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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

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Question reference: S6W-23603

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 12 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) injury and (b) non-injury road accidents on the A90 between Dundee and Stonehaven have been reported in each quarter since 1 April 2021.

There have been 49 personal injury accidents on the A90 between Dundee (Emmock Roundabout) and Stonehaven, where Slug Road crosses the A90 since 1 April 2021.

Information on non-injury accidents is not held by the Scottish Ministers

Year	Quarter	Date Range	Number of Personal Injury Accidents
2021	2	01-04-2021 to 30-06-2021	7
	3	01-07-2021 to 30-09-2021	5
	4	01-10-1021 to 31-12-2021	10
2022	1	01-01-2022 to 31-3-2022	3
	2	01-04-2022 to 30-06-2022	4
	3	01-07-2022 to 30-09-2022	5
	4	01-10-1022 to 31-12-2022	5
2023	1	01-01-2023 to 31-3-2023	3
	2	01-04-2023 to 30-06-2023	2
	3	01-07-2023 to 30-09-2023	5
	4	01-10-1023 to 01-11-2023	0

Date Extracted - 06-12-2023

Source: Transport Scotland Accident Manager Database

Notes: Statistics for Police Scotland

Date Period: 01-04-2021 - 01-11-2023 (latest date available)

Please note that the information provided is based on the current figures available. The following are potential reasons for an accident not appearing on our system

Transport Scotland only holds accident information which is provided to us by Police Scotland.
Transport Scotland does not hold information relating to damage only accidents (i.e. not involving an injury).
The accident information Transport Scotland holds is subject to change. e.g. we receive late returns from Police Scotland, who are responsible for recording details of injury accidents.
Annual Scottish accident figures are published by Transport Scotland on a yearly basis and can be found by entering Reported Road Casualties Scotland into your search engine.
Statisticians within the Department for Transport have devised a method for adjusting the road casualty figures to ensure that they can be compared over time on a consistent basis.
Transport Scotland’s Key Reported Road Casualties and Reported Road Casualties statistics publications will present both adjusted and unadjusted figures.

Question reference: S6W-23247

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Current Status: Answered by Claire Baker (on behalf of the SPCB) on 8 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consider having recycling bins for cans in the MSP office corridors.

There are blocks of recycling bins along each of the floors in the Members block, this includes a can bin at each of the tea points. There are fewer of these bins than other types of recycling bins because we generate fewer cans than other types of recycling. We are reviewing the recycling points in the MSP block and we plan to add another set of can bins to each floor. We have also recently had to order a replacement can bin for the second-floor tea point, so this bin has been temporarily unavailable but will be back by Friday 8th December.

Question reference: S6O-02892

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 December 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce waiting times for ambulances in north east Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-22986

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 November 2023
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much capital investment was requested by Ferguson Marine to procure a new plating line.

Question reference: S6W-22844

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-21396 by Fiona Hyslop on 2 October 2023, whether the Minister for Transport's officials have now prepared the advice for her to further consider the matter.

Question reference: S6W-22845

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has taken from the British Transport Police on the continuation of the alcohol ban on ScotRail trains.

Question reference: S6W-22846

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation it has made of the effectiveness of the alcohol ban on ScotRail trains in reducing instances of antisocial behaviour.

Question reference: S6W-22847

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2023
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 16 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on efforts to recommence operations at Stoneywood paper mill, in Aberdeen, in light of reports from 12 February 2023 that there was about to be a "credible bid" made.

Question reference: S6O-02752

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it has received that the Scottish National Investment Bank is supporting its ambition to create a wellbeing economy, in light of there not being an advisory board in place.

Question reference: S6W-22697

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2023
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 15 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether members of the advisory group, which must be established as per section 29 of the Scottish National Investment Bank Act 2020, will be paid, and, if so, who will set the level of pay.