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S3M-07629 The Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2010 Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Standard Motion
 26 Nov 2011
S3W-40266 To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the Fit4Fun programme, which has been tackling childhood obesity in the Borders, is having its funding reduced. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 17 Mar 2011
S3W-40265 To ask the Scottish Executive what total funding has been received in the Borders from the £11 million targeted to school-age children under the Healthy Eating, Active Living programme and by which or Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 17 Mar 2011
S3W-39841 To ask the Scottish Executive when the over €40 million of regional development funding suspended by the European Commission will be released. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 09 Mar 2011
S3W-39840 To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact on Scottish projects of the decision by the European Commission to suspend over €40 million of regional development funding for Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 09 Mar 2011
S3W-39839 To ask the Scottish Executive what direction the European Commission has provided on the action that it requires the Scottish Government to take in order to release the €40 million of regional develop Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 09 Mar 2011
S3W-39838 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to resolve the reported significant shortcomings indentified by the European Commission in the way that regional development funding is allocated Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 09 Mar 2011
S3W-39837 To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the European Commission since the suspension of over €40 million of regional development funding for 2010-11. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 09 Mar 2011
S3W-39836 To ask the Scottish Executive for what reasons the European Commission has decided to withhold over €40 million of regional development funding for 2010-11 from Scotland. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 09 Mar 2011
S3W-39835 To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with the European Commission regarding the allocation of regional development funding and when they took place. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 09 Mar 2011
S3W-39834 To ask the Scottish Executive when it was first made aware that the European Commission had concerns over the allocation of regional development funding in Scotland. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 09 Mar 2011
S3W-39833 To ask the Scottish Executive when it was first made aware that over €40 million of European regional development funding for 2010-11 had been officially suspended. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 09 Mar 2011
S3W-39832 To ask the Scottish Executive when it was first made aware that over €40 million of European regional development funding for 2010-11 was at risk of being withheld from Scotland. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 09 Mar 2011
S3W-39925 To ask the Scottish Executive how many rural development grants have been awarded in the Borders and at what (a) total and (b) average value, in each year since 2007. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Mar 2011
S3W-39422 To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses in each parliamentary constituency have received (a) free and (b) partially subsidised insulation under the Home Insulation Scheme since it was introduced Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 28 Feb 2011
S3W-38723 To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the properties subject to the proposed large retail supplement is appealing the 2010 revaluation figure. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Feb 2011
S3W-38722 To ask the Scottish Executive what it estimates the non-domestic rates income would be in 2011-12, broken down by category of rateable value (RV), if the following supplements were applied for propert Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Feb 2011
S3W-38721 To ask the Scottish Executive what the total amount of non-domestic rates payable by all retail properties with a rateable value in excess of £750,000 is in 2010-11. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Feb 2011
S3W-38720 To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) total rateable value and (b) number of rateable properties will be in 2011-12, broken down by (i) sector and (ii) bands of (A) more than £750,000 but not exc Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Feb 2011
S3W-38719 To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) total rateable value and (b) number of rateable properties will be in 2011-12, broken down by (i) sector and (ii) bands of (A) up to £18,000, (B) £18,001 to Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Feb 2011
S3W-38718 To ask the Scottish Executive how much additional revenue would be raised if a new supplement of 0.1p was applied to all properties with a rateable value in excess of £1 million. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Feb 2011
S3W-38717 To ask the Scottish Executive how much additional revenue would be raised if the large retail supplement were increased from 0.7p to 0.8p in 2011-12. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Feb 2011
S3W-38712 To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the percentage increase in business rates bills for retail properties with a rateable value greater than £750,000 in 2011-12 compared with Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Feb 2011
S3W-38711 To ask the Scottish Executive what it estimates the non-domestic rates income for 2011-12 will be, broken down by the amount received from businesses paying (a) the poundage rate at 43.3p, (b) the lar Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Feb 2011
S3W-38710 To ask the Scottish Executive what business poundage rate assumptions it used to calculate the non-domestic rates income for 2011-12 at £2,179.5 million. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Feb 2011
S3W-38709 To ask the Scottish Executive what the total non-domestic rates income would be in 2011-12 if the poundage rate were increased by 3% from 2010-11 and how this differs from the estimate in Scotland’s S Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Feb 2011
S3W-38708 To ask the Scottish Executive what level of retail price index it used when calculating non-domestic rates revenue for 2011-12 as set out in Scotland’s Spending Plans and Draft Budget 2011-12. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Feb 2011
S3W-38716 To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the number of jobs in construction and associated trades supported by investment from retailers since 2007. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 26 Jan 2011
S3W-38743 To ask the Scottish Executive how many vehicles used, and how much revenue was raised by, the car park at the Forestry Commission visitor centre at Glentress, Peebles, in each of the last five years. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 25 Jan 2011
S3W-38742 To ask the Scottish Executive how many visitors the Forestry Commission visitor centre at Glentress, Peebles, has had and how many of these were mountain bikers, in each of the last five years. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 25 Jan 2011
S3W-38741 To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial estimated cost was and (b) current forecast cost is of the development of the new Forestry Commission visitor centre at Glentress, Peebles. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 25 Jan 2011
S3M-07735.1 Protecting Public Services Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Motion For Debate
 20 Jan 2011
S3W-38724 To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects 2010 rates revaluations appeals to be concluded. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2011
S3W-38707 To ask the Scottish Executive what processes are in place to address delays in repayments of non-domestic rates by local authorities. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2011
S3W-38706 To ask the Scottish Executive what processes are in place to assess the timeliness of local authorities’ repayment of non-domestic rates. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2011
S3W-38705 To ask the Scottish Executive what length of time would constitute prompt repayment of non-domestic rates, as referred to in Local Government Finance Circular No. 15/2010. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2011
S3W-38704 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it publishes comparisons of non-domestic rates repayments broken down by local authority area. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2011
S3W-38715 To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the number of jobs created by retailers since 2007. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2011
S3W-38714 To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the amounts raised from businesses through Business Improvement District levies came from retailers. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 14 Jan 2011
S3W-38713 To ask the Scottish Executive what the budget is for each Business Improvement District (BID) project, showing (a) amounts raised from businesses by BID levies and (b) grants. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 14 Jan 2011
S3O-12455 To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of looked after children entered into a higher education course in the last year. Purvis, Jeremy Question
General Question
 23 Dec 2010
S3M-07604.3 Winter Resilience Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Motion For Debate
 16 Dec 2010
S3M-07583 Congratulations to St Ronan's Silver Band on its 200th Anniversary Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Standard Motion
 10 Dec 2010
S3M-07519 The Scottish Economy
2 linked amendments
 Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Motion For Debate
 02 Dec 2010
S3M-07474.4 A Budget for Scotland's People Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Motion For Debate
 25 Nov 2010
S3W-37506 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-36987 by Michael Russell on 11 November 2010, within what budget it aims to keep the set-up costs of the Scottish Education Quality Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 25 Nov 2010
S3M-07415 A Scottish Veterans Charter Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Members' Business Motion
 24 Nov 2010
S3W-37404 To ask the Scottish Executive how many distinction award holders there are following the 2010 awards round. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 22 Nov 2010
S3M-07442 Heriot-Watt University School of Textiles and Design Links with China Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Standard Motion
 19 Nov 2010
S3M-07395 Spending Review 2011-12 to 2014-15 Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Standard Motion
 12 Nov 2010
S3W-37179 To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are award or bonus schemes available to public sector workers, other than the NHS distinction award scheme, in which payment is added to the recipient’s pen Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 11 Nov 2010
S3W-37178 To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are award or bonus schemes available to public sector workers, other than the NHS distinction award scheme, in which payment is added to the recipient’s sal Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 11 Nov 2010
S3W-37164 To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost will be to (a) it and (b) local government in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15 with regard to the (A) Certification of Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 11 Nov 2010
S3W-36990 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its press release of 14 October 2010 on the replacement of Learning and Teaching Scotland and HM Inspectorate of Education with the new Scottish Education Qua Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 11 Nov 2010
S3W-36989 To ask the Scottish Executive whether there will be any non-voluntary redundancies through the replacement of Learning and Teaching Scotland and HM Inspectorate of Education with the new Scottish Educ Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 11 Nov 2010
S3W-36988 To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual running costs of the new Scottish Education Quality and Improvement Agency will be, broken down by category of expenditure. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 11 Nov 2010
S3W-36987 To ask the Scottish Executive what the set-up costs of the new Scottish Education Quality and Improvement Agency will be, broken down by category of expenditure. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 11 Nov 2010
S3W-36986 To ask the Scottish Executive how much net saving per annum it expects to make through replacement of Learning and Teaching Scotland and HM Inspectorate of Education with the new Scottish Education Qu Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 11 Nov 2010
S3O-11876 To ask the Scottish Executive to what extent it has reduced the impact of regulation on the farming community since it came into office. Purvis, Jeremy Question
General Question
 11 Nov 2010
S3W-37180 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has an estimate of the proportion of spend on NHS distinction awards that relates to pension contributions. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 09 Nov 2010
S3M-07330.2 Managing Scotland’s Finances Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Motion For Debate
 04 Nov 2010
S3W-36837 To ask the Scottish Executive what research has been carried out regarding how many rural jobs have been created as a result of Scotland Rural Development Programme payments since the programme’s ince Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 03 Nov 2010
S3W-36836 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the fertiliser market for agriculture operates in a manner that is fair for businesses. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 03 Nov 2010
S3W-36833 To ask the Scottish Executive how much capital has been approved for Scotland Rural Development Programme funding in the Scottish Borders in each year since the programme’s inception. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 03 Nov 2010
S3W-36832 To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scotland Rural Development Programme funding approvals have been made in each year since the programme’s inception. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 03 Nov 2010
S3W-36831 To ask the Scottish Executive what the average amount of approved funding for the Scottish Borders under the Scotland Rural Development Programme has been in each year since the programme’s inception. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 03 Nov 2010
S3W-36638 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to pursue a process of national approval for argon gas-filled slimline double glazing, or similar products, in the replacement of window panes in listed Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Nov 2010
S3M-07273 Support for Business
2 linked amendments
 Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Motion For Debate
 28 Oct 2010
S3W-36658 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the amounts stated as savings in the benefits statement of the Scottish Futures Trust will be externally audited beyond the methodology and underlying assumptions Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 26 Oct 2010
S3W-36657 To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the Scottish Futures Trust’s benefits statement, which was independently and externally validated by Grant Thornton LLP and academics from the London Scho Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 26 Oct 2010
S3W-36656 To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanism is in place for deciding how future savings made by the Scottish Futures Trust will be deployed. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 26 Oct 2010
S3W-36655 To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanism is in place for deciding how the £111 million that was reported as being saved by the Scottish Futures Trust in 2009-10 will be deployed. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 26 Oct 2010
S3W-36654 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the £111 million that was reported as being saved by the Scottish Futures Trust in 2009-10 will be ring-fenced for infrastructure investment and, if so, which pro Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 26 Oct 2010
S3W-36653 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the £111 million that was reported as being saved by the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) in 2009-10 has remained in the SFT’s budget. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 26 Oct 2010
S3W-36652 To ask the Scottish Executive which budget lines have benefited, or will benefit, from the £111 million that was reported as being saved by the Scottish Futures Trust in 2009-10. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 26 Oct 2010
S3W-36651 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the £111 million that has been reported as being saved by the Scottish Futures Trust in 2009-10 has been deployed and, if not, in what way it will be. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 26 Oct 2010
S3W-36659 To ask the Scottish Executive how much was paid to Hudson Global for the (a) original and (b) second recruitment process for the appointment of the chief executive of Scottish Development Internationa Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Oct 2010
S3W-36835 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the holiday rights outlined in Agricultural Wages in Scotland: Fifteenth Edition: A Guide for Workers and Employers can be passed directly from grandparent to gra Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 Oct 2010
S3W-36834 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the future of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 Oct 2010
S3W-36660 To ask the Scottish Executive what it understands is meant by the ambassadorial role of the chief executive of Scottish Development International. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 15 Oct 2010
S3W-36206 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has calculated or estimated by how much Scotland’s receipts from (a) corporation tax including from the North Sea oil and gas industry, (b) corporation tax exc Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 29 Sep 2010
S3W-36212 To ask the Scottish Executive how the membership of the Capital Strategy Group on the future handling of capital resources across NHSScotland was decided. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 22 Sep 2010
S3W-36211 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the recommendations by the Capital Strategy Group on the future handling of capital resources across NHSScotland. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 22 Sep 2010
S3W-36227 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Futures Trust will be involved in the use of private finance for capital investment by NHS boards as recommended by the Capital Strategy Group on the Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36226 To ask the Scottish Executive how many new private finance projects it wants to be tested by NHS boards under the recommendations made by the Capital Strategy Group on the future handling of capital r Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36225 To ask the Scottish Executive how many new private finance projects it anticipates will be tested by NHS boards under the recommendations made by the Capital Strategy Group on the future handling of c Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36224 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Futures Trust has the expertise to advise on maximising benefit from new capital investment projects that use private finance. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36223 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will task the Scottish Futures Trust with advising NHS boards on the use of private finance for new capital investment projects. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36222 To ask the Scottish Executive which new capital investment projects by NHS boards it considers would benefit from the use of private finance. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36221 To ask the Scottish Executive how many new capital investment projects by NHS boards it considers would benefit from the use of private finance. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36220 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on NHS boards using private finance in new capital investment. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36219 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the recommendations made by the Capital Strategy Group on the future handling of capital resources across NHSScotland are indicative of a return Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36218 To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the use of new private finance mechanisms for capital investment by NHS boards, as recommended by the Capital Strategy Group on the future handlin Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36217 To ask the Scottish Executive what estimates it has made of how much it is likely to accrue through the return of the capital element of receipts from NHS boards, as recommended by the Capital Strateg Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36216 To ask the Scottish Executive what projections it has prepared on the future levels of capital resources available to each NHS board under the recommendations made by the Capital Strategy Group on the Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36215 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it estimates that capital allocations to NHS boards are likely to increase or decrease in moving from an Arbuthnott-based to an NHSScotland Resource Allocation Co Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36214 To ask the Scottish Executive how much each NHS board has received in capital allocation in 2010-11. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36213 To ask the Scottish Executive when NHS boards were informed of the conclusions of the Capital Strategy Group on the future handling of capital resources across NHSScotland. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36210 To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the change in Scotland’s corporation tax receipts if Scotland had been an independent country at the time of the UK Government’s bail-out o Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36209 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that Scotland’s corporation tax receipts would have risen or fallen since the start of the last spending review if Scotland had been an independent c Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36208 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that income tax receipts would have risen or fallen since the start of the last spending review if Scotland had been an independent country. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36207 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has calculated or estimated by how much Scotland’s receipts from (a) corporation tax including from the North Sea oil and gas industry, (b) corporation tax exc Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36205 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has calculated the change in Scotland’s total tax receipts since the start of the last spending review and, if so, to what date and whether this information is Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36204 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the information is publicly available that was used to calculate the First Minister’s figure of almost £900 million stated on 8 September 2010 (Official Report c. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36203 To ask the Scottish Executive what timescale is referred to by the First Minister’s figure of almost £900 million stated on 8 September 2010 (Official Report c. 28246) in relation to his assessment of Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-36202 To ask the Scottish Executive how the First Minister arrived at the figure of almost £900 million stated on 8 September 2010 (Official Report c. 28246) in relation to his assessment of the fall in Sco Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Sep 2010
S3W-35328 To ask the Scottish Executive what the absence rates of public sector employees have been in each of the last three years. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 06 Sep 2010
S3W-35491 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-35366 by John Swinney on 28 July 2010, how it defines a sustainable level of UK public sector net borrowing. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Sep 2010
S3W-35490 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-35366 by John Swinney on 28 July 2010, what timeframe it considers to be the earliest opportunity for UK public sector net borrowin Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Sep 2010
S3W-35489 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-35366 by John Swinney on 28 July 2010, what it considers to be a sustainable level of UK public sector net borrowing, expressed as Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Sep 2010
S3W-35345 To ask the Scottish Executive What it considers the reason to be that Scotland has a business start-up rate lower than in the United Kingdom as a whole and other comparable countries Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Sep 2010
S3W-35344 To ask the Scottish Executive What it considers the reason to be that unemployment in Scotland is now at a higher rate than in the rest of the United Kingdom. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 25 Aug 2010
S3W-35341 To ask the Scottish Executive how many community trusts are in operation, broken down by local authority Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 25 Aug 2010
S3W-35338 To ask the Scottish Executive what formal analysis or evaluation it has carried out of the impact of its economic recovery plan on the rate of unemployment Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 25 Aug 2010
S3W-35347 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to reinstate external audits of local authority planning departments Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Aug 2010
S3W-35325 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to review the planning system in respect of (a) facilitating economic growth and employment, (b) giving greater weight to the needs of the economy or (c) Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Aug 2010
S3W-35351 To ask the Scottish Executive how many publicly-funded energy efficiency and environment performance advisory bodies exist, and whom each supports Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 Aug 2010
S3W-35350 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to review and streamline publicly-funded energy efficiency and environment performance advisory bodies. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 Aug 2010
S3W-35349 To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent supporting renewable energy research and development in each of the last three years Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 Aug 2010
S3W-35352 To ask the Scottish Executive it is improving the promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in schools Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 12 Aug 2010
S3W-35348 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to incentivise young people to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 12 Aug 2010
S3W-35332 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3M-33983 by Keith Brown on 2 June 2010, whether the role of the Scottish Futures Trust in the Scottish Government’s school building pr Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 12 Aug 2010
S3W-35339 To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on NHS distinction awards and pension contributions under this scheme since May 2007 Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 09 Aug 2010
S3W-35346 To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the University of Strathclyde's Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2009 report into business start-up rates Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 06 Aug 2010
S3W-35322 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Futures Trust is generating its predicted savings of £100-150 million per annum. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 06 Aug 2010
S3W-35342 To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its projects and initiatives have experienced budget overruns in the last three years, broken down by the (a) name and purpose of each project and (b) planned Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Aug 2010
S3W-35336 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to harmonise the various methods of valuing biomass energy plants. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Aug 2010
S3W-35335 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to review rates relief schemes. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Aug 2010
S3W-35331 To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects the first school of the first tranche of the Scotland’s Schools for the Future programme to open. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Aug 2010
S3W-35330 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to adopt the UK Government’s five-day target of settling public sector supplier invoices. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Aug 2010
S3W-35329 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to reduce the absence rates of public sector employees. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Aug 2010
S3W-35327 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is undertaking work to develop an asset disposal strategy. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Aug 2010
S3W-35324 To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) progress has been made and (b) work is underway on each project in the Strategic Transport Projects Review. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Aug 2010
S3W-35323 To ask the Scottish Executive how it is prioritising the projects in the Strategic Transport Projects Review. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 04 Aug 2010
S3W-35343 To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is giving to develop town and city-wide wi-fi networks Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 30 Jul 2010
S3W-35337 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to improve businesses’ awareness and understanding of the grant schemes available. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 30 Jul 2010
S3W-35326 To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to give greater incentives for local authorities to improve economic growth in their area. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 30 Jul 2010
S3M-06771 Response to the Report of the Independent Budget Review Panel Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Standard Motion
 29 Jul 2010
S3W-35366 To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers the net borrowing of the United Kingdom should be in 2015, expressed as a percentage of GDP Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 27 Jul 2010
S3W-35340 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it holds information on how much corporation tax is generated in Scotland, broken down by local authority or region Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 27 Jul 2010
S3W-35334 To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the raw data on the 2010 non-domestic rates revaluation, including information on the proportion of businesses that have seen their rates increase or Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 27 Jul 2010
S3W-35333 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3M-33983 by Keith Brown on 2 June 2010, whether the role of the Scottish Futures Trust in the Scottish Government’s school building pr Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 15 Jul 2010
S3W-34349 To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the monthly agenda and minutes of its Strategic Board have not been published on its website since the meeting held on 15 October 2009. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 22 Jun 2010
S3M-06581.1 Poverty Framework Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Motion For Debate
 17 Jun 2010
S3O-10823 To ask the Scottish Executive when post offices will be able to access the £1 million Post Office Diversification Fund included in the 2010-11 budget. Purvis, Jeremy Question
General Question
 03 Jun 2010
S3W-33510 To ask the Scottish Executive what representations have been made to it on the subject of rates revaluation and a transitional relief scheme, as referred to in the chamber by the Cabinet Secretary for Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 May 2010
S3W-33509 To ask the Scottish Executive with what business community representatives it held discussions on the subject of rates revaluation and a transitional relief scheme, as referred to in the chamber by th Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 May 2010
S3W-33508 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the correspondence that it has received on the subject of rates revaluation and a transitional relief scheme, as referred to in the chamber by the Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 May 2010
S3W-33507 To ask the Scottish Executive from what individuals or organisations it received correspondence on the subject of rates revaluation and a transitional relief scheme, as referred to in the chamber by t Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 May 2010
S3W-33506 To ask the Scottish Executive when the decision not to issue a formal consultation on options for the transitional rates relief scheme was taken. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 May 2010
S3W-33505 To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason it did not issue a formal consultation on options for the transitional rates relief scheme. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 May 2010
S3W-33504 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it predicts the net income that it receives from business rates will have increased from 2009-10 to 2010-11 and, if so, by how much. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 May 2010
S3W-33503 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth will publish his calculations of the cost of a rates relief scheme for 2010-11 as £195 million, as referr Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 May 2010
S3W-33502 To ask the Scottish Executive how the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth calculated the cost of a rates relief scheme for 2010-11 as £195 million, as referred to in the chamber on 15 Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 May 2010
S3W-33501 To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason it has not yet published all information that it holds relating to the 2010 non-domestic rates revaluation and its consideration of a transitional rates r Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 May 2010
S3W-33500 To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish all the information that it holds relating to the 2010 non-domestic rates revaluation and its consideration of a transitional rates relief scheme. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 May 2010
S3W-33000 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it stipulated in the terms and conditions for the contracts of the chief executives of Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Water, when these were renegotiated, that Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 07 May 2010
S3W-32999 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it stipulated in the terms and conditions of the contract for the chief executive of Creative Scotland that no bonuses would be payable. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 07 May 2010
S3W-32998 To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the statement made by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in the chamber on 25 March 2010 that amendment 78 to the Public Services Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 07 May 2010
S3W-32997 To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason it is able to stipulate under its public sector pay policy a limitation on bonuses but not that bonuses should not be paid. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 07 May 2010
S3W-32996 To ask the Scottish Executive whether its public sector pay policy for senior appointments allows it to stipulate that no bonuses should be paid. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 07 May 2010
S3W-32995 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement made by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in the chamber on 25 March 2010 (Official Report c. 25132) that “We have review Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 07 May 2010
S3W-32994 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement made by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in the chamber on 25 March 2010 (Official Report c. 25132) that “We have review Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 07 May 2010
S3W-32993 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement made by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in the chamber on 25 March 2010 (Official Report c. 25132) that “We have review Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 07 May 2010
S3W-32992 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement made by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in the chamber on 25 March 2010 (Official Report c. 25132) that “We have review Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 07 May 2010
S3W-32991 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement made by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in the chamber on 25 March 2010 (Official Report c. 25132) that “We have review Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 07 May 2010
S3W-32990 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement made by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in the chamber on 25 March 2010 (Official Report c. 25132) that “We have review Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 07 May 2010
S3W-32989 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement made by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in the chamber on 25 March 2010 (Official Report c. 25132) that “We have review Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 07 May 2010
S3W-33112 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-29290 by Jim Mather on 3 December 2009, what progress has been made since this response; what research has been commissioned, and w Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 05 May 2010
S3W-33111 To ask the Scottish Executive whether research has been carried out to inform its policy on next generation access, as promised in its response to Digital Britain: The Interim Report. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 05 May 2010
S3M-06234 Nurses' Day 2010 Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Standard Motion
 29 Apr 2010
S3M-06216.3 Living Wage Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Motion For Debate
 29 Apr 2010
S3W-33227 To ask the Scottish Executive how much is projected to be collected from business rates in 2010-11. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 28 Apr 2010
S3M-06174.1 The Economy Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Motion For Debate
 22 Apr 2010
S3M-06140 Supporting Business
2 linked amendments
 Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Motion For Debate
 15 Apr 2010
S3W-31866 To ask the Scottish Executive which of its (a) current contracts contain and (b) previous contracts allocated in the last five years have contained community benefit clauses. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 15 Apr 2010
S3M-06129.2 Economic Recovery Plan Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Motion For Debate
 14 Apr 2010
S3W-31865 To ask the Scottish Executive which of its contracts were allocated to third sector organisations in each of the last five years and to which organisation in each case. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 14 Apr 2010
S3W-27290 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its progress report of 30 June 2009 to the Public Audit Committee on major capital projects with a value in excess of £50 million, how each of the (a) estimat Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 26 Mar 2010
S3W-28184 To ask the Scottish Executive how much it spent on wages for staff contracted to provide services to the public sector in 2008-09, broken down by contract. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 23 Mar 2010
S3W-32288 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is legally required to fund the Borders railway project to completion. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Mar 2010
S3M-05962.1 Tourism Purvis, Jeremy Motion
Motion For Debate
 17 Mar 2010
S3W-32266 To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of public sector contracts was awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in 2009, broken down by value of contract. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 17 Mar 2010
S3W-32138 To ask the Scottish Executive whether Independence Advocacy: A guide for commissioners is an official publication of the Scottish Government. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 16 Mar 2010
S3W-32136 To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it provided to the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and has provided in 2009-10 and for what purpose. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 15 Mar 2010
S3W-32137 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 Code of Practice published in 2005 is the most recent Scottish Government code of practice for that Act Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 11 Mar 2010
S3W-31870 To ask the Scottish Executive what action Business Gateway is taking to engage with the social enterprise sector. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 03 Mar 2010
S3W-31869 To ask the Scottish Executive what social enterprises Business Gateway has signposted to (a) Scottish Enterprise and (b) Highlands and Islands Enterprise since January 2008. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 03 Mar 2010
S3W-31874 To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were employed in (a) third sector organisations and (b) social enterprises in each of the last three years. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 02 Mar 2010
S3W-31873 To ask the Scottish Executive how much (a) third sector organisations and (b) social enterprises contributed to the economy in each of the last three years. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 02 Mar 2010
S3W-31872 To ask the Scottish Executive how it is evaluating the success of business support for third sector organisations. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 02 Mar 2010
S3W-31871 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is evaluating value for money regarding business support for third sector organisations. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 02 Mar 2010
S3W-31868 To ask the Scottish Executive how many social enterprises the aspire to enterprise consortium has signposted to Business Gateway since January 2008. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 02 Mar 2010
S3W-31867 To ask the Scottish Executive how many social enterprises have contacted the aspire to enterprise consortium for business support since January 2008. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 02 Mar 2010
S3W-31864 To ask the Scottish Executive what actions it is taking to assist third sector organisations in winning procurement contracts in the (a) public, (b) private and (c) social enterprise sector. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 02 Mar 2010
S3W-28850 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28176 by Jim Mather on 6 November 2009, what response it has had from the chairs of public bodies contacted regarding a waiver of b Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 17 Feb 2010
S3W-30960 To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost is of establishing all government and regulatory initiatives in an independent Scotland. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 16 Feb 2010
S3W-31165 To ask the Scottish Executive what plans the Scottish Futures Trust has to support the mutualisation of Scottish Water. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 05 Feb 2010
S3W-31164 To ask the Scottish Executive what the funding package from the Scottish Futures Trust is for the Borders Rail project. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 05 Feb 2010
S3W-31163 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that capital grant-funded schools have been designed and built to an acceptable standard. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 05 Feb 2010
S3W-30959 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-29821 by Bruce Crawford on 14 January 2010, whether the £40 million stated in the answer is derived from the Scottish Government bu Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 02 Feb 2010
S3W-30910 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-30411 by Jim Mather on 14 January 2010, when the remaining 92 exchanges that provide a half a megabit per second broadband service Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30909 To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Scottish Borders are remote users of telephone exchanges, also expressed as a percentage. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30908 To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of users in the Scottish Borders are served by a telephone exchange that provides a 2Mb broadband service. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30907 To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the telephone exchanges serving the Scottish Borders can provide a 2Mb broadband service to users who are three miles or more from the exchange. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30906 To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the telephone exchanges serving the Scottish Borders can provide a 2Mb broadband service to all users. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30245 To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it had with the Globespan Group regarding its finances prior to its collapse. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30244 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has asked Scottish Enterprise to offer support on issues relating to the Globespan Group’s finances in the last year. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30243 To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Scottish Enterprise regarding the Globespan Group in the last year. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30242 To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement its officials have had with regard to support for the Globespan Group. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30241 To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions ministers have had with lending institutions regarding the Globespan Group in the last year. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30240 To ask the Scottish Executive what action ministers plan to take to support customers of the Globespan Group who have had flights cancelled since its collapse. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30239 To ask the Scottish Executive what action ministers plan to take to support staff of the Globespan Group made redundant since its collapse. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30238 To ask the Scottish Executive what part it played in the construction of a rescue package for the Globespan Group prior to its collapse. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30237 To ask the Scottish Executive what role ministers took with regard to supporting the Globespan Group prior to its collapse Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30236 To ask the Scottish Executive when it was first informed of the pending or actual collapse of the Globespan Group. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 01 Feb 2010
S3W-30725 To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the radio tags used in the beaver reintroduction trial are (a) working and (b) not working and in need of replacement. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2010
S3W-30724 To ask the Scottish Executive what the approximate life is of the radio tag batteries used in the beaver reintroduction trial. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2010
S3W-30723 To ask the Scottish Executive what its plans are for tracking the two beavers that have escaped from the beaver reintroduction trial area. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2010
S3W-30722 To ask the Scottish Executive what its (a) plans are and (b) timescale is for replacing tags with spent batteries used in the beaver reintroduction trial. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2010
S3W-28189 To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to questions S3W-27288, S3W-27287, S3W-26493, S3W-26492, S3W-26490, S3W-26489 and S3W-26488, which received holding replies on 1 Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 27 Jan 2010
S3W-28179 To ask the Scottish Executive how many new civil service posts have been created since May 2007, broken down by (a) job title and (b) pay grade. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 22 Jan 2010
S3W-30162 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the First Minister’s statement in the chamber on 10 December 2009 that accelerated capital spending was part of the recovery programme that generated 5,000 jo Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Jan 2010
S3W-30161 To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs its Economic Recovery Plan is supporting, broken down by sector. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 21 Jan 2010
S3W-30451 To ask the Scottish Executive how the Scottish Investment Bank's administration of funding from the Scottish Co-investment Fund, the Scottish Venture Fund or the Scottish Seed Fund differs from the pr Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2010
S3W-30450 To ask the Scottish Executive what role the Scottish Investment Bank performs in administering funding from the Scottish Co-investment Fund, the Scottish Venture Fund or the Scottish Seed Fund that Sc Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2010
S3W-30449 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will continue to call the Scottish Investment Bank a bank if it is unable to secure external sources of funding. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2010
S3W-30448 To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of funding it wishes to be available to the Scottish Investment Bank beyond that from the Scottish Co-investment Fund, the Scottish Venture Fund and the S Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2010
S3W-30447 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the Scottish Investment Bank will have external sources of funding and, if so, from where this funding might come. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2010
S3W-30446 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3M-25877 by Jim Mather on 4 August 2009, whether it is now in a position to identify what proportion of funding available to the Scott Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2010
S3W-30445 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3M-25877 by Jim Mather on 4 August 2009, what funding sources are being examined through the work to identify further resources that m Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2010
S3W-30444 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3M-25877 by Jim Mather on 4 August 2009, whether the work to identify what further resources may be available to the Scottish Investme Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2010
S3W-30443 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the aims and objectives of the Scottish Investment Bank have changed following the decision not to apply to the Joint European Resources for Micro to medium Enter Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2010
S3W-30442 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is intended that the Scottish Investment Bank will have further resources beyond those of the Scottish Co-investment Fund, the Scottish Venture Fund and the Sc Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2010
S3W-30441 To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the decision not to apply to the Joint European Resources for Micro to medium Enterprises (JEREMIE) scheme for funding, whether it remains committed to setti Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2010
S3W-30440 To ask the Scottish Executive when and by whom the decision was made not to apply to the Joint European Resources for Micro to medium Enterprises (JEREMIE) scheme for funding for the Scottish Investme Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2010
S3W-30439 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that PPP/PFI schools were designed and built to an acceptable standard. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2010
S3W-30438 To ask the Scottish Executive how the schools designed and built under the governance of the Scottish Futures Trust will differ from those designed and built under PPP/PFI. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 20 Jan 2010
S3W-30211 To ask the Scottish Executive when rural areas can expect to receive a minimum of two megabytes per second broadband speed. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2010
S3W-30210 To ask the Scottish Executive when urban areas can expect to receive a minimum of 10 megabytes per second broadband speed. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2010
S3W-30209 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of plans in Northern Ireland to invest £48 million in upgrading broadband access and whether it plans to match the targets set by the Northern Ireland Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2010
S3W-30207 To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Northern Ireland Executive concerning broadband in rural areas. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2010
S3W-30163 To ask the Scottish Executive how many residential drugs services, including residential crisis and supported accommodation services, existed in 2006 and how many there are now. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2010
S3W-29816 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28849 by John Swinney on 18 November 2009, whether it had made a calculation of the possible savings before contacting the chairs o Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2010
S3W-29812 To ask the Scottish Executive what calculations it has made of the amount of money that could be saved if the chairs of non-departmental public bodies and public corporations agreed to waive some or a Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2010
S3W-29811 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28849 by John Swinney on 18 November 2009, how much would be saved if the chairs of all (a) executive agencies, (b) non-ministerial Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2010
S3W-29810 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28849 by John Swinney on 18 November 2009, whether it has requested that all (a) executive agencies, (b) non-ministerial directorat Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2010
S3W-29809 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28849 by John Swinney on 18 November 2009, how the chairs of the NDPBs and public corporations were selected. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2010
S3W-29808 To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28849 by John Swinney on 18 November 2009, which public bodies were contacted regarding a waiver of bonuses. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 19 Jan 2010
S3W-30428 To ask the Scottish Executive whether records and minutes are available of the discussions between public and private organisations and the Scottish Futures Trust, as stated on page four of the Scotti Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 18 Jan 2010
S3W-30456 To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to help local authorities contribute to Scotland’s economic growth. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 15 Jan 2010
S3W-30455 To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to help local authorities grow their own economies. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 15 Jan 2010
S3W-30454 To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs it estimates have been created or supported by its (a) economic recovery plan, (b) economic strategy and (c) accelerated capital investment and how these ha Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 15 Jan 2010
S3W-30453 To ask the Scottish Executive which infrastructure projects are at risk due to a lack of accelerated capital in the pre-Budget report. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 15 Jan 2010
S3W-30452 To ask the Scottish Executive which projects are shovel ready, as stated by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in the news release, Pre-Budget Report, on 9 December 2009. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 15 Jan 2010
S3W-30437 To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Futures Trust will be audited by Audit Scotland. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 15 Jan 2010
S3W-30436 To ask the Scottish Executive how and by whom the performance multiplier of a minimum of x7 referred to on page 19 of the Scottish Futures Trust corporate plan 2009-2014 was set. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 15 Jan 2010
S3W-30435 To ask the Scottish Executive what deadline has been set for the Scottish Futures Trust’s delivery of £100-£150 million of savings per annum, as stated on page four of the Scottish Futures Trust corpo Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 15 Jan 2010
S3W-30434 To ask the Scottish Executive what fees are or will be charged by the Scottish Futures Trust to the Scottish Government for the services it provides and how these fees are or will be calculated. Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 15 Jan 2010
S3W-30433 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the Scottish Futures Trust is providing “more bang for the people’s bucks”, as the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth stated i Purvis, Jeremy Question
Written Question
 15 Jan 2010
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Motion

The Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2010

S3M-07629 · Standard Motion · lodged by Purvis, Jeremy

Lodged on
20 Dec 2010
Heard / answered on
26 Nov 2011

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That the Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that nothing further be done under the Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2010.
Lodged by Purvis, Jeremy alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
No division on record. Either the chamber agreed this motion without a vote, it was withdrawn before debate, or it predates 2011 — vote-by-vote records only run from then.
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That the Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that nothing further be done under the Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2010.

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    S3M-07629
    20 Dec 2010 · Standard Motion · Purvis, Jeremy
    That the Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that nothing further be done under the Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2010.