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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 20 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-32950

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what additional resources it has provided to Police Scotland to enhance its capacity to respond to incidences involving unexploded ordnance.

Question reference: S6W-33029

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it works with British Transport Police to target known hotspots for theft along railway lines in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-33040

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce any theft of railway materials, such as cables and equipment, in Aberdeen.

Question reference: S6W-32949

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps Police Scotland is taking to raise public awareness of the procedures to follow when encountering unexploded ordnance.

Question reference: S6W-32959

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what measures Police Scotland has in place to identify and safely dispose of unexploded wartime military ordnance that is discovered during construction of infrastructure projects

Question reference: S6W-33036

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what role local authorities play in preventing theft from railway stations within their areas.

Question reference: S6W-33024

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish an annual report on thefts from railways, detailing trends, financial impacts and mitigation measures.

Question reference: S6W-32983

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the prevalence of theft from (a) railway stations and (b) other railway property, and what steps it is taking to address this issue.

Question reference: S6W-32999

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what long COVID referral pathways are in place for people with long COVID who have symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).

Question reference: S6W-33012

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has conducted on the prevalence of cable theft from railway lines, and what action is being taken to prevent it.