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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: S3W-26605

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how much material it recycled each year over the last three years.

Question reference: S3W-26601

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of recycled paper it procures.

Question reference: S3F-01854

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Alex Salmond on 10 September 2009

To ask the First Minister what plans the Scottish Government has put in place to assist local authorities dealing with flooding incidents such as those experienced last week.

Question reference: S3W-26606

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how much paper was used by public sector bodies each year over the last three years.

Information on the amount of paper used by public sector bodies is not held centrally. However, the national contract for paper introduced by Procurement Scotland in September 2008 has been utilised by a significant number of public sector bodies and, during the period September to June 2009, approximately 1.3 billion sheets of paper were purchased through the new contract arrangements. All of the paper purchased under the new contract is from sustainable sources (either recycled or FSC certified).

Question reference: S3W-26615

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to assess the levels of food waste in its own offices.

Question reference: S3W-26614

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to reduce the amount of food waste it produces.

The Scottish Government''s catering contractor is contractually required to keep food waste to a minimum. This is achieved through specified portion controls and ensuring that the volume of food in catering orders is appropriate.

Currently no separate records of food waste are maintained. However, a new waste management contract is being let which will require the waste contractor to improve the handling of waste, including food waste, to allow improved waste disposal options to be introduced, including composting.

Question reference: S3W-26611

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how much food waste it produced each year over the last three years.

Question reference: S3W-26608

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 8 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how much paper was discarded by public sector bodies each year over the last three years.

Question reference: S3W-26607

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 8 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how much paper was recycled by public sector bodies each year over the last three years.

Question reference: S3W-26612

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 8 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how much food waste was produced by public sector bodies each year over the last three years.