Question reference: S5W-32615
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 19 October 2020
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Current status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 November 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Environment Agency regarding a permit to ship 27,500 tonnes of municipal sewage sludge from the Netherlands, where sludge spreading is banned, to the UK, and whether it is aware of any plans to process this in Scotland.
Answer
No discussions have taken place between the Scottish Government and the Environment Agency regarding the import of sewage sludge from the Netherlands.
SEPA has not been notified of any plans to process imported sludge from the Netherlands in Scotland.