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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.

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-12876

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 20 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how projects funded through the Recycling Improvement Fund have delivered (a) increased frequency of recycling collections, (b) extended food and garden waste collections, (c) increased recycling capacity for problematic materials and (d) increased local authority compliance with the Household Recycling Charter.

Proposed impacts of individual projects are captured at both assessment stage and subsequent monitoring stages of each project.

The Recycling Improvement Fund has funded the following projects under these headings:

(a) increased frequency of recycling collections

Council	Summary of impact on (a)	Total project grant (£m)
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar	Expansion of collection services to rural areas.	£0.8m
East Lothian	Charter aligned single weekly pass service for source separated kerbside recycling and food waste.	£2.7m
Perth & Kinross	Expansion of recycling service.	£2.6m

(b) extended food and garden waste collections

Council	Summary of impact on (b)	Total project grant (£m)
Aberdeenshire	Service change to align with Charter and increased food waste collection.	£3.4m
East Lothian	Charter aligned single weekly pass service for source separated kerbside recycling and food waste.	£2.7m
Highland	Introduction of an additional, chargeable garden waste service.	£0.2m
Midlothian	Expansion of food waste recycling service to a further 1,800 rural properties.	£0.1m

Council

Summary of impact on (c)

Total project grant (£m)

Fife

TOMRA plastic film sorting

equipment, allowing collection of film from all households

in Fife.

£0.4m

North Ayrshire

Mattress cleaner to allow mattress

reuse/recycling.

£0.07m

(d) increased local authority compliance with the Household Recycling Charter.

Council	Summary of impact on (d)	Total project grant (£m)
Aberdeenshire	Service change to align with Charter and increased food waste collection.	£3.4m
East Lothian	Charter aligned single weekly pass service for source separated kerbside recycling and food waste.	£2.7m
West Lothian	Introduction of a kerbside service change to move to twin stream recycling to comply with the Code of Practice.	£4.04m
South Ayrshire	On-the-go recycling in local community parks, that align with charter.	£0.09m

Question reference: S6W-12170

Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 11 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a full list of active groups and sub-groups within the Education and Skills portfolio.

Question reference: S6F-01670

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022

To ask the First Minister what actions the Scottish Government will take forward as a result of COP15, the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.

Question reference: S6F-01658

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022

To ask the First Minister what progress the Scottish Government has made in ending the use of hotels as temporary accommodation for children and families.

Question reference: S6F-01657

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-01656

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-01660

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will set a clear ambition in its planned Energy Strategy for delivery of 4 to 6 GW of solar power by 2030.

Question reference: S6F-01661

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reported warnings that the implementation of the Deposit Return Scheme will be "ruinous for consumers and businesses".

Question reference: S6T-01060

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported comments by the General Secretary of School Leaders Scotland, that a reduction in budget will lead to class sizes increasing, subjects being removed from the curriculum and a reduction in the number of teachers.

Question reference: S6T-01061

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the statement by COSLA expressing Council Leaders' extreme disappointment with the proposed budget settlement for local government and its presentation lacking consistency with a partnership approach, and their invitation to the Deputy First Minister to attend a special meeting.