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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.

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Question reference: S6W-09219

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 17 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 30 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) exemption and (b) voluntary return point applications have been processed by Zero Waste Scotland to date.

Deposit Return Scheme applications for exemptions and voluntary return points have been open since 1 January 2021. The following table provides a breakdown of applications received so far.

Deposit Return Scheme Exemption and Voluntary Return Point Applications
	Proximity Exemption	Environmental Health Exemption	Voluntary Return Point	Total
Approved	1	0	0	1
Declined	0	1	0	1
In progress	4	1	0	5
	5	2	0	7

ZWS anticipate an increase in applications over late summer /early autumn when the milestone ‘one year to go’ is reached. It is expected this will be followed by a lull over the Christmas period with further increases in 2023 building from early spring until go-live in August 2023.

APPLICATION TYPE	ESTIMATED NO.s
Proximity Applications	2000
Food Safety Applications	5000
Voluntary Return Point Applications	500

It should be noted that there is a degree of uncertainty around these estimated numbers and the demand profile, however at this stage these are the most current projected figures. Zero Waste Scotland continues to work with members of the System Wide Advisory Group to more accurately forecast and manage application numbers.

Question reference: S6W-09177

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how organisations can apply to the Textile Innovation Fund, and what the criteria are for receiving funding.

Question reference: S6W-09173

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the current publication status is of Zero Waste Scotland’s report on insight into consumer food waste behaviours, and how much the report cost to produce.

The publication of the Household Food Waste Behaviours Research was delayed due to reprioritisation of work during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, results have continued to inform ongoing intervention and communication development. Zero Waste Scotland has confirmed this report is currently being reviewed to ensure the information remains valid and appropriate to publish as a standalone document. The cost of this work was £20,000.

Question reference: S6W-09169

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Zero Waste Scotland’s report on reuse and repair sector stock control options was not published on its website, and how much the report cost to produce.

Question reference: S6W-09176

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Textile Innovation Fund has been spent to date.

Question reference: S6W-09170

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of all reports commissioned by Zero Waste Scotland since 2011 that shows (a) how many were (i) published and (ii) not published and (b) the total cost of each.

Question reference: S6W-09218

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 17 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how the advertised position of DRS Applications Service Manager at Zero Waste Scotland will be funded.

Question reference: S6W-09108

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 29 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the number of baby boxes delivered in each year since 2017.

The Programme for Government 2016 included a commitment to provide a Baby Box for every baby born and living in Scotland containing essential items designed to provide practical help for parents.

Registration opened on 15 June 2017, and delivery of boxes nationwide began on 15 August 2017 for all babies born and resident in Scotland.

Please find breakdown of Baby Boxes delivered annually since the scheme began:

2017 – 22,001 boxes

2018 – 48,524 boxes

2019 – 47,202 boxes

2020 – 42,636 boxes

2021 – 42,452 boxes

2022 – 17,973 boxes (please note that data is up to the 10th of June)

Question reference: S6W-09171

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Zero Waste Scotland’s project in 2017 on a residual waste treatment analysis reportedly did not result in a report being produced, and how much was spent on the project.

Further to your query on this report in February 2021 (S5W-34878 on 10 February 2021), the intention of the analysis of residual waste treatment was to help inform and support future work. The output from this research was, therefore, never intended to be published. The cost of this project was £27,700.

Subsequent work in this area included the Scottish Government commissioned ‘Waste Markets Study’ in 2019; and Zero Waste Scotland produced a report on the Climate Change Impact of Burning Municipal Waste in Scotland.

The waste markets study is available here: Waste markets study: full report

Zero Waste Scotland’s report is available here: The climate change impact of burning municipal waste in Scotland | Zero Waste Scotland

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

Question reference: S6W-09172

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much was spent on producing Zero Waste Scotland’s report on quantifying liquid food waste from food and drink manufacture.

Further to Scottish Government’s answer to your query on this report in February 2021 (S5W-34878 on 10 February 2021), Zero Waste Scotland have confirmed that £51,000 was spent on this work.