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-13479
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the commitment in its published strategy, Beating Cancer: Ambition and Action, to increase NHS scope capacity by 2,000 scopes per annum on a sustainable basis.
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Question reference: S5W-13349
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 3 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on non-UK EU nationals continuing to have the right to vote in (a) local authority and (b) Scottish parliamentary elections post-Brexit.
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Question reference: S5W-13310
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 3 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the (a) location of each permanent and (b) area covered by each mobile speed camera in the City of Edinburgh local authority area.
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Question reference: S5W-13178
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recently-published ISD Scotland statistics, for what reason there has been a 9.5% fall in the number of dentists over the last year.
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Question reference: S5W-13143
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 13 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S5W-00357 and S5W-12640 by Maureen Watt on 1 June 2016 and 27 November 2017 respectively, in light of the information for Dudhope House being provided in the initial response, for what reason the minister advised in the latter that the information requested was not held centrally; whether it will confirm which mental health inpatient units it holds the information for, broken down by how many children and young people have been turned away from each in each of the last three years and for what reason, and how many were (i) admitted to alternative units, broken down by unit, (ii) treated on adult wards and (iii) not admitted at all.
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Question reference: S5W-12965
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 11 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports people with the muscle condition, dystonia.
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Question reference: S5W-11534
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it meets the British HIV Association's (BHIVA) guidelines regarding the provision of formula milk and feeding equipment for mothers with HIV.
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Question reference: S5W-12976
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development and expected publication date of its social isolation strategy.
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Question reference: S5W-12977
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether its social isolation strategy will include a focus on loneliness.
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Question reference: S5O-01566
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Scottish Older People's Assembly has reportedly had its budget reduced.
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