Portfolio Questions - 28 March 2018

Finance and the Constitution
1. Jeremy Balfour: 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. (S5O-01937)
2. Liam Kerr: To ask the Scottish Government how many appeals there were in relation to the
2017 business rates revaluation, and how many have been resolved. (S5O-01938)
3. Gail Ross: To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in its discussions with
the other UK administrations regarding procurement arrangements post-Brexit. (S5O-01939)
4. Dean Lockhart: 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.
(S5O-01940)
5. Mark Ruskell: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing a levy on
vacant and derelict land. (S5O-01941)
6. Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government, when considering awarding contracts, what
importance its procurement process attaches to whether a company has signed the Business
Pledge. (S5O-01942)
7. Willie Coffey: 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. (S5O-
01943)
8. Graeme Dey: To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that any additional funding it
provides to councils for specific purposes is used in that way. (S5O-01944)
9. Mike Rumbles: [Not Lodged] (S5O-01945)
10. Bill Bowman: 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.
(S5O-01946)
Economy, Jobs and Fair Work
1. Emma Harper: To ask the Scottish Government what future infrastructure investment plans it
has for South Scotland. (S5O-01947)
2. Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to grow the economy
of Cunninghame North. (S5O-01948)
3. Clare Adamson: To ask the Scottish Government what impact the Glasgow City Region Deal
will bring to Motherwell and Wishaw. (S5O-01949)
4. Gordon MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to help Edinburgh
achieve its ambition to become the data capital of Europe. (S5O-01950)
5. Claire Baker: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the Fife
economy. (S5O-01951)
6. Alison Johnstone: 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. (S5O-01952)
7. Ben Macpherson: To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the renewable energy
industry. (S5O-01953)
8. Andy Wightman: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make land information
and data more freely available and accessible to the public. (S5O-01954) R
9. Jackson Carlaw: 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. (S5O-01955)
10. Annie Wells: To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to prevent further shop
closures in Glasgow city centre. (S5O-01956)

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