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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

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 13 May 2025
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Question reference: S6W-37358

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the freedom of information release FOI/202500459761 of 29 April 2025, what information it holds regarding the 26 February 2025 meeting on zonal pricing under the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements, including (a) the agenda, (b) any briefing papers provided to its (i) ministers and (ii) officials, (c) a full list of attendees by directorate and (d) any minutes or action logs that were produced.

Question reference: S6W-37372

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its procedure is for reviewing whether to publish advice that was initially withheld under section 29(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, and how frequently such reviews are undertaken.

Question reference: S6W-37365

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it applies when deciding whether to withhold advice under section 29(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 in relation to electricity market policy development.

Question reference: S6W-37383

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the cost was of complying with Freedom of Information request reference FOI/202500459761, including a breakdown of (a) staff time, (b) legal advice and (c) any external costs.

Question reference: S6W-37359

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a summary of the key points of the advice that was withheld under (a) section 29(1)(a) and (b) section 30(b)(i) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 in relation to FOI/202500459761.

Question reference: S6W-37378

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the potential impact of zonal electricity pricing on renewable generation projects located on island communities in the last 10 years, and what the conclusions were.

Question reference: S6W-37360

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what further submissions officials were instructed to provide following the 26 February 2025 meeting on zonal electricity pricing, broken down by (a) subject matter, (b) directorate responsible and (c) expected completion date.

Question reference: S6W-37376

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Ofgem regarding the interaction between zonal electricity pricing and transmission network use-of-system charges in the last three years, including the (a) date of each discussion, (b) level of representation and (c) main points raised.

Question reference: S6W-37384

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the estimated annual number of seabird and raptor collisions at operational (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind farms, broken down by (i) species and (ii) year in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-37389

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the proportion of new wind farm consents granted since 1 January 2022 that include legally enforceable conditions requiring (a) bird-strike monitoring, (b) adaptive management plans and (c) financial bonds for remedial action.