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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)
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Question reference: S6O-04143

Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024, what progress it has made towards implementing mandatory food waste reporting by larger businesses.

Question reference: S6F-03620

Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 December 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2024

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6O-04090

Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it will provide a full written response to the report, Developing Scotland's Economy: Increasing The Role Of Inclusive And Democratic Business Models.

Question reference: S6W-31248

Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 28 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, under the fair work conditionality for public sector grants, how it (a) assesses and (b) monitors the delivery of "appropriate channels for effective workers' voice" by grant recipients.

(a) Potential grant recipients must provide appropriate factual evidence to the relevant funder confirming that they are meeting the effective voice condition and this must be signed off by a recognised trade union(s), or other appropriate workers’ representative where there is no union recognition. Examples of effective voice are provided in our updated Fair Work First Guidance, published on 18 November 2024.

(b) I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-31247 on 28 November 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

Question reference: S6W-31247

Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 28 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what specific measures are in place to verify that third sector organisations meet fair work criteria once they receive public grants.

Question reference: S6O-04051

Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how it ensures that parliamentary staff are properly recognised and compensated for all of the work that they do for the Parliament, including any specific project work that is over and above their normal responsibilities.

Question reference: S6W-31244

Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 21 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its anticipated timescale is for consultations on Scotland's circular economy strategy and targets.

The development of the circular economy strategy and associated monitoring and indicator framework will be developed between now and March 2026.

A consultation for both is planned for summer 2025 with development of targets to follow the publication of the strategy and monitoring and indicator framework.

The Circular Economy (Scotland) Act was approved unanimously by Parliament in June and gives Ministers and local authorities the tools they need to achieve our ambitions for a circular economy and build on progress to date. Scotland has made good long-term progress towards reaching our circular economy ambitions with the total amount of waste going to landfill in Scotland halving over the past decade, the overall recycling rate at its highest level since records began in 2011 (62.3%) and the most recent official statistics showing Scotland met its 2025 target to reduce all waste by 15%.

Question reference: S6W-31245

Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 21 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it has been asked to input into the UK Government's Circular Economy Task Force.

Scottish Ministers are aware that Defra Ministers are establishing a taskforce, which we understand will inform the development of a circular economy strategy across the UK Government.

While the strategy will be England-only in scope, Scottish Government officials are already engaging with UK officials on input into the development of the strategy, recognising that there may be implications for, and opportunities to align policy with, devolved governments. The Scottish Government expects the taskforce’s work, and development of our own circular economy strategy, to be a topic for discussion at a future Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Question reference: S6W-31246

Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 21 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to work with the UK Government's Circular Economy Task Force as it develops Scotland's circular economy strategy.

Question reference: S6F-03541

Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2024

Question to be taken in Chamber.