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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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Question reference: S4O-02264

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to the private housing sector.

Question reference: S4W-14636

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth last reported to the Cabinet on local taxation.

Question reference: S4W-14638

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government with whom it is consulting on developing a form of local taxation based on the ability to pay and what it considers to be affordable types of such taxation.

Question reference: S4W-14635

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government when local taxation was last discussed at the Cabinet.

The current council tax system is unfair, which is why the Scottish Government has frozen the tax at 2007-08 levels.

This policy has proved overwhelmingly popular with people across Scotland. We are committed to continuing the freeze for the duration of this Parliament, by which time the policy will have saved the average household around £1,200.

We will consult with others to produce a fairer local tax based on ability to pay later in this Parliament.

The Scottish Cabinet routinely discusses issues of importance to the people of Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-14690

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-13398 by John Swinney on 11 March 2013, if it is unable to produce a fair local tax based on ability to pay whether it will consider a revaluation of council tax bands.

Question reference: S4O-02119

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how the works associated with the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme will impact on services from Croy railway station.

Question reference: S4O-02006

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 April 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that people have access to regular and reliable local bus services.

Question reference: S4O-01980

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the findings of its consultation on the Maintenance of Land on Private Housing Estates, which closed on the 11^th June 2011.

Question reference: S4O-01833

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government on what date the waiting list figures, and accompanying analysis, for Cumbernauld College will be published.

Question reference: S4W-12270

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 January 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) mean and (b) median wage is for police (i) officers and (ii) civilian support staff.