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: S6W-21027
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the carer awareness training will be developed, and what resources are being set aside, as set out in its recent publication, Scottish Mental Health Law review: Our Response.
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Question reference: S6W-20846
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason SEPA reportedly only requires 4% of Scottish Water combined sewage overflow monitors to be reported to it, and whether SEPA will be requiring any of the 1,000 new monitors that Scottish Water is installing by the end of 2024 to be reported to it.
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Question reference: S6W-20724
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether breakdowns by demographic characteristics will be included in future sexual health data publications.
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Question reference: S6W-21026
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to improve the accessibility of mental health services.
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Question reference: S6W-21028
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many times it has been contacted by human rights organisations in the last five years, in relation to any concerns that have been raised regarding mental health treatment being incompatible with human rights in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-21147
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has put in place in response to the recommendation by the COVID-19 Recovery Committee in its report, Long COVID, that the Scottish Government and the National Strategic Network should work with NHS boards to introduce a single point of contact for each long COVID patient across all territorial NHS boards.
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Question reference: S6W-21025
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been removed from mental health waiting lists without asking to be removed in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-21024
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what pathways are in place for someone to raise concerns if they have not been able to access mental health services and what plans it has for any improvements to these services.
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Question reference: S6W-21151
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what specific long COVID pathways currently exist for children in each NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-21149
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what public health education it has planned to address the impact of long COVID, and how this will be communicated to the public.