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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 6 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-34619

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated carbon emissions savings have been of wind turbines installed on land that it owns in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-34652

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much VisitScotland has allocated to influencers to promote Scotland in each of the last five years, and how it monitors the return on investment of any such expenditure.

Question reference: S6W-34638

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners released under any early release programmes in each of the last five years have subsequently reoffended within (a) six months and (b) one year of their release.

Question reference: S6W-34636

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many people in Scotland paid (a) between £100,000 and £499,999, (b) between £500,000 and £999,999 and (c) £1,000,000 or over in income tax in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S6W-34624

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it uses when granting leases or tenancies for livestock farming on land that it owns.

Question reference: S6W-34651

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much VisitScotland has spent on marketing in each of the last five years, broken down by expenditure (a) within and (b) outside Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-34615

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many wind turbines are currently located on land that it owns, broken down by (a) location and (b) capacity.

Question reference: S6W-34612

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the expected lifespan is of any solar panels installed on government-owned buildings, and what the estimated cost is of their (a) maintenance and (b) eventual replacement.

Question reference: S6W-34623

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what revenue it has received from agricultural leases or tenancies involving livestock farming on land that it owns in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-34614

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to expand the installation of solar panels on government-owned buildings.