Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-25577
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs have been created in the renewables sector in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-25542
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the workforce was unemployed in each of the last five financial years, also broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-25543
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many people were unemployed in each of the last five financial years, also broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-25576
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out any economic impact analysis regarding an energy policy that has a presumption against any oil and gas exploration.
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Question reference: S6W-25575
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what workforce modelling has been carried out regarding an energy policy that has a presumption against any oil and gas exploration.
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Question reference: S6O-03182
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when the remaining £46 million of deferred funding from the agriculture budget will be returned.
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Question reference: S6W-25278
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 6 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has distributed in flood recovery grants to (a) homes and (b) businesses affected by Storm Babet.
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Question reference: S6W-25282
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 6 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its civil servants are currently employed in the Aberdeen City Council area.
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Question reference: S6W-25267
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 5 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of spend from the Just Transition Fund in financial year 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-25266
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 5 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of spend from the Just Transition Fund in financial year 2022-23.