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: S5W-27293
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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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 recent assessment it has made of the (a) risks and impacts and (b) costs and benefits for each local authority in advance of the introduction of its deposit return scheme.
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Question reference: S5W-27457
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 19 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when it will report on its review of dog training guidance permitting the use of electronic training aids, including remote control electronic shock collars.
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Question reference: S5W-27458
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 19 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing regulations to ban the use of electronic training aids that emit electric shocks from being used to train dogs.
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Question reference: S5W-27056
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 28 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding supporting the provision of mattress recycling capacity.
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Question reference: S5W-26272
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 19 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Forestry Commission’s new Woodland Carbon Guarantee is a model that it would consider for use in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-26273
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 19 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to provide long-term certainty for land managers who wish to invest in carbon sequestration through new tree planting.
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Question reference: S5W-26249
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 15 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-25598 by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 October 2019, what output is expected from (a) "Securing re-processing capacity and determining the impact on existing infrastructure", of which £180,000 was due to be spent and (b) "Communications", of which £605,000 was due to be spent.
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Question reference: S5W-26262
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 15 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether its target of 60% of household waste to be recycled or composted and prepared for re-use by 2020 will be met.
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Question reference: S5W-26247
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when the review of Scotland's First National Litter Strategy, Towards a Litter Free Scotland, will be published, and how much the review will cost.
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Question reference: S5W-25766
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 29 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure that SEPA widens public access to datasets covering flooding and contaminated land risk.