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-17438
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a nappy recycling scheme run by local authorities, similar to that available in local authorities in Wales.
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Question reference: S5W-17350
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much police time has been spent on cannabis-related offences in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S5W-17349
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much court time has been spent on cannabis-related offences, and what the cost of this has been, in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S5W-17275
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14041 by Humza Yousaf on 6 February 2018, what progress has been made by Transport Scotland on the review of (a) traffic sign and general signage policy and (b) Fairtrade accreditation signs.
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Question reference: S5W-17280
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 20 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to pilot mobile cervical screening clinics in order to increase access and improve screening coverage.
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Question reference: S5W-17279
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 20 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve access to cervical screening in order to increase coverage of this screening.
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Question reference: S5W-17117
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has been consulted by the UK Government regarding the terms of reference for the Infected Blood Inquiry.
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Question reference: S5W-17025
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 19 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the National Statistics report, Unintentional Injuries in Scotland, which recorded that there were 850 deaths due to poisoning in 2016, representing an increase of 28% on the previous year.
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Question reference: S5W-17024
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 18 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the National Statistics report, Unintentional Injuries in Scotland, which recorded that people from the most deprived areas were almost twice as likely to have an unintentional injury than people from the least deprived.
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Question reference: S5W-17026
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the National Statistics report, Unintentional Injuries in Scotland, which recorded that the rate of falls by people over 65 was 21.4 per thousand in 2016-17, compared with 19.5 in 2007-08.
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