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-43291
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 January 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government who is responsible for deciding whether detailed cost information is included in an answer to a parliamentary question, and what criteria are applied when determining whether such information should instead be released through proactive publication or in response to Freedom of Information requests.
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Question reference: S6W-43290
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 January 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 5 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what training it provides to its officials responsible for drafting answers to parliamentary questions, and whether this includes training delivered by officials responsible for responding to Freedom of Information requests.
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Question reference: S6W-43459
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43144 by Ivan McKee on 27 January 2026, whether it will confirm whether Corporate Travel Management North Ltd holds any data on frequent flyer or other travel loyalty scheme accounts used in connection with ministerial air travel booked through Scottish Government travel management arrangements.
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Question reference: S6W-43457
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43144 by Ivan McKee on 27 January 2026, what arrangements it has in place to verify that any frequent flyer or other travel loyalty scheme benefits arising from ministerial air travel are not used for the traveller’s personal gain.
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Question reference: S6W-43135
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the evidence given by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy to the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee on 14 January 2026, what records it holds of occasions, since 2021, on which a planning decision by a local authority was called in by the Scottish Ministers.
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Question reference: S6W-43131
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what briefing materials were provided to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy in advance of the transfer of responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents to the Minister for Public Finance, broken down by subject matter.
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Question reference: S6W-43132
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether briefing materials provided to the Minister for Public Finance in advance of the transfer of responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents included information on (a) overhead transmission line developments, (b) undergrounding alternatives and (c) community impact assessments.
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Question reference: S6W-43113
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 29 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements are in place to ensure that there is operational separation between decisions on Electricity Act 1989 consents and decisions relating to capital investment, infrastructure financing or budget allocation.
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Question reference: S6O-05476
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy will engage with community groups affected by new energy projects now that she is no longer responsible for energy consent decisions.
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Question reference: S6W-43112
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considered alternative ministerial portfolios to the Public Finance one when it transferred responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents, and if so, which portfolios it considered.
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