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-34998
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 5 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with cystic fibrosis have received their first COVID-19 vaccination.
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Question reference: S5W-35398
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 4 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether people with severe asthma but not on the shielding list will be prioritised for the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Question reference: S5W-35284
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the value of teachers in early learning and childcare settings.
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Question reference: S5W-35342
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether early years staff are eligible for the lateral flow COVID-19 testing made available for the reopening of schools, and, if so, whether this includes early years staff in private settings that provide council-funded places to preschool and eligible two-year-olds.
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Question reference: S5W-35513
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 4 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when, under the revised COVID-19 strategic framework, masseuses and physiotherapists will be able to offer treatments which help with muscular conditions.
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Question reference: S5O-05108
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 March 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the impact might be of any reduction in the number of routes served by Edinburgh Airport following the lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions.
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Question reference: S5W-35399
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 3 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is working with the wedding industry to produce a route map to allow couples and industry stakeholders to plan for the relaxation of restrictions on weddings.
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Question reference: S5W-35401
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 3 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether people who run baby sensory classes on a peripatetic basis, moving from community to community, qualify for the Mobile and Home-Based Close Contact Services Fund, and, if not, what support is available to them.
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Question reference: S5W-35272
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria must be met before it will end the policy of managed quarantine in hotels.
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Question reference: S5W-35274
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on people who can verify that they have being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 being exempted from managed quarantine in hotels.
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