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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 16 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-32683

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what financial or legal support is available to pedestrians injured in accidents involving illegal e-bikes.

Question reference: S6W-32686

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many illegal e-bikes have been seized in each year since 2020.

Question reference: S6W-32577

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to monitor the environmental impact of ScotRail services.

Question reference: S6W-32336

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many cases were subject to the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) process in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-32341

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many procurator fiscals are currently employed by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).

Question reference: S6W-32568

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure that rail decarbonisation efforts support local supply chains and employment.

Question reference: S6W-32771

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the contract that is in place to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) for MV Glen Sannox, once the vessel enters service on 13 January 2025.

Question reference: S6W-32569

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the total annual subsidy provided to ScotRail has been in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-31645

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many seals have been killed under licence in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S6W-32702

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many hospital admissions, as a result of injuries to pedestrians caused by illegal e-bikes, there have been in each of the last five years.