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: S5W-31532
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of waste that could have been recycled or recovered by some other means has been recovered via an incinerator in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-31528
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what extra weighting it will grant to Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) Administrator applicants that commit to measures that aim to ensure fairness between SMEs and larger businesses across the retail and production sectors.
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Question reference: S5W-31527
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) Administrator will be required to support better accessibility of collection points in economically deprived areas.
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Question reference: S5W-31524
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what extra weighting it will grant to Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) Administrator applicants that demonstrate an ability to deliver identified environmental, economic and social benefits that go beyond regulations.
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Question reference: S5W-31523
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31163 by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 August 2020, whether decisions regarding deposit claim mechanisms, including digital solutions, will be a matter for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) Administrator.
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Question reference: S5W-31530
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the tonnage capacity for incinerators has been in each year since 2007, and what the projected annual capacity is for the period to 2024.
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Question reference: S5W-31525
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) Administrator will be permitted to deliver identified environmental, economic and social benefits that fall outwith the scope of DRS regulations.
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Question reference: S5W-31522
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will expect the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) Administrator to declare the annual carbon impact of operating the scheme, broken down by material type.
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Question reference: S5W-31529
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the most recent information it has regarding the percentage of (a) household and (b) commercial food waste that is (i) landfilled and (ii) incinerated, and what capacity there is for all waste to be recovered.
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Question reference: S5W-31672
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31549 by Fiona Hyslop on 7 September 2020, how many (a) micro-finance, (b) debt/loan and (c) equity investments have been allocated in each year in each local authority area under Scottish Growth Scheme, also broken down by their value.
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