Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for Edinburgh Western (Constituency) 2016 - present day
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06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
29 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
08 November 2016 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
06 February 2019 - 04 May 2021
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29 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
Deputy Convener
08 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
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16 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
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08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
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MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Alex Cole-Hamilton. The date of their initial statement was 03 June 2021.
No registrable interests
On 9 August 2023, I was a guest of the RAF (25 Learmonth Terrace, Edinburgh EH4 1NZ) at a performance of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The value of the hospitality received was £475. [Registered 28 September 2023]
On 12 September 2023 I attended Hampden Park Stadium for the Scotland vs England friendly match as a guest of Channel 4 Television Corporation (a broadcasting company of 124 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2TX). The ticket and associated hospitality amounted to a total of £478. [Registered 4 October 2023]
On 26 August 2022, my wife and I were guests of the RAF at a performance of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Limited, 1-3 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1QB). The estimated value of the hospitality received was £773. [Registered 20 September 2022]
No registrable interests
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Until 29 August 2022, I sublet part of my own property in Edinburgh through online holiday property website Airbnb. This yielded a gross annual income of between £5,001 and £10,000. Between 29 August 2022 and 4 May 2023, I used this part of my property to accommodate a person under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, for which I received £350 a month as a “thank you” payment. Since the departure of my Ukrainian guest on 4 May 2023, I have relisted this part of my property on Airbnb and it will yield a gross annual income of between £5,0001 and £10,000 per annum. [Amended interest 22 September 2022, Amended interest 11 May 2023]
No registrable interests
I was formerly a Convener and Director of Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights).
On 5 February 2022, I was a guest of Scottish Rugby to the Calcutta cup at Murrayfield, they provided hospitality and 2 match tickets to myself and my guest, followed by dinner afterwards. SRU have stated that the estimated value was £1,000 per person. I do not consider that this meets the prejudice test. [Registered 22 February 2022]
On 22 August 2024 a family member and I were guests of the Royal Navy for dinner on the Royal Yacht Britannia and then transported by coach to the Royal Military Tattoo. The combined value of the hospitality was £1520. [Registered 23 September 2024]
These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Chamber meeting date: 17 December 2024
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "Nothing in today’s statements will retrieve the WhatsApp messages that we know were being deleted wholesale throughout the Scottish Government’s handling of the pandemic…
Chamber meeting date: 17 December 2024
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "The debate has been excellent, and it gives me pleasure to offer the support of the Scottish Liberal Democrats for the bill before us, which I hope will be passed to become an act of Parliament…
Chamber meeting date: 17 December 2024
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "I am grateful to Annie Wells for giving way and for raising the issue for debate…
Chamber meeting date: 11 December 2024
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "The cabinet secretary mentions the relief in the hospitality sector that has been felt as a result of the rates relief that was announced in the draft budget…
Chamber meeting date: 10 December 2024
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "I recognise what the cabinet secretary has said about moving the bill into the next parliamentary session, but does she recognise that we can take steps in this session to advance the cause of human rights, not least by looking at our age of criminal responsibility? She has heard me say many times that we are suboptimal in this country in that…
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Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 16, 2024
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Result 96 for, 0 against, 21 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 16, 2024
Supported by: John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 73 for, 28 against, 21 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 9, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 94 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 73 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Alex Cole-Hamilton has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 6 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that financial claims submitted to it by people who have been impacted by the building of the Queensferry Crossing are addressed."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 December 2024
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 4 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for those in rural areas, who would like to access telehealth appointments but lack the digital skills to do so."
Answered by Neil Gray on 17 December 2024
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 4 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has published a remote and rural workforce recruitment strategy for the NHS, in light of its commitment to do so by the end of 2024."
Answered by Neil Gray on 17 December 2024
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 4 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to develop training programmes to support digital literacy and telehealth usage."
Answered by Neil Gray on 17 December 2024
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 4 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many telehealth appointments have been conducted in each of the last four years."
Answered by Neil Gray on 17 December 2024
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 12 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether students under the age of 22 from outside of Scotland who are studying at Scottish universities and colleges qualify for the discretionary free bus travel card, and, if so, what the annual cost of this is to the Scottish Government."
Answer expected on 9 January 2025
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 27 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans are being drafted or implemented in relation to (a) mental health support and (b) pay awards for Police Scotland."
Answered by Angela Constance on 9 December 2024
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 26 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what the reason is for the reported drop-off in the number of extensive clinical dental examinations under the new pay arrangements between the quarters ending 30 June and 30 September 2024."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 December 2024
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 27 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what financial support is being provided for buildings with known cladding issues."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 9 December 2024
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 25 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether, by clearing the child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) backlog by December 2025, as set out in its Programme for Government 2024-25, it expects that no child or young person will wait longer than 18 weeks to start treatment."
Answered by Maree Todd on 6 December 2024
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