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-24680
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 August 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 5 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether a ban on biodegradable municipal waste going to landfill will come into force on 1 January 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-24792
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 August 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 5 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in consulting on what additional measures should be considered to improve the use and reuse of materials.
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Question reference: S5W-24796
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 August 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 30 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how often SEPA has carried out a state of contaminated land in Scotland report and how many local authorities responded to each.
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Question reference: S5W-24795
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 August 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 30 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many reviews of contaminated land inspection strategies have been carried out in each local authority in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S5W-24797
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 August 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 30 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions local authorities have notified SEPA of contaminated sites in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S5W-24677
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to Anaphylaxis Campaign's Making Schools Safer Project.
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Question reference: S5W-24793
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 28 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to regulate third-party puppy sales.
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Question reference: S5W-24515
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that councils comply with their statutory duty to keep a register of contaminated land.
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Question reference: S5W-24474
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 7 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been made available through Zero Waste Scotland to support waste collection services in each local authority area in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S5W-24433
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 7 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that businesses and stakeholders have limited exposure to financial risk associated with the proposed deposit return scheme.