Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
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28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
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17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
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21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
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21 May 2021 - 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: 3 April 2025
Douglas Lumsden: "This is becoming a joke. I have asked about the energy strategy 16 times in the past year, because businesses want to know whether investment will be welcomed here…
Chamber meeting date: 3 April 2025
Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "The transition task force also said that, while we are transitioning towards renewables, it makes absolute sense to take what we can from the North Sea. Does the First Minister recognise the vital role that oil and gas will play in the transition…
Chamber meeting date: 3 April 2025
Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "I thank the Deputy First Minister for advance sight of the statement. Petroineos has confirmed that 405 workers have already been made redundant, with a further 105 to go in the next 18 months. My thoughts go out to those workers and their families…
Chamber meeting date: 3 April 2025
Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "I have a similar question. The minister mentioned that rural households will often use alternative heating systems to urban ones, and I am glad to see that the Government is now recognising that…
Chamber meeting date: 3 April 2025
Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con): "Will compliance with the convention mean that groups across Scotland that are campaigning against pylons will have greater support through legal aid, for example, to oppose some of the power generation companies that are forcing things through?"
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Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Result 31 for, 60 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Result 88 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025
Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Douglas Lumsden has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Lumsden, Douglas, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 March 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."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 14 April 2025
Asked by: Lumsden, Douglas, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 March 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…
Answered by Angela Constance on 14 April 2025
Asked by: Lumsden, Douglas, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 March 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."
Answered by Angela Constance on 14 April 2025
Asked by: Lumsden, Douglas, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it tracks any repeated recommendations arising from multiple fatal accident inquiries, and what action it has taken in response to any such recurring recommendations."
Answered by Angela Constance on 14 April 2025
Asked by: Lumsden, Douglas, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 March 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."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 10 April 2025
Asked by: Lumsden, Douglas, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reasons for which Aberdeen is forecast by EY to miss out on the pace of growth in professional services compared to other cities between 2025 and 2028."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 10 April 2025
Asked by: Lumsden, Douglas, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 March 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…
Answered by Kate Forbes on 10 April 2025
Asked by: Lumsden, Douglas, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 March 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."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 10 April 2025
Asked by: Lumsden, Douglas, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what implications EY's forecast contraction in Aberdeen's mining and quarrying sector could have on local employment between 2025 and 2028."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 10 April 2025
Asked by: Lumsden, Douglas, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 March 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."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 10 April 2025
See all of Douglas Lumsden's questions submitted in Parliament