- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it made of any implications of assigning Electricity Act 1989 consent decisions to a ministerial portfolio that is primarily responsible for public finance.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-43110 on 27 January 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 27 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42660 by Angus Robertson on 13 January 2026, what the reasons are for its Travel Management system not recording the use of frequent flyer or other travel loyalty scheme account numbers for ministerial air travel, and whether it will provide this information to Parliament.
Answer
Frequent flyer mileage or other loyalty schemes are managed by airlines themselves and not by the Scottish Government's travel agent nor its Travel Management systems. Any membership of such schemes, and use of any accrued benefits is a personal matter for the traveller, and in line with the Scottish Government's travel policy, should be used for Scottish Government business travel only, and not for the travellers' personal gain. Air miles may be donated to a charity of the travel operator's choice.
Where a business journey is justified, Scottish Government Ministers and officials are required to travel in the most cost effective and time efficient manner available at the time of travelling.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the public confidence in the Electricity Act 1989 consent process following the transfer of responsibility to the Minister for Public Finance on 18 December 2025.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-43110 on 27 January 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government who has ministerial oversight of the Energy Consents Unit and the associated development portal, following the transfer of responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents to the Minister for Public Finance.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-43133 on 27 January 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the remuneration of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy changed following the transfer of responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents to the Minister for Public Finance on 18 December 2025 and, if so, in what way.
Answer
The Scottish Parliament is responsible for the payment of salaries for MSPs and members of the Scottish Government.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it made an assessment of any potential risk that transferring Electricity Act 1989 consent decisions to the Public Finance portfolio could increase the weighting given to capital cost considerations.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-43118 on 27 January 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions took place between the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy and the (a) First Minister and (b) cabinet secretary with responsibility for planning regarding the transfer of responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents to the Minister for Public Finance.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-43110 on 27 January 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the weighting given to cost considerations in Electricity Act 1989 consent decisions has changed following the transfer of responsibility to the Minister for Public Finance.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-43118 on 27 January 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it will notify the Parliament of any future changes to ministerial responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents.
Answer
Should there be any future changes to ministerial responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents, a letter would be issued to the relevant Scottish Parliament Committee to notify them of the change, as was the case in this instance.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the scope of any legal advice sought was in relation to the transfer of responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents to the Minister for Public Finance.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-43127 on 27 January 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.