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-12526
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how (a) many times government vehicles have suffered damage from potholes and (b) much it has spent on repairs due to such damage, in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-12529
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many ministerial appointments over the past five years to (a) public bodies and (b) NHS boards have declared a political affiliation, broken down by political party.
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Question reference: S6W-12239
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 1 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been carried out on the additional emissions generated from food delivery drivers making multiple journeys to collect used containers from customers in connection with the Deposit Return Scheme’s online takeback service.
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Question reference: S6W-12241
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 1 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made regarding liability, on the part of, for example, retailers, consumers and counting centres, for any used containers that are lost or damaged in the operation of the Deposit Return Scheme as a whole.
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Question reference: S6W-12245
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 1 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will undertake an analysis of the impacts of the Deposit Return Scheme on customers who use food delivery platforms and, if so, by what date this analysis will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-12242
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 1 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether self-employed delivery drivers, delivery platforms and restaurants will be liable for any damage caused to used containers while in their possession in the operation of the Deposit Return Scheme’s online takeback service.
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Question reference: S6W-12236
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 1 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list any meetings that it has held with the food delivery industry regarding the impact of the Deposit Return Scheme’s online takeback service on delivery drivers.
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Question reference: S6W-12246
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 1 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether food delivery drivers, including those who are self-employed, will be required to register with SEPA as a waste carrier, broker or professional collector and transporter of waste to collect used containers from customers to comply with the Deposit Return Scheme’s online takeback service; if so, whether training will be provided for food delivery drivers for this purpose, and, if so, who will provide it.
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Question reference: S6W-12240
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 1 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of any increase in road traffic resulting from additional journeys in connection with the Deposit Return Scheme’s online takeback service.
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Question reference: S6W-12248
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 1 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of any potential food safety and hygiene implications in connection with the Deposit Return Scheme’s online takeback service of food delivery drivers who collect used containers and are not registered with SEPA as a waste carrier, broker or professional collector and transporter of waste.
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