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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

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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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 17 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-33040

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce any theft of railway materials, such as cables and equipment, in Aberdeen.

Question reference: S6W-32949

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps Police Scotland is taking to raise public awareness of the procedures to follow when encountering unexploded ordnance.

Question reference: S6W-32959

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what measures Police Scotland has in place to identify and safely dispose of unexploded wartime military ordnance that is discovered during construction of infrastructure projects

Question reference: S6W-33036

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what role local authorities play in preventing theft from railway stations within their areas.

Question reference: S6W-33022

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with railway unions regarding the safety of workers at railway depots in areas affected by theft.

Question reference: S6W-32931

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of thefts from railway lines and stations on (a) rail service disruptions and (b) passenger safety.

Question reference: S6W-33532

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps NHS Grampian has taken to improve healthcare access for rural communities.

Question reference: S6W-33078

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 21 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the costs associated with maintaining and updating registers held by Registers of Scotland, and whether these are expected to change in the future.

Question reference: S6W-33140

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 21 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many Foundation Year 2 doctors have returned to NHS specialty training after a break from service in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-33144

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 21 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS specialty training places have been available in each of the last 10 years, broken down by specialty.