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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)
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Question reference: S1W-11069

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a form of small business rates relief scheme would assist in achieving its target of creating 100,000 new small businesses by 2009.

Question reference: S1W-11070

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many existing small businesses would cease trading in the period 2009 if a small business rates relief scheme is not introduced on 1 April 2001.

Question reference: S1W-11068

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether introduction of the small business rates relief scheme proposed by the Federation of Small Businesses would assist in achieving the Executive's target of creating 100,000 new small businesses by 2009.

The impact on new business starts and existing businesses would depend on the details of any small business rates relief scheme which may be introduced. By reducing costs a relief scheme may help encourage more individuals to start-up in business and improve the financial position of those existing firms which benefit. However, any proposal to reduce the liabilities of certain non-domestic ratepayers could reduce the overall non-domestic rate income collected.

Question reference: S1W-11067

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consult the Local Government Committee prior to making any ministerial statement on a small business rates relief scheme and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.

Question reference: S1W-11077

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether rateable values in Scotland and in England and Wales are now harmonised and, if not, which hereditaments do not have harmonised rateable values.

Question reference: S1W-11078

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive on what date it first considered any relationship between a small business rates relief scheme and the transitional rates relief scheme.

Question reference: S1W-11076

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has informed non-domestic ratepayers or businesses, in information leaflets or by any other method, of the variation in the rate poundage between Scotland and England and between Scotland and Wales.

Question reference: S1W-11074

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether implementing a small business rates relief scheme would give rise to additional costs for local authorities and what the nature and level of any such additional costs would be.

Question reference: S1W-11063

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive on what dates its Cabinet has discussed a small business rates relief scheme.

Question reference: S1W-11061

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has met the Inland Revenue to discuss the Federation of Small Businesses' proposal for a small business rates relief scheme and, if not, whether it will now initiate such a meeting.