Portfolio Questions

Finance and the Constitution Jeremy Balfour S5O-01937 1. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Scottish Fiscal Commission’s revenue forecast for the increase in the top rate of tax. Liam Kerr S5O-01938 2. To ask the Scottish Government how many appeals there were in relation to the 2017 business rates revaluation, and how many have been resolved. Gail Ross S5O-01939 3. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in its discussions with the other UK administrations regarding procurement arrangements post-Brexit. Dean Lockhart S5O-01940 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an updated estimate of how much it will cost to implement and administer the new tax bands introduced in its Budget. Mark Ruskell S5O-01941 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing a levy on vacant and derelict land. Kezia Dugdale S5O-01942 6. To ask the Scottish Government, when considering awarding contracts, what importance its procurement process attaches to whether a company has signed the Business Pledge. Willie Coffey S5O-01943 7. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Treasury’s draft audit and accountability framework and its proposals for effective scrutiny of shared services. Graeme Dey S5O-01944 8. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that any additional funding it provides to councils for specific purposes is used in that way. Mike Rumbles 9. [Not Lodged] Bill Bowman S5O-01946 10. To ask the Scottish Government how it can use the tax system to more effectively encourage local authorities to attract economic investment and grow their tax bases. Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Emma Harper S5O-01947 1. To ask the Scottish Government what future infrastructure investment plans it has for South Scotland. Kenneth Gibson S5O-01948 2. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to grow the economy of Cunninghame North. Clare Adamson S5O-01949 3. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the Glasgow City Region Deal will bring to Motherwell and Wishaw. Gordon MacDonald S5O-01950 4. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to help Edinburgh achieve its ambition to become the data capital of Europe. Claire Baker S5O-01951 5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the Fife economy. Alison Johnstone S5O-01952 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish National Investment Bank will have the power to refuse to lend to commercially-viable businesses that it considers operate against its public-purpose missions. Ben Macpherson S5O-01953 7. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the renewable energy industry. Andy Wightman S5O-01954 8. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make land information and data more freely available and accessible to the public. Jackson Carlaw S5O-01955 9. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on Scotland's economy of the decision by the Office for Budget Responsibility to revise upward its UK GDP growth forecast for 2018. Annie Wells S5O-01956 10. To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to prevent further shop closures in Glasgow city centre.