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-01363
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what impact its policies to encourage fewer car journeys have had on car mileage figures in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-00670
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the plastic that was collected for recycling in each of the last five years was subsequently recycled.
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Question reference: S6W-00674
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out a feasibility study on building a new plastic recycling plant.
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Question reference: S6W-01364
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00672 by Graeme Dey on 7 July 2021, what its position is on conducting analysis on the potential increase in microplastic waste from electric vehicles, and whether it will commit to carrying out such analysis ahead of the phasing out of the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles.
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Question reference: S6W-01103
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the views of small independent brewers are taken into account by the gateway review into the implementation date for its deposit return scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-01194
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that (a) local authority and (b) other frontline housing staff are aware of the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant and are supported to better identify the challenges that ex-service personnel might face.
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Question reference: S6W-00911
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00371 by Michael Matheson on 17 June 2021, how much of the fund has already been allocated to projects, and what proportion of the fund will be made available in each subsequent year.
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Question reference: S6W-01196
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendation in the Scottish Veteran’s Commissioner report, Housing: Making a Home in Civilian Society, that the Housing Options Scotland project, Military Matters, should be upgraded to the status of a permanent service and that any uncertainty regarding the year-on-year funding required to enable this to take place should be addressed.
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Question reference: S6W-01214
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of cattery and kennel businesses to discuss support and restart measures.
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Question reference: S6W-01213
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35747 by Kate Forbes on 17 March 2021, how many cattery and kennel businesses have (a) applied for and (b) secured local authority discretionary funding support.
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