Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-19042
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 26 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding is allocated to preventing fly tipping and littering for the financial year 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6T-01459
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its Deposit Return Scheme, when it and its agencies were informed of Circularity Scotland's financial position, including the company's reported need to send staff home.
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Question reference: S6W-18458
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 16 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what projections it has made on recycling rates for (a) glass and (b) plastic following the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-18535
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the growing needs for dentistry and GP services in Lothian, in light of data showing that, for example, the population of East Lothian has increased by 21.5% compared to Scotland’s average of 8.2% between 2001 and 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-18511
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on what discussions Circularity Scotland has had with the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs regarding the Deposit Return Scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-18515
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there was a six-month delay between the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs agreeing a narrow exclusion to the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 for single-use plastics regulations, in March 2022, and the Scottish Government engaging in cross-administration discussions to secure a separate Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) exclusion under the Resources and Waste Common Framework, as detailed in its publication, Timeline and process for securing an Internal Market Act exclusion for DRS, published on 13 February 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-18513
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to publish an updated version of its publication, Timeline and process for securing an Internal Market Act exclusion for DRS, published on 13 February 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-18462
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the Deposit Return Scheme on recycling rates for (a) glass and (b) plastic.
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Question reference: S6W-18510
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many countries in total the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity has travelled to in order to research deposit return schemes, and whether it will provide a list of any such countries.
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Question reference: S6W-18497
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has consulted people with visual impairments in relation to any concerns regarding the accessibility of the Deposit Return Scheme.
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