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-33364
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 November 2020
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether travel is allowed between areas subject to different COVID-19 restriction levels if it is for the purpose of viewing a property for sale.
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Question reference: S5O-04796
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 November 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it will respond to reports of increases in mental ill health as a result of the pandemic and the restrictions.
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Question reference: S5W-32973
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether people who have to travel into level 3 areas will be allowed to do so for SQA-approved practical exams, such as dancing exams.
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Question reference: S5W-32613
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what strategies it has in place for the management of deer numbers.
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Question reference: S5W-32612
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to tackle a reported increase in wild camping.
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Question reference: S5W-32676
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 16 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the evidence it used when deciding to cancel gym classes under the current COVID-19 guidance.
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Question reference: S5W-32995
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 16 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether repairs that need to be carried out in holiday homes should be classed as an exemption to the restrictions regarding travelling to and from level 3 local authority areas.
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Question reference: S5W-32614
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 13 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it is making available to self-employed night-shift taxi drivers who will be unable to work following the 6pm hospitality curfew.
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Question reference: S5W-33097
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 13 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance auction houses are required to follow under the COVID-19 Strategic Framework levels.
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Question reference: S5W-33080
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review student loan (a) administration and (b) interest rates.