Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

SPCB Written Question · S6W-35348 · Session 6

Whether it will engage with Reposit to implement its Borrow Cup scheme on the parliamentary estate.

Answered Asked by Paul Sweeney Lab Lodged 28 Feb 2025

The question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will engage with Reposit to implement its Borrow Cup scheme on the parliamentary estate.

The answer

Answered by Claire Baker (on behalf of the SPCB) on 18 Mar 2025 · 18 days after it was lodged, on time

The SPCB is open to discussions with organisations that may provide a practical improvement to the processes wealready have in place. Already, we have embarked on several ways toreduce single use products including disposable cups usage across the ScottishParliament. The cup levy has been in place since 2019 which hassignificantly reduced the use of disposables. We actively monitor theusage of disposable cups with our service partner and are working to reducethis further through positive consumer behaviour. We are in the processof installing a customer operated appliance that rinses and dries reusable cupsefficiently and hygienically. This will support customers further with usingreusables on a return basis assisting us with the goal of disposable reduction.We have also ordered a stock of reuseable cups to be available when personalcups are forgotten or not available.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-35348 by reference.