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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.

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Question reference: S5W-27506

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 28 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what provision will be made to provide exceptions from the deposit return scheme (DRS) for premises that must adhere to statutory food hygiene regulations.

The draft Deposit Return Scheme Regulations, published on 10 September 2019, allow the Scottish Ministers to exempt a retailer from the obligation to operate a return point where:

An alternative return point located within reasonable proximity has agreed to take back containers on the retailer’s behalf, and
If the exemption is granted, this will still provide consumers with reasonable access to a return point.

We have been engaging with the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland to better understand potential risks around food safety and related issues associated with operating a return point in a retail setting and intend to share further information with the Environment, Climate Change, and Land Reform Committee in due course.

Question reference: S5W-27505

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 28 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what financial or technical support will be provided to businesses to adapt premises to handle potential contaminants from deposit return scheme (DRS) materials, while maintaining statutory compliance with food hygiene regulations.

We recognise that retailers, particularly those who prepare food on their premises, will need to put in place controls in order to avoid risks around food safety and related issues arising from their obligation to operate a return point under Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS).

We will work with the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland to develop guidance for retailers, particularly smaller businesses, to support them in implementing DRS in a way that is consistent with their obligations.

Question reference: S5O-04213

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to varying landfill tax rates and bands during the extended period before a biodegradable municipal waste to landfill ban.

Question reference: S5W-27340

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2020
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what projections it has made of the potential differential over the next three years between funding provided to local authorities for new-build schools and revenue clawback where facilities do not meet energy efficiency outcomes.

Question reference: S5W-27342

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2020
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to a tapered model of funding reduction for local authorities where new-build schools do not meet energy efficiency outcomes.

Question reference: S5W-27341

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2020
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many schools (a) have been built in the last five years and (b) are planned for construction in the next five years that have an energy efficiency rating of 67kwh per square metre or better.

Question reference: S5W-27343

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2020
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how much weighting will be given to (a) design and construction and (b) post-construction activity when assessing energy efficiency outcomes for new-build schools.

Question reference: S5W-27294

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 February 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to update the baseline data on recycling in advance of introducing its deposit return scheme.

Question reference: S5W-27318

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 February 2020
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-27056 by Roseanna Cunningham on 28 January 2020, what other product groups are being considered for potential extended producer responsibility schemes with the UK Government.

Question reference: S5W-27295

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 February 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it will provide to local authorities that need to renegotiate resource management contracts as a result of the introduction of its deposit return scheme.

We recognise that some local authorities may need to adjust their waste collection services once Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is in place. We will continue to work with local authorities to support them in this process, including through the ongoing review of the Household Recycling Code of Practice. Our Full Business Case Stage 1 forecasts a net financial benefit for local authorities from the introduction of DRS.