Stuart McMillan

16 Mar 2026 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister, following the Union Street fire in Glasgow, what discussions the Scottish Government has had with Network Rail regarding the organisation having a greater say over what types of businesses can be located in close vicinity to key transport hubs such as Glasgow Central.

25 Feb 2026 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any discussions it has had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde regarding the implementation of the Royal Mail NHS-specific barcode system to ensure that appointment letters, test results and urgent patient correspondence are delivered on time, particul…

4 Feb 2026 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the procurement of marine protection vessels for Marine Scotland.

30 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether Revaluation Transitional Relief for non-domestic rates applies to all property classes and rates, and what net effect it anticipates for those experiencing the highest increases.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Acknowledging the impact of the revaluation, we are protecting business by introducing a Revaluation Transitional Relief to protect those most affected and will cap increases in gross bills up to the next revaluation in 2029. Increases in non-domestic gross l…

30 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42434 by Ivan McKee on 22 December 2025, whether the independent review of the valuation of licensed hospitality properties will have a resource budget to commission independent research on relevant matters.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The Scottish Government has taken into account the commissioning of the Gill Review on the valuation methodology applied to licensed hospitality premises in its financial planning. The Review is independent of government.

30 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of the non-domestic rates revaluation statistics on 13 January 2026, how the increase in rateable value for the licensed hospitality sector compares with other sectors.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The requested information can be found in Table 3 the Non-domestic rates revaluation 2026 draft valuation roll statistics which can be accessed at: Non-domestic rates revaluation 2026: draft valuation roll statistics. Updated information will be published onc…

30 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what change in revenue it anticipates from the licensed hospitality sector as a result of any combined impact of the 2026-27 non-domestic rates revaluation and budget decisions.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Taking into account the impact of the 2026 Revaluation, decisions announced at Budget 2026-2027, and the extension of additional relief for licensed hospitality, the estimated net non-domestic rates revenue raised from licensed hospitality premises is expecte…

30 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether operating costs, including energy and staffing costs, are taken into account in the valuation of licensed hospitality premises for non-domestic rates calculation purposes.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The valuation of all non-domestic property is a matter for the Scottish Assessors who are independent of central and local government. By law, Assessors must ascertain a Net Annual Value (NAV) for all subjects entered on the Valuation Roll. This is defined as…

30 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of the non-domestic rates revaluation statistics on 13 January 2026, how many (a) restaurants, (b) pubs and (c) hotels will see an increase in their rateable values.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The requested information can be found in Table 5 of the Non-domestic rates revaluation 2026 draft valuation roll statistics which can be accessed at: Non-domestic rates revaluation 2026: draft valuation roll statistics. Updated information will be published …

30 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42433 by Ivan McKee on 22 December 2025, whether it will provide an update on the remit and timescales of the independent review of the valuation of licensed hospitality properties.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Confirmed on 2 February 2026, the appointment of four members to the independent Gill Review on the valuation methodology applied to licensed hospitality premises: Alison Andrews, Bob Mowat, Hugh Munro and Graham Whyte.The first meeting of the Review Group wa…

30 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an online 2026-27 non-domestic rates calculator for businesses.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Each year the Scottish Government updates its online non-domestic rates calculator at Non-domestic rates calculator - mygov.scot. This will be updated in due course for 2026-27.

30 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of the non-domestic rates revaluation statistics on 13 January 2026, how many (a) restaurants, (b) pubs and (c) hotels will see an increase in their rateable values of over (i) 10%, (ii) 20%, (iii) 30% and (iv) 40% or higher.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The requested information can be found in Table 5 the Non-domestic rates revaluation 2026 draft valuation roll statistics which can be accessed at: Non-domestic rates revaluation 2026: draft valuation roll statistics. Updated information will be published onc…

30 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of the non-domestic rates revaluation statistics on 13 January 2026, what shifts there have been in rateable value in each local authority area.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Table 1 shows the change in rateable value between the current and draft valuation rolls by council area.The published statistics, available at Non-domestic rates revaluation 2026: draft valuation roll statistics, have been updated to include this information…

30 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of the non-domestic rates revaluation statistics on 13 January 2026, what shifts there have been in rateable value by property class, in each local authority area.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The non-domestic rates revaluation 2026 draft valuation roll statistics, originally released on 13 January and available at Non-domestic rates revaluation 2026: draft valuation roll statistics, were updated on 11 February to include a breakdown of changes by …

30 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of the non-domestic rates revaluation statistics on 13 January 2026, whether any analysis has been conducted of the distributional changes on rateable value by geographic area.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The Scottish Government has conducted extensive analysis of the draft valuation roll, including changes by council and assessor areas. Changes in rateable value by council area, as well as the total current and draft rateable value in each council area, have …

30 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42438 by Ivan McKee on 22 December 2025, and in light of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government's commitment to pass on any consequentials arising from further UK budget measures on non-domestic rates reliefs for hospitalit…

Answer · Ivan McKee: The Scottish Government met with the Non-Domestic Rates Consultative Group, which includes representatives of the hospitality sector, on 5 February to discuss potential additional measures for Scotland following the Chancellor’s announcement of further …

14 Jan 2026 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of what savings there have been to Greenock and Inverclyde constituents since the removal of peak rail fares.

6 Jan 2026 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with COSLA, or Strathclyde Pension Fund directly, regarding the levels of pension contributions requested from west of Scotland local authorities for the financial year 2026-27.

16 Dec 2025 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with Skills Development Scotland to discuss the development of new Modern Apprenticeships.

11 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the capacity to make decisions about Do Not Attempt Cardiovascular Resuscitation (DNACPR), what safeguarding measures are in place for patients who may not have capacity and to ensure consent is always gained from either the person themselves or their power of a…

Answer · Jenni Minto: The principles of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 should be given effect to in any intervention in the affairs of an adult lacking capacity. One of these principles is that the views of interested parties should be taken account of when determi…

8 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the theme of Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Week 2025 being, How it Feels, what assessment it has made of the impact of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on mental health, and what its response is to the finding by Crohn's & Colitis UK suggesting that no adult IBD servic…

Answer · Tom Arthur: The Scottish Government welcomes the theme of Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week 2025, “How it feels,” and values the work of charities like Crohn’s and Colitis UK in highlighting the challenges of managing often invisible symptoms such as I…

8 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering interim non-domestic rates support for the licensed hospitality sector ahead of the independent valuations methodology review recommendations implementations.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Decisions on non-domestic rates policy for 2026-27, including reliefs, are considered in the context of the Budget in line with other government priorities and will be set out in the Budget on 13 January 2026.

8 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of non-domestic rate values in the hospitality sector, including licensed hospitality arising from the 2026 revaluation process.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Draft rateable values for the 2026 revaluation were published on 30 November 2025 but may be subject to change. The final valuation roll will come into effect on 1 April 2026 and the Scottish Government will publish its report on changes in rateable values on…

8 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the review on the non-domestic rates valuation methodology for the licensed hospitality sector plans to deliver a fairer system of valuations, and by what date the remit of the review will be published.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The Scottish Government made a commitment in the Programme for Government 2025-26 to commission an independent review of the valuation of licensed hospitality properties, to be led by an independent chairperson and supported by persons with relevant knowledge…

8 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with Scottish Assessors in relation to non-domestic rates revaluation in 2026.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Scottish Government officials meet regularly with the Scottish Assessors Association throughout the year to discuss a range of non-domestic rates matters including the progress of the 2026 revaluation. I met the Scottish Assessors Association on 17 December t…

8 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the independent review of the non-domestic rates valuation methodology applied to the licensed hospitality sector.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The Scottish Government confirmed the appointment of an independent chair for the Review and the chair is giving consideration to review group membership.

8 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what Barnett consequential funding will arise from the non-domestic rates decisions of the UK Government that were announced in its 2025 Budget.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The Scottish Government will receive £189 million in consequential funding in 2026-27 from decisions taken by the UK Government on Business rates in England. This includes measures on Business rates income retention, rate-setting and reliefs in England.…

8 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will publish a report into the proposed non-domestic rates revaluations for 2026.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Draft rateable values for the 2026 revaluation were published on 30 November 2025 but may be subject to change. The final valuation roll will come into effect on 1 April 2026 and the Scottish Government will publish its report on changes in rateable values on…

8 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider bespoke non-domestic rates relief and/or poundage for the licensed hospitality sector.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Decisions on non-domestic rates policy for 2026-27, including reliefs, are considered in the context of the Budget in line with other government priorities and will be set out in the Budget on 13 January 2026.

1 Dec 2025 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on whether the Scottish Government will instigate a direct award to Ferguson Marine for the replacement of MV Lord of the Isles.