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-04107
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the outstanding practical implementation steps that are required to introduce a deposit return scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-04109
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the procurement of (a) vending machines and (b) other resources required for a deposit return scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-04103
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the material impact of its (a) policy portfolio in general, (b) Heat in Buildings Strategy, (c) Hydrogen Action Plan, (d) low-carbon infrastructure investment plans and (e) other policies announced in the most recent Programme for Government that have low-carbon aims.
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Question reference: S6W-04260
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages the public to return unused medicines to pharmacies, and what effect these measures have had on quantities of returned medicines.
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Question reference: S6W-04274
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what records it maintains on the (a) return and (b) disposal of unused prescribed medicines.
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Question reference: S6W-04111
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to supporting the development of an electric arc furnace.
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Question reference: S6W-04105
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when the Steel Sector Round Table will next meet.
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Question reference: S6W-04280
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it will support public bodies to encourage suppliers to end single-packed items where possible and reduce packaging overall.
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Question reference: S6W-04047
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 16 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it established the task and finish group on developing a carbon metric, as set out in Scotland's Zero Waste Plan; what the composition of the group is, and what the timeline is for the work to be carried out by the group.
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Question reference: S6W-04033
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much grant funding it has provided to each local authority to purchase and/or lease zero emission vehicles in each year from 2014.