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-04537
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 15 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of lipreading classes across Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-04532
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 15 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to establish a hearing screening pilot for all people aged 65 and over, as recommended by Action on Hearing Loss Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-04557
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 15 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the mental health requirements of the carers of people with terminal illnesses.
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Question reference: S5W-04534
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 15 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to establish a lipreading working group.
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Question reference: S5W-04558
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 15 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the mental health requirements of children who have experienced the death of a parent or close relative.
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Question reference: S5W-04556
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 15 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the mental health requirements of people with terminal illnesses.
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Question reference: S5W-04536
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 15 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason its Audiology Services Advisory Group has not met since 2012 and when it will next meet.
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Question reference: S5W-04471
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) midwives and (b) health visitors have had training in perinatal mental health, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-02033
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 11 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to each alcohol and drug partnership in each year since 2011-12.
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Question reference: S5W-03733
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 11 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide a substantive answer to question S5W-02033, which received a holding response on 15 September 2016.