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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.

BrewDog

Chamber meeting date: 5 March 2026

Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "This week, BrewDog, which is based in Ellon in Aberdeenshire, announced the loss of 484 jobs and the closure of 38 pubs after the company fell into administration…

BrewDog

Chamber meeting date: 5 March 2026

Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "This week, BrewDog, which is based in Ellon in Aberdeenshire, announced the loss of 484 jobs and the closure of 38 pubs after the company fell into administration…

BrewDog

Chamber meeting date: 5 March 2026

Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "This week, BrewDog, which is based in Ellon in Aberdeenshire, announced the loss of 484 jobs and the closure of 38 pubs after the company fell into administration…

BrewDog

Chamber meeting date: 5 March 2026

Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "This week, BrewDog, which is based in Ellon in Aberdeenshire, announced the loss of 484 jobs and the closure of 38 pubs after the company fell into administration…

BrewDog

Chamber meeting date: 5 March 2026

Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "This week, BrewDog, which is based in Ellon in Aberdeenshire, announced the loss of 484 jobs and the closure of 38 pubs after the company fell into administration…

Votes

How Douglas Lumsden has voted in Parliament

Find out how Douglas Lumsden has voted recently.

Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill

Motion ref. S6M-20944

Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 2, 2026

Supported by: Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 5, 2026

Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Fixing Scotland's Ferry Fiasco

Motion ref. S6M-20957.2

Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Result 52 for, 66 against, 2 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Fixing Scotland's Ferry Fiasco

Motion ref. S6M-20957

Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, March 2, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Result 85 for, 33 against, 1 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Fixing Scotland's Ferry Fiasco

Motion ref. S6M-20957.3

Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Result 66 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Judging the Scottish Government on its Education Record

Motion ref. S6M-20956

Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, March 2, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Result 59 for, 61 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

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: S6O-05632

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

Date lodged: 4 March 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it is appropriate for the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy to use terms such as "far right" in the context of objections to energy projects."

Question reference: S6W-43294

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

Date lodged: 29 January 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 11 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42412 by Gillian Martin on 16 December 2025, and in light of the information provided in the response to a request under Freedom of Information (FoI) legislation, dated 20 January 2026, whether the information in the response to the FoI request, regarding the travel costs for the…

Question reference: S6W-43458

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

Date lodged: 29 January 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 10 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43127 by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026, regarding the transfer of responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents to the Minister for Public Finance on 18 December 2025, what role the First Minister had in deciding the transfer; whether the First Minister sought or received…

Question reference: S6W-43288

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

Date lodged: 23 January 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 6 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42412 by Gillian Martin on 16 December 2025, what guidance it provides to officials on whether information that is available for release through Freedom of Information legislation should also be provided in response to a parliamentary question."

Question reference: S6W-43292

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

Date lodged: 23 January 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 6 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42412 by Gillian Martin on 16 December 2025, whether it held the total cost information relating to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy’s attendance at the COP30 UN climate summit at the time that the answer was provided."

Question reference: S6W-43286

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

Date lodged: 23 January 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 6 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what the cost was of each night of the accommodation for the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy while attending the COP30 UN climate summit."

Question reference: S6W-43289

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

Date lodged: 23 January 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 6 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42412 by Gillian Martin on 16 December 2025, and in light of the information provided in the response to a request under Freedom of Information (FoI) legislation, dated 20 January 2026, what steps it takes to ensure consistency between information released by officials responding…

Question reference: S6W-43293

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

Date lodged: 23 January 2026

Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the role of parliamentary questions in enabling parliamentary scrutiny in instances where information that is available through administrative processes such as Freedom of Information requests is not provided in answers to similar parliamentary questions."

Question reference: S6W-43291

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

Date lodged: 23 January 2026

Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government who is responsible for deciding whether detailed cost information is included in an answer to a parliamentary question, and what criteria are applied when determining whether such information should instead be released through proactive publication or in response to Freedom of Information requests."

Question reference: S6W-43296

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

Date lodged: 23 January 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 6 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether alternative accommodation options were considered for the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy’s attendance at the COP30 UN climate summit, and, if so, what the cost range was of these options."