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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 13 March 2026
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Question reference: S6W-44165

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how renewable electricity curtailment costs are expected to change over the next (a) five and (b) 10 years in Scotland. 

Question reference: S6O-05647

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether the Edinburgh accommodation allowance for MSPs will be reviewed, in light of the City of Edinburgh Council announcing that, from 1 April 2026, the premium applied to council tax on second homes will increase from 100% to 300%.

Question reference: S6O-05666

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS boards regarding the 2017 Best Start plan to downgrade the number of level 3 neonatal intensive care units from eight to three.

Question reference: S6W-44166

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how electricity transmission network charges in Scotland are expected to change over the next (a) five and (b) 10 years

Question reference: S6W-44167

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how the total cost of the Contracts for Difference scheme is expected to change over the next (a) five and (b) 10 years. 

Question reference: S6W-44168

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how the total cost of the Renewables Obligation is expected to change over the next (a) five and (b) 10 years. 

Question reference: S6W-44170

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost has been to date of payments to generators in Scotland under the Renewables Obligation. 

Question reference: S6W-44169

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the total net cost has been to date of payments to generators in Scotland under the Contracts for Difference scheme. 

Question reference: S6O-05632

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it is appropriate for the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy to use terms such as "far right" in the context of objections to energy projects.

Question reference: S6W-43294

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 11 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42412 by Gillian Martin on 16 December 2025, and in light of the information provided in the response to a request under Freedom of Information (FoI) legislation, dated 20 January 2026, whether the information in the response to the FoI request, regarding the travel costs for the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy’s attendance at the COP30 UN climate summit, had been collated prior to the answer to the parliamentary question being provided, and, if so, for what reason that information was not included in the answer.