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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.

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Question reference: S6W-41893

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to use the discussions and outcomes from the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, to inform the finalisation and implementation of its draft Climate Change Plan, including any changes that it anticipates making to the actions and timescales set out in the draft plan up to 2040.

Question reference: S6W-41890

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what programme of (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral (i) meetings, (ii) roundtable discussions and (iii) speaking engagements the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy is scheduled to undertake at the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, and whether it will provide a list of these engagements broken down by (A) date, (B) host organisation, (C) main topic of discussion and (D) agreed follow-up actions.

Question reference: S6W-41892

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its priorities are for using its platform at the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, to contribute to international discussions on (a) climate finance, (b) climate justice and (c) the global debt crisis, and what specific outcomes it is seeking to achieve in each of these areas.

Question reference: S6W-41894

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025

Question reference: S6W-41895

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are for reporting to the Parliament on the outcomes of its participation at the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, including any (a) new commitments, (b) financial pledges, (c) international initiatives or partnerships entered into and (d) follow-up workstreams agreed by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy.

Question reference: S6W-41888

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the total estimated cost to it of its delegation attending the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, broken down by (a) travel, (b) accommodation, (c) subsistence and (d) any other associated costs, and, for each of these categories, what the estimated cost is for (i) ministers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) officials.

Question reference: S6W-41891

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its objectives are for engagement at the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, with (a) activists, (b) civil society partners from the Global South and (c) partners in its Climate Justice Fund programmes, and how it will evaluate the outcomes of this engagement.

Question reference: S6W-41887

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many of its (a) ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials are attending the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, as part of its delegation, and for how many days each category of attendee is scheduled to be present at the summit.

Question reference: S6W-41716

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to MV Glen Sannox, what contractual arrangements are in place for the supply and bunkering of (a) marine gas oil and (b) liquefied natural gas; what provisions apply to fuel delivery, standing charges, storage or minimum offtake (take-or-pay) obligations when the vessel is under repair or otherwise unavailable, including who is responsible for these costs, and what costs have been incurred under these provisions in each month from January 2024 to date, broken down by cost category.

Question reference: S6W-41712

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 13 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has paid in total in carbon levies on business flights in each of the last three financial years, broken down by ministerial portfolio.