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-34425
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the advice for key workers who are on the shielding list, and who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, is that they are safe to continue to work.
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Question reference: S5W-35123
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 25 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its advice is to couples planning weddings in August 2021, in light of COVID-19 restrictions.
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Question reference: S5W-35179
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-34775 by Jeane Freeman on 11 February 2021, what the timeframe is for the publication of the (a) audit of shared optometry clinics and (b) qualitative evaluation.
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Question reference: S5W-35397
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether there is a means for recently retired teachers to help support home learning or catch-up learning on a voluntary basis for pupils prevented from attending school due to COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-35349
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 25 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports of a rise in problem gambling during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Question reference: S5W-35169
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has published for health visitors regarding in-person visits to see new babies under the current COVID-19 restrictions, and what its response is to reports that there is a variance across the country in the number of home visits that are being made.
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Question reference: S5W-34852
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the scientific basis for its decision to allow a 12-week gap between the first and second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine; whether it is following the manufacturer’s instructions in this regard and, if not, for what reason.
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Question reference: S5W-35191
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 24 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it will provide to vulnerable and low-income energy customers who may be impacted by the recent lifting of the energy price cap.
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Question reference: S5W-34897
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that doctors are being paid £80 per hour to administer COVID-19 vaccinations compared with £16 per hour for nurses carrying out the same role.
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Question reference: S5W-34566
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 23 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33208 by Humza Yousaf on 30 November 2020, in light of the cabinet secretary's comment that "as we gather data on how vaccines confer immunity, we will explore the potential role of immunity passports", whether it will provide an update on its position regarding the introduction of so-called health or immunity passports that document people’s infection and vaccination status for COVID-19, and what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding their potential use.
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