travel between Perth and Inverness by road whilst construction works are underway.

Contractors are required to consult with Perth and Kinross Council, Police Scotland, Transport Scotland and the Trunk Road Operating Company regarding all temporary traffic management proposals in advance of implementation. The contractors also hold regular meetings with the above parties to discuss the operation of existing traffic management.

Furthermore, we have undertaken to monitor key local roads in the vicinity of the construction works so we are able to review the effectiveness of the contractors traffic management proposals as works progress. Through this process, we aim to identify and address any issues swiftly.

Question reference: S5O-03092

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to alleviate fly tipping.

Question reference: S5O-03069

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how the tax changes in its Budget will impact on its own employees.