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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: S6W-41716

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 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: Answer expected on 20 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.

Question reference: S6W-41715

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the cost of translation services has been to each NHS board in each of the last seven financial years.

Question reference: S6W-41711

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40762 by Gillian Martin on 9 October 2025, what carbon levy on business flights was charged and paid in respect of ministerial and official travel to (a) Japan between 15 and 19 September 2025 and (b) New York between 20 and 24 September 2025, broken down by (i) traveller category and (ii) flight segment, and what the associated estimated CO2 emissions were for each leg.

Question reference: S6W-41710

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has approved the proposed “Heroes of Net Zero” campaign, and, if so, what the (a) objectives, (b) target audiences and (c) delivery timeline and key milestones are, and whether it will provide details of any forecast or actual costs for each financial year of the campaign, including any costs to date.

Question reference: S6W-41713

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the money collected from the carbon levy on its business flights has been spent on in each of the last three financial years, broken down, for each funded project, by the (a) project name and location, (b) delivery partner, (c) carbon standard used, (d) cost, (e) verified or estimated CO2 reduction and (f) cost per tonne of CO2.

Question reference: S6W-41714

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40762 by Gillian Martin on 9 October 2025, what indicators it uses to evidence “a deeper level of engagement” at international events, and what evidence it will publish from the September 2025 programme in (a) Japan and (b) New York to demonstrate progress against those indicators, including baselines, targets and timescales.

Question reference: S6W-41717

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of Scotland’s percentage share of global greenhouse gas emissions in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6O-05129

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether the culture secretary has met with STV following recent reports of its plan to close its North of Scotland news programme.

Question reference: S6F-04416

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2025

To ask the First Minister when the Scottish Government will announce a timetable for improvement works on the A96 north of Inverurie, following the publication of its corridor review consultation report.