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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-17712

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: 4 May 2023
  • Current status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 19 May 2023

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done to consider any (a) costs and (b) benefits of establishing a central register of buildings containing asbestos.


Answer

The management of asbestos in buildings is a reserved matter for the UK Government and the Health and Safety Executive. Scottish Government has no plans to establish a central register of buildings containing asbestos in Scotland.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-17711 on 19 May 2023. 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