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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Douglas Lumsden

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Douglas Lumsden

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5967
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

80 Rosemount Place
Aberdeen
AB25 2XN

Committees

Douglas is a member of 1 committee

Cross-party groups

Douglas is a member of 7 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans Community

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Civil Nuclear Industry

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on India

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Douglas does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Douglas has 2 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Energy

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Party Spokesperson on Net Zero

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Douglas has had 5 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024

Party Spokesperson on Transport

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Member

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Community Wealth

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Public Finance

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Planning

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Register of interests

Douglas's register of interests

MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.

Here is the register for Douglas Lumsden. The date of their initial statement was 26 May 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

I am a local authority Councillor for Aberdeen City Council (of Marischal College, Aberdeen AB10 1AB). I spend in the region of 12 hours per week on this role. I receive remuneration of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum.

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

No registrable interests

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

No registrable interests

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

No registrable interests

Recent Activity

What was said

What Douglas Lumsden has said in Parliament

These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.

Chamber meeting date: 20 November 2025

Offshore Wind

Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "I thank the cabinet secretary for advance sight of her statement, but it seems rather tone deaf of her to come here and talk about the jobs of tomorrow when jobs of today are being lost at Mossmorran and right across the North Sea oil and gas sector, with the Government’s presumption against new oil and gas. However, north-east fishermen will be…

Chamber meeting date: 20 November 2025

30th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties

Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "Can the cabinet secretary confirm whether she flew business class to Brazil and the total cost of the trip for her and her officials…

Chamber meeting date: 19 November 2025

Rural Communities (Challenges)

Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "Will the minister take an intervention?"

Chamber meeting date: 18 November 2025

Alexander Dennis Ltd

Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "Through ScotZEB 2 funding, 44 buses were purchased from Alexander Dennis, whereas 171 were purchased from Yutong in China. The Deputy First Minister has said that ScotZEB 3 will be different. Will that require a change in the law…

Chamber meeting date: 18 November 2025

Fishing Industry

Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "Will the member give way?"

Votes

How Douglas Lumsden has voted in Parliament

Find out how Douglas Lumsden has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19754.2

Education

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Ben Macpherson
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 64 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19756

Scotland's Skills System

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025

Supported by: Pam Duncan-Glancy
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 61 for, 57 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19754.1

Education

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 53 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-19754

Education

Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 63 for, 54 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19756.2

Scotland's Skills System

Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Kate Forbes, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 58 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Douglas Lumsden has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S6W-42101

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 21 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 8 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the percentage of ScotRail Inter7City trains that have operated their Inter7City cafe during their journey in each year since the introduction of the service in 2018."

Question reference: S6W-41877

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 20 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding what the primary reason for travel was for patients registered with GPs in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire who received care delivered by NHS (i) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (ii) Lothian in each of the last five years."

Question reference: S6W-42092

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 20 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-41715 by Neil Gray on 18 November 2025, in light of the cabinet secretary’s comment that the “cost of translation services can be obtained from Health Boards individually”, whether it will provide the information that was requested and confirm what the cost of…

Question reference: S6W-41879

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 20 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the number of funded patient escorts, such as spouses, other family members and support workers, who accompanied patients registered with GPs in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire who received care delivered by NHS (i) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (ii) Lothian in each of the…

Question reference: S6W-41880

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 20 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding (a) how many and (b) what proportion of patients registered with GPs in (i) Aberdeen City and (ii) Aberdeenshire who received care delivered by NHS (A) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (B) Lothian in each of the last five years were offered a “Near Me” or other form of remote…

Question reference: S6W-41882

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 20 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the types of clinical care areas for which patients registered with GPs in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire travelled to receive care delivered by NHS (i) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (ii) Lothian in each of the last five years, broken down by speciality."

Question reference: S6W-42085

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 20 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-41710 by Gillian Martin on 18 November 2025, what work was undertaken in relation to the reported action point recorded in the note of the meeting between the Minister for Climate Action and HadFab Limited on 22 May 2024 that “SG officials [were] to explore the idea of a…

Question reference: S6W-41875

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 20 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many patients registered with GPs in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire received secondary or tertiary care delivered by NHS (i) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (ii) Lothian, in each of the last five years."

Question reference: S6W-41881

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 20 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it issues to NHS boards regarding (a) arranging and (b) funding patient travel and accommodation for elective and planned care delivered in a different board area, and what datasets it collects from boards on such transfers of care."

Question reference: S6W-41876

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 20 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding what the (a) total cost was for all patients and (b) average cost was per patient registered with GPs in (i) Aberdeen City and (ii) Aberdeenshire who received secondary or tertiary care delivered by NHS (A) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (B) Lothian in each of the last five years,…

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