Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S5W-29224
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what provision it is making for additional support needs (ASN) children of key workers who require childcare.
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Question reference: S5W-29223
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what provision it is making for the educational needs of pupils with additional support needs (ASN) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-29222
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether representative disability groups and organisations can contribute to the work of its COVID-19 Education Recovery Group, and, if so, how.
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Question reference: S5W-29246
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent findings by Epilepsy Scotland, what support it provides to people with epilepsy who rely on public transport to ensure that they are not financially impacted as a result of COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-29247
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 2 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that people with epilepsy can access (a) the Personal Independence Payment and (b) Carer's Allowance without any delay due to COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-29244
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 29 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the finding by Epilepsy Scotland that 40% of respondents to its questionnaire stated that their seizures had increased as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, what action is being taken to tackle this increase.
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Question reference: S5W-29245
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 29 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the finding by Epilepsy Scotland that over a third of respondents to its questionnaire stated that they have had their specialist appointment cancelled, how it will ensure that epilepsy patients receive the treatment they require.
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Question reference: S5W-28552
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many people who have died from COVID-19 had (a) heart disease, (b) diabetes, (c) experienced a stroke, (d) cancer and (e) a lung condition.
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Question reference: S5W-28625
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many non-COVID-19-related deaths there were in week (a) 14 and (b) 15 in 2020, broken down by cause, and how each figure compares with the five-year average.
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Question reference: S5W-28886
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether all NHS boards with birth numbers under 5,000 per year have a (a) stand-alone or (b) dispersed multidisciplinary community perinatal mental health team that has the skills and capacity to assess and care for, at a minimum, pregnant and postnatal women, up to 12 months, who have more complex or high-risk presentations.
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