MSP for North East Scotland (Region)
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region)
06 May 2021 to present
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
28 June 2023 to 08 April 2026
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28 June 2023 to 08 April 2026
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29 June 2023 to 08 April 2026
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28 June 2023 to 08 October 2024
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17 June 2021 to 29 June 2023
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21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023
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21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023
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21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023
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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
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: 20 November 2025
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: 5 November 2025
Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "Over the past six months, I have also been speaking to farmers and landowners, and one of the things that I have often heard is that landowners are now concerned about renting out land to tenant farmers because they fear that they might not get that land back. Has the cabinet secretary heard that?"
Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2025
Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "I congratulate Nicola Sturgeon on securing today’s debate. I agree with her, on this occasion, that we all want to see a cleaner, greener Scotland. However, we must be honest about how we get there…
Chamber meeting date: 28 October 2025
Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "There is a theme to most of the amendments that I have lodged at stage 3—I am nothing if not predictable…
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Find out how Douglas Lumsden has voted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-00249
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Supported by: Hannah Mary Goodlad
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 4, 2026
Result 84 for, 28 against, 10 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00249.5
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Fife North East, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 4, 2026
Result 52 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00249.3
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 4, 2026
Result 28 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00249.1
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 4, 2026
Result 30 for, 37 against, 55 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00249.4
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 4, 2026
Result 95 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 15 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 1 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding local authority participation in public inquiries relating to major electricity transmission infrastructure projects, (a) what financial, legal or technical support is available to local authorities participating in such inquiries, (b) whether it has assessed if local authorities have sufficient resources…
Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 15 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 1 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is provided to reporters and inspectors regarding the consideration and weighting of representations submitted by (a) local residents, (b) community councils and (c) local authorities in relation to major electricity transmission infrastructure projects."
Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will advance consideration of the provision of a railway to (a) Peterhead, (b) Fraserburgh and (c) Ellon."
Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the use of discontinuous electrification to electrify the east coast rail line to Aberdeen."
Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support further electrification of the east coast rail line to Aberdeen by the end of the current parliamentary session."
Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the project to reduce average rail journey times between Aberdeen and the Central Belt by 20 minutes by 2026, whether it believes that this target will be achieved."
Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 15 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 May 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many officials in the Energy Consents Unit are currently assigned to determining major electricity transmission infrastructure applications."
Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 15 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 27 May 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed the impact of the Energy Consents Unit's consultation process on public confidence in decision making relating to major electricity transmission infrastructure projects and, if so, what the findings of that assessment were."
Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 15 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 27 May 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding representations submitted on major electricity transmission infrastructure projects, (a) what steps are taken to ensure that all representations are fully considered during the determination process, (b) whether it records the number of representations received by submission method, including online portal…
Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 15 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 27 May 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding consultations on major electricity transmission infrastructure projects, (a) what assessment it has made of the accessibility of the Energy Consents Unit's consultation process for (i) people in rural communities, (ii) older people and (iii) people with limited digital connectivity, (b) what consideration…
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