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-05986
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the current sentencing guidelines are for those convicted of fly-tipping.
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Question reference: S6W-05930
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons no requests have been granted for victims to attend parole board hearings since this was permitted in March 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-05806
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 2 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on the amount of any packaging that is uplifted for recycling, but which is (a) incinerated and (b) sent to landfill.
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Question reference: S6W-05807
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce legislation to prohibit the use of packaging that cannot be recycled or which contaminates other items for recycling.
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Question reference: S6W-05800
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05091 by Humza Yousaf on 23 December 2021, how many referrals have been made to Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland’s Long COVID Support Service in each month since the service was established.
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Question reference: S6W-05799
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £10 million Long COVID Support Fund has been (a) spent, (b) allocated and (c) identified by the Strategic Network for targeting at areas where this additional resource is most needed, since 18 January 2021.
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Question reference: S6F-00713
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022
To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet.
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Question reference: S6W-05621
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 20 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether IVF treatment for unvaccinated women is being deferred due to the risks of contracting COVID-19 during pregnancy, and whether it will lift the age cap for women whose IVF treatment was disrupted due to the pandemic.
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Question reference: S6O-00645
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of the impact of COVID-19 restrictions over the festive period on theatres and other performance venues.
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Question reference: S6W-05189
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of people with cystic fibrosis in Scotland who are currently on the waiting list for a lung transplant, and what steps it will take to improve outcomes for such people.
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