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-21446
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to help Scotland meet its air quality targets.
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Question reference: S5W-21401
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reviewing the water and sewerage charges exemption scheme to support charities whose income exceeds the exemption limit due to them receiving funds for important new projects.
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Question reference: S5W-21365
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what standards and regulations govern the (a) quality and (b) inspection of food provision in (i) hospitals and (ii) social care settings.
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Question reference: S5W-21368
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what procurement criteria prospective private contractors must meet when hospitals are outsourcing the provision of their food.
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Question reference: S5W-21213
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 11 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to consider the proposal in the report by the Cross Party Group on Heart Disease, Beating High Blood Pressure: Scotland’s Silent Killer, to implement an effective approach to tackling common modifiable drivers of poor cardiovascular health.
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Question reference: S5W-21242
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 7 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve and build relationships with countries that have a strong connection with Scotland's historic role in slavery.
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Question reference: S5W-21214
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 6 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to ensure that early detection of high blood pressure is prioritised, particularly among people at high risk or those underserved by current models of detection, including those with poor health or literacy and BME communities.
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Question reference: S5W-21212
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 6 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether, as recommended by the Cross Party Group on Heart Disease report, Beating High Blood Pressure: Scotland’s Silent Killer, it plans to consider the proposal to research the feasibility and cost effectiveness of the provision of BP monitors to people with high blood pressure.
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Question reference: S5W-21243
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 5 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to improving the general level of education and cultural liaison concerning slavery.
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Question reference: S5W-21241
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 5 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent research and projects highlighting Scotland's previously underplayed part in the slave trade, what steps can be taken to recognise Scotland's historic role in slavery.
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