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-03556
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the comments by Zero Waste Scotland at the meeting of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on 28 September 2021 that consideration should be given to the carbon content of waste, instead of tonnage, when measuring recycling rates, and how it plans to record and report on any such data.
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Question reference: S6W-03365
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of businesses are currently on track to be able to fully comply with the Deposit Return Scheme at launch.
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Question reference: S6W-03474
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that local authorities carry out their duty to collect and manage waste.
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Question reference: S6W-03451
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of how much of the resources being presented at waste centres is considered to be fit for re-use.
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Question reference: S6W-03450
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the economic value of re-use, and what information it has regarding (a) how many jobs are supported and (b) the quantity of material that is re-used by this activity each year.
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Question reference: S6W-03452
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of local authority waste centres have facilities capable of receiving items for re-use, also broken down by item category.
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Question reference: S6W-03453
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on setting a target for preparing waste for re-use.
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Question reference: S6W-03394
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve waste water treatment facilities to prevent (a) pharmaceuticals and (b) other novel pollutants entering the environment.
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Question reference: S6W-03475
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to findings from the charity, Cats Protection, which suggests that 29% of owned cats in Scotland are not microchipped, and what measures it is taking to encourage owners to microchip their cats to help reunite lost animals and identify those that have been stolen.
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Question reference: S6W-03495
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 11 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether its review of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 will include a review of the effectiveness of breed-specific legislation.
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