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: S6O-01846
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are being considered to tackle crime involving pets.
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Question reference: S6W-13772
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much was spent on the Scottish Material Flow Accounts and The Circularity Gap Report Scotland from its funding through Zero Waste Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-13771
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Zero Waste Scotland has published two different material footprint estimates for Scotland in the Scottish Material Flow Accounts and the The Circularity Gap Report Scotland, which estimate Scotland’s material footprint to be 19.3 tonnes per capita and 21.7 tonnes per capita respectively, and which figure it considers to be more accurate.
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Question reference: S6W-13770
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the conclusions of Circle Economy's The Circularity Gap Report Scotland, that only 1.3% of the resources Scotland uses are cycled back into the economy, the lowest circularity score of any nation yet assessed.
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Question reference: S6W-13781
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which sources are informing its evaluation of minimum unit pricing in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-13782
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it still plans to report to the Parliament on its evaluation of minimum unit pricing in summer 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-13783
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects Public Health Scotland to publish its final report on minimum unit pricing.
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Question reference: S6W-13585
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 19 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the Gateway Review into the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), what consideration it has given to the advice to pursue a "softer" approach to DRS implementation.
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Question reference: S6W-13584
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 19 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it or its agencies have undertaken to understand the potential impact on glass recycling rates if local authorities cease kerbside collections of glass in light of the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-13581
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 18 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether measures contained in its proposed Circular Economy Bill will seek to make local kerbside collections more consistent across local authorities.
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