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-22893
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 22 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted an impact assessment of the potential cumulative effect of a deposit return scheme, extended producer responsibility and package recovery notes on drinks producers in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-22921
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 21 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of renewable energy projects on food production.
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Question reference: S6W-22322
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 14 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what progress Zero Waste Scotland has made on working with the textiles industry to encourage the use of natively grown sustainable fibres.
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Question reference: S6W-22320
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 14 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms are available to support demonstrator projects for sustainable fibre production, and how much funding has been granted to such projects in the last five years, broken down by project.
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Question reference: S6W-22282
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 14 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05058 by Lorna Slater on 21 December 2021, whether it will provide an updated list setting out the level of local authority readiness to comply with the delayed ban on waste to landfill.
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Question reference: S6W-22283
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 8 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of plastic collected in Scotland for recycling has been recycled in (a) Scotland and (b) outwith Scotland in each of the past five years.
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Question reference: S6W-22317
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the natively grown sustainable fibres that it has identified for support in any of its economic or environmental strategies or plans.
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Question reference: S6W-22319
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had any recent engagement with industry representatives or stakeholders that are seeking to expand flax production in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-22321
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established a long-term strategy for sustainable fibre production in Scotland, and, if so, what the goals of the strategy are.
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Question reference: S6W-22318
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much flax fibre is currently produced annually in Scotland, and what assessment has been made of any potential benefits of increased production.
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