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
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Question reference: S6W-05518
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 24 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government under which sector emissions from waste incineration are reported in its Climate Change Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-05516
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 24 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in each year for which records are available, what emissions have been reported for the incineration of (a) household waste, (b) commercial and industrial waste and (c) all waste included in its Climate Change Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-05517
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 24 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what changes in emissions are modelled in its Climate Change Plan that are based on the introduction of the biodegradable municipal landfill ban, and whether these changes are attributed to the waste sector.
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Question reference: S6W-05366
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the recommendations on aviation in the Climate Change Committee report, Progress in reducing emissions in Scotland – 2021 Report to Parliament, will be addressed in its aviation strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-05368
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how the findings from the Decarbonising the Scottish transport sector report commissioned by Transport Scotland, which concluded that a significant reduction in aviation demand is required to meet Scotland’s 2030 emissions reduction target, will inform the final aviation strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-05367
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) (i) noise and (ii) air pollution and (b) environmental and health risks to communities near airports will be addressed in its aviation strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-05652
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 20 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-04188 by Maree Todd on 16 November 2021, whether sportscotland allocated capital funding to support the development of a tennis centre at Park of Keir for financial year 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-05651
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 20 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-04188 by Maree Todd on 16 November 2021, whether sportscotland has allocated funding to support the development of a tennis centre at Park of Keir for financial year 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-05304
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 13 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with SEPA, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate and Benchmark regarding the use and release of imidacloprid-based treatments in Scotland’s marine environment.
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Question reference: S6W-05154
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure the safety of bus drivers in relation to COVID-19, in light of the ongoing impact of the Omicron variant in Scotland.