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-20138
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many illicit (a) e-cigarettes and (b) vapes have been seized in Scotland in the past three years, broken down by year and local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-20139
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what research it has carried out into indoor air quality in public buildings, and what plans it has to carry out any further such research.
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Question reference: S6W-20371
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of identity theft have been reported over the past year, and what action it is taking to help prevent further incidents.
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Question reference: S6W-20141
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 10 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made regarding whether constrained availability of lithium carbonate could affect its commitment to phase out the need for new diesel and petrol vehicles by 2030.
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Question reference: S6W-19837
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 3 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of source reduction and separation on the availability of residual waste to be valorised for Sustainable Aviation Fuel, energy from waste and other fuels, oils and chemicals.
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Question reference: S6W-19946
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 3 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Zero Waste Scotland report, Circular Steel in Scotland: Current landscape and opportunities, stating that implementing a domestic steel value chain would "likely require strategic decisions at a governmental level", what timeframe it is working to in order to make such decisions.
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Question reference: S6W-19947
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 3 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Zero Waste Scotland report, Circular Steel in Scotland: Current landscape and opportunities.
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Question reference: S6W-19793
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 1 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the fourth Deposit Return Scheme gateway review identifying that “the ongoing debate amongst potential First Minister candidates is bringing much uncertainty to programme delivery”, what meetings the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity had with each candidate to discuss how to tackle the uncertainty caused by the contest.
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Question reference: S6W-19835
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 31 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what specific plans or trials are being deployed to lower emissions from cement production.
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Question reference: S6W-19791
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 31 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it took to intervene in matters of corporate oversight regarding Circularity Scotland, in light of the fourth Deposit Return Scheme gateway review stating that deficiencies in industry oversight and control led to some members of Circularity Scotland to seek government support to address control issues.
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