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
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Question reference: S5W-07936
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding Zero Waste Scotland has provided for (a) reuse education and awareness campaigns and organisations involved in reuse, (b) circular economy education, (c) circular economy skills and training and (d) circular economy design in each year since 2011.
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Question reference: S5W-07938
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the scheme, Zero Waste Zones, and whether it will publish any reports regarding this.
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Question reference: S5W-07616
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ensure there is financial support for rhododendron control in sites designated under the EU Habitats Directive for Scotland's Celtic Rainforest and, if so, how.
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Question reference: S5W-07615
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ensure that sites designated under the EU Habitats Directive for Scotland's Celtic Rainforest have favourable conservation status.
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Question reference: S5W-07614
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the principal drivers are of unfavourable conservation status in sites designated under the EU Habitats Directive for Scotland's Celtic Rainforest.
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Question reference: S5W-07613
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what proportion of Special Areas for Conservation, which are designated under the EU Habitats Directive for Scotland's Celtic Rainforest with habitat code 91A0 as a primary feature, have an unfavourable conservation status, and how many of these are unfavourable and (i) unchanged and (ii) deteriorating.
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Question reference: S5W-07617
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of sites designated under the EU Habitats Directive for Scotland's Celtic Rainforest that have unfavourable conservation status will be targeted for financial support under the forthcoming national approach for rhododendron control.
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Question reference: S5W-07181
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 7 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that its landfill tax policy is compliant with the EU waste framework directive’s waste management hierarchy with regard to non-hazardous contaminated soils attracting the lower rate of landfill.
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Question reference: S5W-06876
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many tonnes of recyclable non-hazardous contaminated soils have been landfilled since the Scottish Landfill Tax came into force.
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Question reference: S5W-06875
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many tonnes of non-hazardous contaminated soils are being recycled.