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-11651
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the first meeting of its National Care Service Lived Experience Experts Panel to be held.
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Question reference: S6W-11734
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any plans for (a) ministers and (b) official delegations to visit Qatar during the 2022 World Cup.
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Question reference: S6O-01493
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to address the discharge of sewage into rivers, lochs and waterways.
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Question reference: S6F-01442
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 October 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 October 2022
To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet.
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Question reference: S6W-11374
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-09151 by Kevin Stewart on 23 June 2022, and in light of the publication of the NHS Recovery Plan: Annual progress update, whether it is the case that it remains committed to meeting the standard that 90% of patients start treatment for CAMHS and Psychological Therapies within 18 weeks of referral by March 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-11053
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 7 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10195 by Jenny Gilruth on 7 September 2022, whether it will publish copies of any notes or minutes from the meetings that took place on 20 April and 10 October 2017.
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Question reference: S6W-10231
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many Afghan refugees are currently in (a) permanent and (b) temporary accommodation in Scotland, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6O-01394
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Sanjeev Gupta.
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Question reference: S6W-10824
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what powers it has to ensure that owners of aggressive dogs maintain control of their pets in public places.
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Question reference: S6F-01353
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 September 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2022
To ask the First Minister when the Scottish Government will announce the outcome of its review into the pausing of the Super Sponsor scheme for Ukrainian refugees coming to Scotland.