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-14883
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria SEPA uses when determining whether to revoke a non-compliant license.
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Question reference: S5W-14882
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many licenses in March 2016 were assessed by SEPA as being non-complaint, and how many (a) remain non-compliant and (b) are subject to a final warning or enforcement action.
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Question reference: S5W-14881
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14163 by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 February 2018, how many litter abatement notices have been issued by each local authority in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S5W-14916
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 8 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the impact of the ban on plastic straws will be in terms of (a) weight and (b) volume.
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Question reference: S5W-14917
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 8 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has been made of the impact of beavers on (a) red squirrels, (b) beech trees and (c) other aspects of biodiversity.
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Question reference: S5W-14710
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 1 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what consultations are taking place as part of Zero Waste Scotland’s work to develop a range of possible models for a deposit return scheme.
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Question reference: S5W-14160
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are plans to increase the fixed penalty notice for littering.
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Question reference: S5W-14163
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what impact litter abatement orders have on keeping roads clean.
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Question reference: S5W-14161
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are plans to increase the fixed penalty fines issued by SEPA for fly tipping.
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Question reference: S5W-14164
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what plans there are to ensure that the research being undertaken by Scottish Water and local authorities to assess sewer and drainage networks is kept up to date in the future.
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