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: S6W-36049
- 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, in relation to fatal accident inquiries (FAIs) in each of the last five years, what the total cost of conducting FAIs was; how many FAIs were (a) mandatory and (b) discretionary; what the average time taken was from the conclusion of the investigation to the commencement of an FAI; what the average duration was from the start to completion of FAIs; how many recommendations were made as a result of FAIs; how many of these recommendations have been implemented, and what the key lessons learned from recent FAIs are.
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Question reference: S6W-36068
- 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 made any representations to the UK Government regarding reserved matters that may impact on the timeliness and effectiveness of fatal accident inquiries in Scotland, such as delays in obtaining evidence or expert testimony.
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Question reference: S6W-36047
- 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 much liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been required to supply the MV Glen Sannox in each month since December 2024, and what its position is on the long-term fuel supply strategy for the vessel.
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Question reference: S6W-36048
- 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 plans to revise the fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4) in response to reported plans in England to ease the process of building nuclear power plants, and what assessment it has made of any potential implications of this for its energy policy.
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Question reference: S6W-36042
- 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 economic analysis it has conducted of the potential impact of (a) new oil and gas licences being issued and (b) the North East Scotland Offshore’s Beyond 2030 plans on the (i) Scottish economy, (ii) economy of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire and (iii) economy of Angus.
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Question reference: S6W-36053
- 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 support it provides to families (a) during and (b) after a fatal accident inquiry.
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Question reference: S6W-36062
- 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 reviewed the resources allocated to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to manage fatal accident inquiries, and, if so, what its findings were.
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Question reference: S6W-36066
- 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 evaluated the accessibility and clarity of the information provided to bereaved families in relation to the fatal accident inquiry process, and, if so, what potential improvements it identified.
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Question reference: S6W-36119
- 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 EY's forecast that Aberdeen is expected to have the slowest gross value added (GVA) growth in the UK between 2025 and 2028.
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Question reference: S6W-36052
- 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, in each of the last 10 years, how many discretionary fatal accident inquiries have been requested but not held, and what the reasons were for its position on each such request.
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