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-17671
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 18 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it received Barnett consequential funding in connection with the 75% business rates relief that the UK Government is offering to some English business, and, if so, how any such funding was allocated in the Scottish Budget 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-17883
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many training places for gastroenterologists there have been in each year since 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-17884
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many gastroenterologists have completed their training and started work in NHS Scotland since 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-17885
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many gastroenterologist vacancies there are.
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Question reference: S6W-17749
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 16 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that road works are carried out in a manner that (a) is minimally intrusive to local communities and (b) does not have a significant environmental impact.
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Question reference: S6F-02135
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2023
To ask the First Minister for what reason only 4% of Scotland's sewage discharge points are monitored, compared with 91% in England.
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Question reference: S6W-17599
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether TikTok has had any association with, or taken part in, any Scottish Government employability schemes.
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Question reference: S6W-17339
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many sewage monitors were logged as faulty in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023 to date, and what the (i) average and (ii) longest length of time taken to replace or repair the monitors was.
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Question reference: S6W-17220
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 4 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many areas in Scotland have been granted Blue Flag status in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S6W-17219
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 4 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out an assessment of any impact of sewage spills on shellfish in Scotland.
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