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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 ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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 1 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-34068

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 13 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a list of Energy Consent Unit decisions made in the last year, and which of its ministers made each determination.

Question reference: S6W-34096

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 13 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what commitments were made during the Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy’s recent meetings with German energy companies to support Scotland’s just transition to renewable energy.

Question reference: S6W-34081

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 13 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what outcomes were achieved from the Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy’s meetings with German energy companies during her recent trip to Berlin.

Question reference: S6W-34078

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 13 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is considering to align public energy policy with the reported findings of the True North survey on domestic energy production and import dependence.

Question reference: S6W-34635

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 13 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has paid for taxi transport for (a) doctors and (b) nurses who are (i) on-call and (ii) asked to come into work when off duty in each of the last five years, and what (A) national and (B) specific local policies for each board there are governing this.

Question reference: S6W-34101

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what costs are associated with maintaining and operating NHS-issued pagers, and whether it has estimated the comparable cost of any alternative communication technologies.

Question reference: S6W-34034

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-33142 by Neil Gray on 21 January 2025, what the cost was of training Foundation Year 2 doctors in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-34104

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has sought feedback from NHS staff on their experiences of using NHS-issued pagers, including what alternative technologies they would recommend.

Question reference: S6W-34097

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS-issued pagers, or so-called bleeps, are currently in use, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-34098

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential impact on patient safety of any continued reliance on pagers in the NHS.