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Question reference: S7W-04766

Asked by: James Adams, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many planning decisions ministers have overturned, broken down by local authority, in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S7O-00410

Asked by: James Adams, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that local authorities are able to fulfil their statutory duties to provide accommodation to people at risk of homelessness.

Question reference: S7W-03574

Asked by: James Adams, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 6 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many accidents on the (a) Dundee-Stonehaven, (b) Stonehaven-Aberdeen, (c) Aberdeen-Peterhead and (d) Peterhead-Fraserburgh section of the A90 have been reported in each quarter since 1 January 2021, broken down by (i) the number of people injured in, and (ii) the number of fatalities arising from these accidents.

There have been 98 personal injury accidents on the A90 from Dundee to Stonehaven since 1 January 2021 to 7 September 2026, reported per quarter in the following table.

Personal Injury Accidents/Casualties – Dundee (Emmock Roundabout) to Stonehaven (where A957 Slug Road crosses the A90)

Year	Quarter	Date Range	Accidents	Total Casualties	Fatal Casualties
2021	1	1-1-21 to 31-3-21	4	9	0
2021	2	1-4-21 to 30-6-21	6	9	0
2021	3	1-7-21 to 30-9-21	5	6	0
2021	4	1-10-21 to 31-12-21	10	13	0
2022	1	1-1-22 to 31-3-22	3	5	0
2022	2	1-4-22 to 30-6-22	4	4	0
2022	3	1-7-22 to 30-9-22	5	6	0
2022	4	1-10-22 to 31-12-22	5	11	0
2023	1	1-1-23 to 31-3-23	3	7	0
2023	2	1-4-23 to 30-6-23	2	3	0
2023	3	1-7-23 to 30-9-23	5	7	0
2023	4	1-10-23 to 31-12-23	5	7	0
2024	1	1-1-24 to 31-3-24	6	9	0
2024	2	1-4-24 to 30-6-24	4	6	1
2024	3	1-7-24 to 30-9-24	5	9	0
2024	4	1-10-24 to 31-12-24	6	10	0
2025	1	1-1-25 to 31-3-25	6	10	2
2025	2	1-4-25 to 30-6-25	4	6	0
2025	3	1-7-25 to 30-9-25	3	5	0
2025	4	1-10-25 to 31-12-25	1	1	0
2026	1	1-1-26 to 31-3-26	4	5	0
2026	2	1-4-26 to 30-6-26	2	2	0
2026	3	1-7-26 to 7-9-26*	1	1	0

There have been 8 personal injury accidents on the A90 from Stonehaven to Aberdeen since 1 January 2021 to 7 September 2026, reported per quarter in the table below.

Personal Injury Accidents/Casualties – Stonehaven (where Slug Road crosses the A90) to Aberdeen (junction with A944 Skene Road)

Year	Quarter	Date Range	Accidents	Total Casualties	Fatal Casualties
2021	1	1-1-21 to 31-3-21	0	0	0
2021	2	1-4-21 to 30-6-21	0	0	0
2021	3	1-7-21 to 30-9-21	0	0	0
2021	4	1-10-21 to 31-12-21	0	0	0
2022	1	1-1-22 to 31-3-22	0	0	0
2022	2	1-4-22 to 30-6-22	1	4	0
2022	3	1-7-22 to 30-9-22	0	0	0
2022	4	1-10-22 to 31-12-22	0	0	0
2023	1	1-1-23 to 31-3-23	0	0	0
2023	2	1-4-23 to 30-6-23	0	0	0
2023	3	1-7-23 to 30-9-23	0	0	0
2023	4	1-10-23 to 31-12-23	2	4	0
2024	1	1-1-24 to 31-3-24	0	0	0
2024	2	1-4-24 to 30-6-24	0	0	0
2024	3	1-7-24 to 30-9-24	1	1	0
2024	4	1-10-24 to 31-12-24	0	0	0
2025	1	1-1-25 to 31-3-25	0	0	0
2025	2	1-4-25 to 30-6-25	0	0	0
2025	3	1-7-25 to 30-9-25	0	0	0
2025	4	1-10-25 to 31-12-25	2	3	0
2026	1	1-1-26 to 31-3-26	1	1	0
2026	2	1-4-26 to 30-6-26	1	2	0
2026	3	1-7-26 to 7-9-26*	0	0	0

There have been 32 personal injury accidents on the A90 from Aberdeen to Peterhead since 1 January 2021 to 7 September 2026, reported per quarter in the table below.

Personal Injury Accidents-Casualties – Aberdeen (junction with A944 Skene Road) to Peterhead (junction with A982)

Year	Quarter	Date Range	Accidents	Total Casualties	Fatal Casualties
2021	1	1-1-21 to 31-3-21	3	5	0
2021	2	1-4-21 to 30-6-21	2	4	0
2021	3	1-7-21 to 30-9-21	2	2	1
2021	4	1-10-21 to 31-12-21	4	7	1
2022	1	1-1-22 to 31-3-22	2	4	1
2022	2	1-4-22 to 30-6-22	1	1	0
2022	3	1-7-22 to 30-9-22	3	6	0
2022	4	1-10-22 to 31-12-22	2	4	1
2023	1	1-1-23 to 31-3-23	4	5	0
2023	2	1-4-23 to 30-6-23	0	0	0
2023	3	1-7-23 to 30-9-23	0	0	0
2023	4	1-10-23 to 31-12-23	0	0	0
2024	1	1-1-24 to 31-3-24	0	0	0
2024	2	1-4-24 to 30-6-24	2	7	0
2024	3	1-7-24 to 30-9-24	1	1	0
2024	4	1-10-24 to 31-12-24	2	3	0
2025	1	1-1-25 to 31-3-25	0	0	0
2025	2	1-4-25 to 30-6-25	2	2	0
2025	3	1-7-25 to 30-9-25	1	1	0
2025	4	1-10-25 to 31-12-25	0	0	0
2026	1	1-1-26 to 31-3-26	0	0	0
2026	2	1-4-26 to 30-6-26	1	1	0
2026	3	1-7-26 to 7-9-26*	0	0	0

There have been 18 personal injury accidents on the A90 from Peterhead to Fraserburgh since 1 January 2021 to 7 September 2026, reported per quarter in the table below.

Personal Injury Accidents-Casualties – Peterhead (junction with A982) to Fraserburgh (B9033 roundabout)

Year	Quarter	Date Range	Accidents	Total Casualties	Fatal Casualties
2021	1	1-1-21 to 31-3-21	1	1	0
2021	2	1-4-21 to 30-6-21	2	8	0
2021	3	1-7-21 to 30-9-21	1	1	0
2021	4	1-10-21 to 31-12-21	1	1	0
2022	1	1-1-22 to 31-3-22	0	0	0
2022	2	1-4-22 to 30-6-22	0	0	0
2022	3	1-7-22 to 30-9-22	0	0	0
2022	4	1-10-22 to 31-12-22	2	2	0
2023	1	1-1-23 to 31-3-23	0	0	0
2023	2	1-4-23 to 30-6-23	2	3	1
2023	3	1-7-23 to 30-9-23	1	2	0
2023	4	1-10-23 to 31-12-23	1	2	1
2024	1	1-1-24 to 31-3-24	1	1	0
2024	2	1-4-24 to 30-6-24	3	8	0
2024	3	1-7-24 to 30-9-24	0	0	0
2024	4	1-10-24 to 31-12-24	1	1	0
2025	1	1-1-25 to 31-3-25	0	0	0
2025	2	1-4-25 to 30-6-25	0	0	0
2025	3	1-7-25 to 30-9-25	0	0	0
2025	4	1-10-25 to 31-12-25	0	0	0
2026	1	1-1-26 to 31-3-26	0	0	0
2026	2	1-4-26 to 30-6-26	1	2	0
2026	3	1-7-26 to 7-9-26*	1	1	0

Date Extracted - 29-9-2026

Source: Transport Scotland Accident Manager Database

Notes: Statistics for Police Scotland

Date Period: 01-04-2021 - 07-09-2026 (latest date available)*

Please note that the information provided is based on the current figures available. The following are potential reasons for an accident not appearing on our system

Transport Scotland only holds accident information which is provided to us by Police Scotland.
Transport Scotland does not hold information relating to damage only accidents (i.e. not involving an injury).
Transport Scotland only holds accident information for the trunk road network.
The accident information Transport Scotland holds is subject to change. e.g. we receive late returns from Police Scotland, who are responsible for recording details of injury accidents.
Annual Scottish accident figures are published by Transport Scotland on a yearly basis and can be found by entering Reported Road Casualties Scotland into a search engine.
From summer 2019, Police Scotland introduced a new system for recording traffic collisions. Due to improved recording and categorisation processes, it is expected that there will be an increase in the number of casualties and accidents on Scottish roads that are classified as serious.
Statisticians within the Department for Transport have devised a method for adjusting the road casualty figures to ensure that they can be compared over time on a consistent basis.
Transport Scotland’s Key Reported Road Casualties and Reported Road Casualties statistics publications will present both adjusted and unadjusted figures.

Question reference: S7W-03372

Asked by: James Adams, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 29 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will respond to the letter from Aberdeen City Region Deal Joint Committee following its meeting on 4 September 2026 regarding unsuccessful attempts to access the Housing Infrastructure Fund portion of the 2016 Memorandum of Understanding, and whether it will set out a guarantee that this fund will continue beyond March 2027 and until an eligible project has been approved.

On 12 September 2025, the Aberdeen City Region Deal Joint Committee, wrote to me to discuss the £20m portion of the 2016 Memorandum of Understanding for Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) projects across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. This included potential projects and how to access the funding to address issues arising from reinforced autoclaved concrete (RAAC) in the Torry Area of Aberdeen City.

On 23 October, I responded explaining the RAAC proposal was not eligible for HIF Funding and that agreement had been reached with Aberdeen City Council to offer flexibility and apportion an appropriate share up to £10 million of the MoU commitment and to re-purpose this towards meeting the cost of delivering new-build social housing projects through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme. This would free up an equivalent amount of their own resources to tackle RAAC issues they face. The response also confirmed that projects approved through this route would reduce the notional commitment entered into through the MoU.

HIF continues to operate and remains open for applications. Any correspondence received from the Aberdeen City Region Deal Joint Committee will be considered and responded to in the usual way.

Question reference: S7W-03374

Asked by: James Adams, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 29 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £254 million that was committed under its 2016 Memorandum of Understanding with Aberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council for additional investment in housing, transport and digital infrastructure in the Aberdeen City Region, has been spent to date.

Question reference: S7W-03373

Asked by: James Adams, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 29 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is under any legal obligation to deliver planned investment set out in the 2016 Memorandum of Understanding with Aberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council, including the Aberdeen Housing Infrastructure Funds and other projects it committed to fund as part the Aberdeen City Region Deal, and, if so whether it will incur any costs arising from the failure to deliver under the Memorandum of Understanding.

The Memorandum of Understanding for the Additional Investment for the Aberdeen City Region sets out arrangements for the delivery, monitoring and reporting of £254 million of additional funding commitments made by the Scottish Government under the Aberdeen City Region Deal agreement. It does not impose any obligations in and of itself and does not contain provisions around the approval or allocation of funding.

Question reference: S7O-00313

Asked by: James Adams, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to its annual homelessness statistics, which show that homelessness is at its highest recorded level in many parts of the country.

Question reference: S7O-00258

Asked by: James Adams, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish further detail on its plan to reform public services.

Question reference: S7O-00225

Asked by: James Adams, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the backlog of cases in Scotland’s courts and reduce waiting times for court proceedings.