Ben Macpherson MSP

That the Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that the Local Government Finance (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020 [draft] be approved.

That the Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that the Local Government Finance (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) (No. 2) Order 2020 (SSI 2020/105) be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) (No. 2) Order 2020 (SSI 2020/105) be approved.

That the Finance and Constitution Committee agrees that the Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2020 (SSI 2020/65) be approved.

That the Finance and Constitution Committee agrees that the Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2020 (SSI 2020/65) be approved.

That the Finance and Constitution Committee recommends that the Budget (Scotland) Act 2019 Amendment Regulations 2020 [draft] be approved.

That the Finance and Constitution Committee recommends that the Budget (Scotland) Act 2019 Amendment Regulations 2020 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that, for the purposes of section 11A of the Income Tax Act 2007 (which provides for income tax to be charged at Scottish rates on certain non-savings and non-dividend income of a Scottish taxpayer), the Scottish rates and limits for the tax year 2020-21 are as follows—

(a) a starter rate of 19%, charged on income up to a limit of £2,085, 

(b) the Scottish basic rate is 20%, charged on income above £2,085 and up to a limit of £12,658, 

(c) an intermediate rate of 21%, charged on income above £12,658 and up to a limit of £30,930, 

(d) a higher rate of 41%, charged on income above £30,930 and up to a limit of £150,000, and   

(e) a top rate of 46%, charged on income above £150,000.

That the Parliament agrees that, for the purposes of section 11A of the Income Tax Act 2007 (which provides for income tax to be charged at Scottish rates on certain non-savings and non-dividend income of a Scottish taxpayer), the Scottish rates and limits for the tax year 2020-21 are as follows—

(a) a starter rate of 19%, charged on income up to a limit of £2,085, 

(b) the Scottish basic rate is 20%, charged on income above £2,085 and up to a limit of £12,658, 

(c) an intermediate rate of 21%, charged on income above £12,658 and up to a limit of £30,930, 

(d) a higher rate of 41%, charged on income above £30,930 and up to a limit of £150,000, and   

(e) a top rate of 46%, charged on income above £150,000.

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the delivery of more affordable housing.

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the delivery of more affordable housing.

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-06577 by Kevin Stewart on 2 February 2017, what the average (a) Housing Association Grant (HAG) and (b) non-HAG subsidy level per unit was expressed as a percentage of total costs for housing association new development tender approval activity in (i) Edinburgh and (ii) Glasgow in each of the last three years.

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-06577 by Kevin Stewart on 2 February 2017, what the average (a) Housing Association Grant (HAG) and (b) non-HAG subsidy level per unit was expressed as a percentage of total costs for housing association new development tender approval activity in (i) Edinburgh and (ii) Glasgow in each of the last three years.

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to provide meals to children outwith school term times.

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to provide meals to children outwith school term times.

To ask the First Minister how many Syrian refugees have been resettled in Scotland.

To ask the First Minister how many Syrian refugees have been resettled in Scotland.

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that all patients diagnosed with bowel cancer are tested for Lynch syndrome, in light of evidence suggesting that the condition can dramatically increase a person’s chance of developing bowel cancer by up to 80%.

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that all patients diagnosed with bowel cancer are tested for Lynch syndrome, in light of evidence suggesting that the condition can dramatically increase a person’s chance of developing bowel cancer by up to 80%.