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-22861
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent in each of the last five years on (a) routine and (b) emergency treatment on people with a food allergy.
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Question reference: S5W-22860
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 8 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each of the last five years have (a) received emergency treatment for and (b) died as a result of a food allergy.
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Question reference: S5W-22859
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 8 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each of the last five years have been classified as having a severe food allergy.
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Question reference: S5W-22865
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what support it has provided in each of the last five years to schools to educate pupils regarding food allergies.
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Question reference: S5W-22797
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with stakeholders and local authorities in the rest of the UK regarding the possibility of using landfill sites outside Scotland for the disposal of Scottish waste.
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Question reference: S5W-22796
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects its study on the present and future markets for biodegradable waste to be published.
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Question reference: S5W-22798
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the introduction of a deposit return system (DRS) will not result in a smaller range of materials accepted by kerbside collection services.
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Question reference: S5W-22253
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 28 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has conducted of the (a) carbon and (b) economic impact of including glass in kerbside recycling schemes compared with only recycling via (i) deposit return scheme and (ii) other types of centres and points.
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Question reference: S5W-22103
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 26 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14917 by Roseanna Cunningham on 8 March 2018, whether Scottish Natural Heritage has carried out further work regarding the impact on the red squirrel population of beavers destroying beech trees.
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Question reference: S5W-22059
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 21 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the extent of Ash dieback is in Scotland and what action it is taking to tackle this.
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