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-25573
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 28 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of fabricated or induced illness (FII) have been reported in each NHS board area in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-25572
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 28 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of fabricated or induced illness (FII) have been reported in each local authority area in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-25540
- 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 Gougeon on 28 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land) Amendment Regulations 2023, which extended the transitional period before the offence provisions in relation to the Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI) take effect from 1 April 2023 to 1 April 2024, whether it anticipates making any further extension to the transitional period.
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Question reference: S6W-25517
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has developed a strategy to increase the amount of goods travelling by rail instead of road.
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Question reference: S6W-25276
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what impact closures of the (a) A96 and (b) A90 as a result of road traffic accidents have had on the local economy.
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Question reference: S6W-25271
- 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 27 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the gross value added (GVA) of the oil and gas industry in Scotland has been in each financial year from 2014-15 to date (a) in monetary terms and (b) as a percentage of Scotland’s total GVA.
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Question reference: S6W-25412
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking in response to the Sands report, The Sands Listening Project: Learning from the experiences of Black and Asian bereaved parents.
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Question reference: S6W-25456
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many tankers of liquified natural gas will be required each week at Troon harbour for vessels 801 and 802.
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Question reference: S6W-25457
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government where the tankers of liquified natural gas will travel from to supply fuel at Troon harbour for vessels 801 and 802.
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Question reference: S6W-25275
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much diesel has been consumed by the current fleet of Class 43 High Speed Trains (HSTs) in the last 12 months.