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-21001
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 29 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how the NHS handles the reporting and management of allegations of homophobic and transphobic abuse among its staff.
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Question reference: S5W-21000
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 29 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how the NHS educates its staff at all levels regarding LGBT issues and discrimination.
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Question reference: S5T-01462
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the not-for-profit energy supply company, Our Power, going out of business.
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Question reference: S5W-21057
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 25 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are available to deal with persistent breaches of the code of conduct by private factoring companies regarding the complaint process for individual clients.
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Question reference: S5W-20999
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 24 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance the NHS provides to primary healthcare practitioners to help them understand and address the healthcare needs of trans people.
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Question reference: S5W-20788
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 17 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time between referral and first appointment weight management services has been in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S5W-20785
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) diabetes- and (b) obesity-focused (i) health psychologists specialising in behaviour change and (ii) clinical psychologists specialising in mental health there are; what action is being taken to increase the number, and how many newly-qualified specialists it expects to enter the workforce in each of the next six years.
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Question reference: S5W-20787
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many psychologists in weight management services there are; what action is being taken to increase the number, and how many newly-qualified specialists it expects to enter the workforce in each of the next six years.
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Question reference: S5W-20786
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have (a) applied for and (b) enrolled in postgraduate (i) health psychology and (ii) clinical psychology courses in each of the last two years.
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Question reference: S5O-02765
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what provisions it will make to protect air quality standards in the event of Brexit.
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