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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 4 April 2025
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Question reference: S6W-03481

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many self-catering (a) units on the non-domestic rates roll and (b) unit owners received Small Business Bonus Scheme rates relief in 2021-22 at (i) 100%, (ii) 25% and (iii) 0% (where they were not eligible due to having a number of properties with a combined rateable value of £35,000), also broken down by (A) assessor and (B) local authority.

Question reference: S6W-03459

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much revenue it has raised from properties subject to the Higher Property Rate poundage for non-domestic rates in each local authority area in the North East Scotland region in each of the last five years, also broken down by industry sector.

Question reference: S6W-03479

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much non-domestic rates income has been forgone in 2021-22 where Small Business Bonus Scheme rates relief has been claimed for self-catering units broken down by (a) 100%, (b) 25% and (c) 0% (where they were not eligible due to having a number of properties with a combined rateable value of £35,000) of income forgone, also broken down by (i) assessor and (ii) local authority.

Question reference: S6W-03458

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many properties in each local authority area in the North East Scotland region are subject to the Higher Property Rate poundage for non-domestic rates, also broken down by industry sector.

Question reference: S6W-03480

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many self-catering units have been registered on the non-domestic rates roll on 30 September in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) assessor and (b) local authority.

Question reference: S6W-03449

  • Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 1 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much active travel funding it has provided to each local authority in each of the last three years, also broken down by support from the (a) Spaces for People and (b) Places for Everyone Fund.

Question reference: S6W-03834

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 1 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether its policy announcement on 15 October 2021 regarding trade support and promotion for the fossil fuel sector overseas differs from the UK Government’s strategy on this matter published in March 2021, and what its position is on whether it has sought to present the UK Government's policy as its own.

Question reference: S6W-03821

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 1 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with high street banks regarding reports that they do not recognise its COVID-19 support grants as income in the context of business loan applications.

Question reference: S6W-03731

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 1 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it is encouraging and supporting co-operative business models and community ownership as a core part of the economic recovery from COVID-19.

Question reference: S6W-03883

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government in relation to the reintroduction of previously relaxed COVID-19 restrictions in light of the increasing number of cases.