Question reference: S5W-30200
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 June 2020
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Current status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 7 July 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to use its powers under the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 to permit the use of additional environmentally-sustainable end-of-life options.
Answer
Our legislative framework is flexible. Whilst the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 specifically provides for the regulation of burial and cremation, it also allows us to regulate alternative methods of body disposal.
We will consider what regulations are required for alternatives to burial and cremation, when those practices become established, and in line with our wider implementation timeframe.