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-02984
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding was provided to each local authority to implement the suicide prevention strategy, Choose Life, in each year since 2013.
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Question reference: S5T-00099
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that NHS staff feel able to raise concerns about the service.
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Question reference: S5W-02623
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the feedback from the consultation on the future of the Centre for Integrative Care at Gartnavel.
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Question reference: S5W-02622
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding the Centre for Integrative Care at Gartnavel has received each year since 2011.
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Question reference: S5W-02469
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it will set out its plans for the Scottish Care Information Diabetes Collaboration system.
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Question reference: S5W-01922
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce greater regulation in the building trade.
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Question reference: S5W-01923
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce regulations to introduce licensing for companies carrying out building works.
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Question reference: S5W-01924
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce legislation that would allow builders who carry out substandard work and cause properties to become dangerous to be charged with a criminal offence.
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Question reference: S5W-02032
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the reduction in funding for alcohol and drug partnerships in 2016-17 will have on their interventions aimed at harm reduction and reducing drug-related deaths.
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Question reference: S5W-02035
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 20 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what services will be (a) withdrawn and (b) downgraded because of the reduction in funding for alcohol and drug partnerships in 2016-17.
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