Question reference: S6W-24992
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 30 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 February 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much public funding has been spent on communications related to food waste reduction in each year since 2016.
Answer
There was Scottish Government marketing spend in the below years. Figures are provided, along with links to the full published reports, for the Member’s ease.
- 2018 – 2019: £303,516.65 - https://www.gov.scot/publications/marketing-spend-2018-2019/ ;
- 2019 – 2020: £86,102.44 - https://www.gov.scot/publications/marketing-spend-2019-2020/
- 2021 – 2022 - £171,653.75 - https://www.gov.scot/publications/marketing-spend-2021-to-2022/
Based on available information up until 2022, the total marketing spend from 2016 was £561,272.84.
In addition, the total spent on food waste communications activities by the Scottish Government’s Circular Economy Division from 2016 to present was £175,766.93.
Finally, the Scottish Government funds Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) to deliver the Food Waste reduction programme. ZWS has confirmed the total spent on communications for food waste reduction activities since September 2017 was £897,000. For a breakdown of this spend, ZWS can be contacted by email at: [email protected].