Questions and answers
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: S6O-04532
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 March 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it will publish its Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-36063
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the adequacy of training provided to sheriffs who preside over fatal accident inquiries.
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Question reference: S6W-36064
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of fatal accident inquiries have resulted in criminal proceedings or disciplinary action in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-36054
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed the effectiveness of current processes for (a) monitoring and (b) ensuring the implementation of recommendations made following fatal accident inquiries.
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Question reference: S6W-36065
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many deaths subject to mandatory fatal accident inquiries are currently awaiting an inquiry, and what the longest period is that an inquiry has been outstanding.
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Question reference: S6W-36043
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential economic impact on the north east of Scotland of not extending funding for the Net Zero Technology Centre beyond the 2026 Aberdeen City Region Deal timeframe, and whether it has conducted any economic analysis of the potential implications of this for the wider energy transition.
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Question reference: S6W-36123
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has identified potential growth sectors in Aberdeen to compensate for EY's forecast contraction in the city's mining and quarrying sector over the next three years.
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Question reference: S6W-36055
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the effectiveness of fatal accident inquiries in preventing similar fatalities.
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Question reference: S6W-36120
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on EY's forecast that Aberdeen is expected to be the only UK location where average annual gross value added (GVA) growth will be below 1% between 2025 and 2028.
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Question reference: S6W-36044
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are currently employed in the nuclear industry in Scotland, and what the value of the industry has been to the economy in each of the last five years.
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