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: S6W-20205
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that the Scottish Primary Care Information Resource is being decommissioned with effect from 31 August 2023, what plans are currently in place to replace this resource and ensure that there continues to be accessible data on Scottish primary care practices.
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Question reference: S6W-20411
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are plans to regularly release GP waiting time data.
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Question reference: S6W-20204
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported comments of Sarah Stock, a professor in maternal and foetal health at the University of Edinburgh, that it was “entirely plausible” that short-staffing and COVID-19 pandemic pressures had played a part in rising death rates among newborn babies.
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Question reference: S6W-20203
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken as a result of the reported two spikes in the neonatal mortality rate in September 2021 and March 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-20086
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 14 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-19682 by Joe Fitzpatrick on 19 July 2023, which local authority has asked for financial support.
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Question reference: S6W-20030
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 10 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that care experienced young people are aware of their legal rights and have access to independent legal representation.
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Question reference: S6W-19866
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many interim care beds were available prior to the announcement by the then Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care on 10 January 2023 regarding more beds being made available; how many were available during the period from 10 January to 31 March 2023, and how many beds are currently available.
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Question reference: S6W-19914
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 1 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people who have disembarked the MS Victoria since 26 July 2022 have moved into (a) local authority and (b) private rental accommodation, and what proportion of those who have moved into local authority accommodation are in accommodation within the City of Edinburgh Council area.
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Question reference: S6W-20050
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 1 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many Ukrainians, who received visas through the Super Sponsor Scheme, arrived in the UK but never came to Scotland or registered with a Scottish local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-19868
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 1 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support Ukrainian refugees living in Scotland who are experiencing barriers in accessing medical treatment that they received while in Ukraine but can no longer access in Scotland.
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