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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: S5O-03779

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it uses international engagement to help increase understanding of human rights worldwide.

Question reference: S5O-03731

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address child poverty.

Question reference: S5O-03660

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 October 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it is marking Black History Month.

Question reference: S5O-03625

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it takes to ensure that its policies and legislation protect and promote the rights and wellbeing of children and young people.

Question reference: S5O-03570

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be on mixed-age couples in Scotland of the UK Government's decision to exempt them from claiming Pension Credit.

Question reference: S5W-25133

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2019
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of drinks producers using PET over 100% recyclable glass if differentiated producer fees are introduced with the deposit return scheme and it costs producers more to use glass.

The Government is clear that packaging design choices are a matter for producers and there are a number of factors which influence their decisions. The costs associated with different materials already vary and any deposit return scheme (DRS) producer fee will only be one element of the total costs of using any given material.

Ministers have taken an approach which seeks to avoid the preferred scheme design favouring any particular material. We remain committed to continuing our engagement with all sectors, including the glass industry, regarding our plans for DRS.

Question reference: S5W-25129

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2019
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it drew on when making the decision to include glass in the deposit return scheme.

Question reference: S5W-25130

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2019
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the risk of drinks producers switching from 100% recyclable glass to PET when the deposit return scheme comes into force.

Question reference: S5O-03503

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how the justice secretary’s priorities in the Equally Safe strategy will be supported by its Programme for Government.

Question reference: S5O-03491

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many arrests were made for offences relating to kerb crawling between 2016 and 2019.