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-41747
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 21 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36723 by Fiona Hyslop on 6 May 2025, whether it will provide an update on Scottish Enterprise’s engagement with companies in the electric vehicle and battery processing industries.
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Question reference: S6O-05131
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it is reviewing the effectiveness of firework control zones.
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Question reference: S6W-41658
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the increase in domestic heat pump installations slowed from 27% between 2022-23 to 17% between 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-41659
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason no applications for funding from Scotland's Heat Network Fund were successful in 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-41631
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether there will be new and dedicated funding provided to support the (a) actions of the proposed Zero Waste Scotland Business Information Hub and (b) activity of enterprise agencies, as outlined in the Draft Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-41634
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what international best practice it examined in drawing up the Draft Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-41633
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to set (a) a timeline and (b) mandatory quotas for circular economy procurement by public bodies.
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Question reference: S6W-41632
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it will define and measure “embedding circularity” in public sector procurement processes, as outlined in the Draft Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-41638
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what specific data the Circular Jobs Tracker, which is discussed in the Draft Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland, will collect; whether this will be made publicly available, and how frequently it will be updated.
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Question reference: S6W-41639
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has conducted on the potential impact to charity and second-hand shops of introducing a kerbside textiles collection service, as discussed in the Draft Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland.
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