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: S5O-00668
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 9 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in achieving its target for 10% of journeys to be taken by bike.
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Question reference: S5W-05912
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when the conclusions of its consultation on building warrant fees will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-05911
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it will use when reviewing the appointment process for building control verifiers from May 2017 onward.
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Question reference: S5W-05392
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 20 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether its decision to double the large business rates supplement considered "the vibrancy of town centres as a starting point", as set out in its Town Centre First Principle.
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Question reference: S5W-05393
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 20 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities have taken advantage of the opportunity under the Community Empowerment Act 2015 to reduce business rates.
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Question reference: S5O-00467
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to assist local authorities in overcoming forecasted funding gaps.
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Question reference: S5W-05272
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support local authorities with the reported increase in the volume of building warrant applications that they are receiving.
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Question reference: S5W-05281
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much weight will be given to current customer satisfaction levels of each independent local authority when consulting on the appointment of building standards verifiers.
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Question reference: S5W-05280
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the latest key performance outcomes in respect of (a) KPO1 and (b) KPO2 are for the local authority building verification process.
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Question reference: S5W-05279
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the cost to local authorities of hiring external experts to plug in-house gaps in building standards services.