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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)
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Question reference: S6W-33015

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 27 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it will provide to railway operators to install advanced security technologies, such as drones or motion detectors, to deter theft at remote railway sites.

Question reference: S6W-33401

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many vehicles have been added to its fleet in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) vehicle type and (b) fuel type.

A breakdown of fleet additions and disposals since 2019-20, broken down by vehicle and fuel type, is provided in the following tables.

2019-20

Vehicle type	Fuel type	Number of vehicles added	Number of vehicles disposed
Car	Diesel	0	34
Car	Hybrid	0	3
Car	Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV)	9	0
Car	Electric (EV)	2	0
Light Commercial	Diesel	2	12
Light Commercial	Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV)	2	0
Total	-	15	49

2020-21

Vehicle type	Fuel type	Number of vehicles added	Number of vehicles disposed
Car	Diesel	0	4
Car	Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV)	3	0
Car	Electric (EV)	8	1
Light Commercial	Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV)	2	0
Light Commercial	Range extender (REV)	3	0
Light Commercial	Diesel	3	4
Total	-	19	9

2021-22

Vehicle type	Fuel type	Number of vehicles added	Number of vehicles disposed
Car	Diesel	0	14
Car	Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV)	2	3
Car	Electric (EV)	30	0
Light Commercial	Diesel	0	3
Light Commercial	Electric (EV)	1	0
Total	-	33	20

2022-23

Vehicle type	Fuel type	Number of vehicles added	Number of vehicles disposed
Car	Diesel	0	26
Car	Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV)	15	6
Car	Electric (EV)	0	1
Light Commercial	Diesel	2	1
Light Commercial	Electric (EV)	0	3
Total	-	17	37

2023-24

Vehicle type	Fuel type	Number of vehicles added	Number of vehicles disposed
Car	Diesel	0	8
Car	Petrol	0	16
Car	Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV)	24	10
Car	Electric (EV)	0	1
Light Commercial	Diesel	2	4
Light Commercial	Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV)	0	2
Total	-	26	41

2024-25 (up until 22-01-25)

Vehicle type	Fuel type	Number of vehicles added	Number of vehicles disposed
Car	Hybrid	0	5
Car	Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV)	10	5
Light Commercial	Diesel	0	1
Heavy Goods	Diesel	0	1
Total	-	10	12

Question reference: S6W-33408

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the carbon emissions associated with journeys taken by the cars in its fleet in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-33404

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-33091 by Ivan McKee on 14 January 2025, what the primary purposes are for which the cars in its fleet are used.

Question reference: S6W-33405

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many journeys have been undertaken by the cars in its fleet in each of the last five years, broken down by fuel type.

Question reference: S6W-33175

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many signs are located along the A90, and what proportion meet current standards for visibility and effectiveness.

There are a total 4,552 road traffic signs on the A90 trunk road network. Of these, a total of 185 signs do not meet the current standards for visibility and effectiveness and are on a works programme for future replacement. Where regulatory signage and warning signage are noted as defective they are categorised as Category 1 defects. These are required to be made safe when identified, following which a temporary or permanent repair must be undertaken as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours following first identification. Where possible, Category 2 sign replacement is coordinated with other works on the network to mitigate disruption to road users.

Question reference: S6W-33407

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many journeys undertaken by the cars in its fleet in each of the last five years were longer than 50 miles, broken down by fuel type.

Question reference: S6W-33406

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the current average journey distance is for the cars in its fleet, broken down by fuel type.

Question reference: S6W-33397

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-33091 by Ivan McKee on 14 January 2025, for what purposes the (a) heavy goods lorries and (b) light commercial vehicles in its fleet are used.

Question reference: S6W-33409

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it records the purpose of each journey taken by the cars in its fleet, and, if so, whether it will provide the most recent breakdown of such journeys by purpose, including business travel and any other categories.