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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 ��˿�� 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: S5W-32192

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2020
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 30 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £70 million fund to improve waste and recycling infrastructure is new funding.

Question reference: S5W-32549

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of the aviation industry.

Question reference: S5W-32538

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has committed to research into the animal welfare impacts of electric shock collars.

Question reference: S5W-32494

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2020
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 26 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has instructed its appointed office equipment supplier in its procurement framework not to deliver IT equipment and supplies to people working from home and, if so, when that instruction was given, and when it plans to rescind it.

The Scottish Government has not instructed its framework suppliers of IT equipment not to deliver equipment and supplies to people working from home.

Scottish public sector organisations using these frameworks can directly engage with suppliers to discuss their specific order, build and delivery requirements. The procurement frameworks have the flexibility to accommodate requests for bespoke delivery, including home delivery.

Question reference: S5W-32537

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met The Kennel Club to discuss electric shock collars.

Question reference: S5W-32432

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2020
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether the findings of the recent University of Lincoln study, "Efficacy of Dog Training With and Without Remote Electronic Collars vs a Focus on Positive Reinforcement" will inform its review of the training guidance that permits the use of electronic training aids, including electric shock collars.

Question reference: S5W-32433

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2020
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 26 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-27457 by Mairi Gougeon on 19 February 2020, whether it will provide an analysis of responses to its stakeholder survey, and when it expects to publish its review of dog training guidance permitting the use of electronic training aids, including electric shock collars.

Question reference: S5W-32550

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has contributed to the Scottish Growth Scheme since March 2020; how much has been paid out, and how many businesses have received support.

During the ongoing Covid pandemic, from March 2020 to 30 September 2020, the Scottish Government has contributed £6.5m to the demand-led Scottish Growth Scheme and this has unlocked additional public, private sector and European investment of £56.7m (£63.2m in total) in the form of debt and equity for 136 businesses. The Scottish Growth Scheme is a private sector match funding initiative which responds to private sector demand led requests for support, and is not Public Funding waiting to be allocated.

Question reference: S5W-32194

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2020
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent in real terms on the Scottish National Investment Bank.

Since creation of a national investment bank was announced in the September 2017 Programme for Government, the Scottish Government has spent £12.795 million in real terms (£12.725 million in nominal terms) to 31 March 2020 on the programme for delivery of the Scottish National Investment Bank. Work is continuing for delivery of the Bank this year and budget for this is included in the 2020-21 budget settlement.

Question reference: S5W-32284

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2020
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government which projects have received funding through the Creative Communities programme, broken down by (a) amount received, (b) purpose and (c) location of each project.