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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: S5W-24269

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 08 July 2019
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle plastic pollution and its prevention, including microplastics in Scottish waterways.

The Scottish Government has a number of projects designed to tackle plastic pollution in Scotland’s waterways. We are committed to tackling Scotland’s throw-away culture and to matching the pace envisioned by the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive. We are already leading by example, and were the first country in the UK to announce our ambitious design for Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme. Our Expert Panel is considering measures to tackle difficult to recycle items, such as single use beverage cups. We have committed to increase the single use carrier bag charge to 10p and to legislating against plastic cotton buds. We are also part of a UK-wide consultation on reform of packaging producer responsibility arrangements.

Work is underway to reduce plastic pollution from drainage. We are currently working with the plastics industry and other relevant parties including SEPA to expand on the industry’s Operation Clean to provide a transparent, supply-chain approach to ensure pellet loss is minimised in the future. We also support Scottish Water’s efforts to reduce plastic pollution from combined sewer overflows, reducing the amount of sewage related debris reaching our waterways.

Question reference: S5F-03455

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2019

To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government is marking Refugee Week.

Question reference: S5O-03418

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it will evaluate the delivery of the alcohol and drug treatment strategy, Rights, Respect and Recovery.

Question reference: S5O-03387

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on glass recycling rates of including glass containers in its planned deposit return scheme.

Question reference: S5W-22270

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 3 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many baby boxes each NHS board has delivered.

NHS boards are not responsible for the delivery of Baby Boxes, rather they facilitate the registration of pregnant women for the Boxes via midwife appointments. The Scottish Government employs a managing agent, APS Group (Scotland), to assemble, pack and distribute Baby Boxes across the whole of Scotland.

Please see the following table that details distribution of Scotland’s Baby Boxes by Health Board from the beginning of the policy until 17 March 2019.

Baby Boxes Delivered by Health Board – 19-6-17 – 17-3-19

Health Board	Boxes Delivered
NHS Ayrshire and Arran	4825
NHS Borders	1521
NHS Dumfries and Galloway	1916
NHS Fife	5212
NHS Forth Valley	4173
NHS Grampian	9153
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde	20244
NHS Highland	3916
NHS Lanarkshire	9032
NHS Lothian	14193
NHS Orkney	280
NHS Shetland	335
NHS Tayside	5778
NHS Western Isles	295
Total	80873

Question reference: S5O-03095

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that leaving the EU will have on the food and drink industry.

Question reference: S5O-03044

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what the take up is of the credit union payroll deduction.

Question reference: S5O-02997

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that social housing is affordable to tenants.

Question reference: S5O-02919

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that Social Security Scotland has a diverse workforce reflective of society.

Question reference: S5O-02734

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure inclusive growth in Ayrshire.