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-23925
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 11 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of any campaigns to save water use over the last five years in terms of (a) cost and (b) effectiveness in terms of water use reduction.
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Question reference: S6W-23920
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 11 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of future investment in Scottish Water to 2027 will relate to efforts to reduce leakage.
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Question reference: S6W-23922
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 11 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the estimated cost of supplying water zones that are projected to be in deficit from any nearby zones that are in surplus.
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Question reference: S6W-23924
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 11 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many households are currently dependent on private water supplies, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-23992
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 11 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-23354 by Mairi McAllan on 14 December 2023, whether any special advisers were present during any of those meetings.
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Question reference: S6W-23921
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 11 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of Scottish Water’s acceptable leakage rates at present, and what leakage rates have been determined to be acceptable to ensure that adequate supplies are maintained, in light of climate change impacts.
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Question reference: S6W-24241
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 10 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of any projects funded through the Recycling Improvement Fund to date showing the (a) expected tonnage increase in recycled material and (b) funding allocated to each project.
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Question reference: S6W-23833
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 10 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-23098 by Mairi McAllan on 8 December 2023, how many awards of each type of grant have been issued by each local authority to date.
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Question reference: S6W-23888
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-23284 by Mairi McAllan on 11 December 2023, whether it will provide a breakdown of which identified risks have been assigned to each directorate.
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Question reference: S6W-23996
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 9 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown by local authority of the number of inspections carried out in relation to licensing of (a) animal welfare establishments and (b) organisations engaged in rehoming activities under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021, and how many such licences have been issued.
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