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-13938
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many took part in a Scotland's Mental Health First Aid course in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) so far in 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-13310
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 20 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what funding will be allocated as part of its new biodiversity strategy in the current parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S6W-13398
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill, whether it plans to include specific measures on (a) restraint and (b) the provision of secure transportation services under the heading of "Residential and Secure Care", in light of the recent consultation analysis that cited concerns in these areas.
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Question reference: S6W-13091
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6T-00960 by Lorna Slater on 15 November 2022, whether the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity plans to correct the Official Report, before the 20 working day deadline for doing so passes on 13 December 2022, in relation to the statement that the claim that Scotland has 25% of Europe’s potential offshore wind resource “is now outdated”, in light of the UK Statistics Authority’s reported investigation and letter of 7 December 2022 stating that it was never accurate and that “it is good practice for elected representatives to correct their use of official statistics”.
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Question reference: S6W-13241
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 11 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an estimate of the cost of delayed discharge for the NHS in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-13242
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 11 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an estimate of the average daily cost of delayed discharge in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-13092
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the point of order by the First Minister on 8 December 2022, whether she plans to correct the Official Report in relation to the statement that the claim that Scotland has 25% of Europe’s potential offshore wind resource is “is no longer appropriate to use because it is out of date”, in light of the UK Statistics Authority’s reported investigation and letter of 7 December 2022 stating that it was never accurate and that “it is good practice for elected representatives to correct their use of official statistics”.
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Question reference: S6W-13108
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported views expressed by Scotland Versus Arthritis in its briefing on the Scottish Government's implementation plan for chronic pain services that (a) the plan lacks the necessary ambition, (b) the approach to change is too slow and (c) there is no identifiable funding for delivery.
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Question reference: S6W-13107
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to any claims by members of the cross party groups on chronic pain, long COVID, and arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions that it did not notify them about its proposed timing of the debate on chronic pain on 16 November 2022, and that this prevented them from informing large numbers of patients with chronic pain about the debate.
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Question reference: S6W-13109
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to any concerns raised by the Cross Party Group on Chronic Pain regarding 10 pain patient representatives, elected by other patients, reportedly not endorsing the draft framework for pain management service delivery or its subsequent implementation plan, due to the publications not providing key information such as staffing levels and investment, and independent patient volunteers being involved for just two meetings.
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