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-12657
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any plans to remove any Hikvision cameras that are currently being used within the Police Scotland estate.
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Question reference: S6W-12421
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is the case that only 70% of the 2022-23 funding for the treatment of Long COVID has been made available to NHS boards, and, if this is the case, when it will provide the remaining 30%.
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Question reference: S6W-12660
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the timeline is for the removal of any Hikvision cameras that are installed within the Scottish Government estate.
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Question reference: S6W-12661
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to prevent the use by Police Scotland of cameras and other items manufactured by (a) Hikvision and (b) Dahua Technology.
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Question reference: S6W-12658
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to provide local authorities and its agencies with support to uninstall any Hikvision cameras that are currently installed across Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-12659
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to introduce tighter rules regarding local authorities, its agencies and businesses partnering with security and technology firms that are reportedly linked to the Chinese government, such as Hikvision and Dahua Technology.
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Question reference: S6F-01613
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2022
To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet.
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Question reference: S6W-12511
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 5 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it will next review the cap on funding for Scottish students seeking to study at Scottish universities.
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Question reference: S6W-12422
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to procure the C-19 YRS app to help people with Long COVID manage their symptoms.
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Question reference: S6W-12251
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 2 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will correct and republish Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation, originally published on 1 March 2022, which incorrectly states that Scotland has "a quarter of Europe’s wind potential".