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-30516
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 30 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of research studies that suggest an upsurge in post-viral fatigue syndrome and, potentially, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), following the COVID-19 pandemic, and what its response is to this.
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Question reference: S5W-30461
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether people who are unable to wear face coverings for health reasons will require proof of these reasons when (a) using public transport and (b) shopping or working in a shop.
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Question reference: S5W-30311
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 29 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government at what point on its COVID-19 route map measures regarding who can be present during maternity care appointments will be relaxed.
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Question reference: S5W-30755
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects trains to begin running to normal, pre-COVID-19, timetables.
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Question reference: S5W-30596
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 28 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ringfence all of the money that is received from the Zoo Support Fund to support zoos and aquariums, in the same way that it has protected funding in a similar scheme for the arts and culture sectors.
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Question reference: S5W-30246
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when updated guidance regarding COVID-19 will be provided for professional dog walking companies in order for them to walk larger groups.
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Question reference: S5W-30499
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-29883 by Michael Matheson on 22 June 2020, whether it yet has a date for when guidance on how driving instructors can resume providing driving lessons safely will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-30697
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many homeless people in Scotland have died from COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-30395
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 27 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to produce updated guidance regarding when vitamin B12 injections can be administered again for people unable to take B12 tablets.
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Question reference: S5W-30874
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with banks regarding making it easier for young people to open accounts, in light of the increase in outlets requesting card-only payments because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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