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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 成人快手 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 2 August 2025
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Question reference: S6W-39606

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 31 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when its ministers last met with (a) the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association, (b) Liquid Gas UK, (c) major suppliers of heating oil, (d) major suppliers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and (e) consumer-advice bodies, to discuss the rural off-gas-grid heating market, and what issues were discussed on each occasion.

Question reference: S6W-39604

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 31 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on levels of fuel poverty in rural communities of the recent price trends of (a) heating oil and (b) liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and what measures it has identified to mitigate any such impact.

Question reference: S6W-39609

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 31 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the average cost difference for rural off-gas-grid households is between alternative low-carbon heating solutions and (a) heating oil and (b) liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and what action it can take to address any affordability gap.

Question reference: S6W-39605

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 31 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding (a) the regulation of prices and (b) supply chains for (i) heating oil and (ii) liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) serving rural communities in Scotland since 1 January 2020, and what response it has received.

Question reference: S6W-39607

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 31 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what contingency arrangements it has in place to support households that are reliant on (a) heating oil and (b) liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the event of supply disruptions during winter 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-39608

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 31 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the potential role of (a) bio-derived heating oil and (b) renewable or bio-liquefied petroleum gas (BioLPG) as transitional fuels for rural off-gas-grid properties, and what its position is on promoting the uptake of such fuels.

Question reference: S6W-39601

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the economic contribution of the Mossmorran natural gas liquids plant to the Fife economy, including (a) direct employment, (b) supply-chain expenditure and (c) gross value added, in each of the last three calendar years.

Question reference: S6W-39596

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding the security of supply and future operation of the Mossmorran natural gas liquids plant since 1 January 2020, and what the outcomes were of any such representations.

Question reference: S6W-39603

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many domestic properties rely on (a) heating oil and (b) liquefied petroleum gas as their primary heating fuel, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-39598

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has received on how many tonnes of (a) propane, (b) butane and (c) natural gasoline were exported from the Mossmorran natural gas liquids plant in each of the last three financial years.