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: S6W-13583
- 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 it can confirm which local authorities have decided to cease kerbside collection of glass in light of the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-13582
- 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 what assessment it or its agencies have undertaken to understand the potential of material switching to plastic in light of the recently published producer fees for glass, plastic and cans by Circularity Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-13621
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 18 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12876 by Lorna Slater on 20 December 2022, how many of the projects funded through the Recycling Improvement Fund are being delivered wholly or in partnership with commercial partners, and how many applications for project funding were received from commercial partners in total.
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Question reference: S6W-13418
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 18 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13037 by Lorna Slater on 20 December 2022, whether it will provide the information requested regarding whether a dedicated anti-fraud team has been established, either within SEPA or otherwise, to tackle potentially fraudulent activity in relation to the Deposit Return Scheme, and, if so, when any such team was established.
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Question reference: S6W-13417
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 18 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13230 by Lorna Slater on 20 December 2022, whether it will provide a breakdown of the estimated net financial gain for each of the 29 local authorities estimated to receive such a benefit.
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Question reference: S6W-13416
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 17 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12926 by Lorna Slater on 20 December 2022, how much was spent on each of the campaigns mentioned; how many people each campaign reached; what change in battery recycling rates was measured as a result, and whether it will provide details of any other metrics used for assessing the campaigns.
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Question reference: S6W-13415
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 17 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-09876 by Lorna Slater on 16 August 2022, which states that "initial investments have the potential to reduce CO2e emissions by 29,746 tonnes each year", and in light of the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity's letter of 9 November 2022, which states that such investments "have the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by 32,104 tonnes each year", whether it will confirm what the potential CO2 reduction levels are, and what the reasons are for the discrepancy in these two figures.
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Question reference: S6W-13302
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 13 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth has met with (a) the Mineral Products Association (Scotland) and (b) representatives from the Scottish aggregates sector in 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-13298
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 13 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what expert opinion it has sought on the potential for disruption to cross-border sales across the UK should a Scottish replacement for the UK Aggregates Levy result in different rates and rules.
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Question reference: S6W-13297
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 13 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether every household and business in Scotland was physically capable of accessing broadband speeds of at least 30 Mbps as of 31 December 2021.
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