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-35167
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether private football coaches are allowed to run outdoor group training sessions for the under-12s under the current COVID-19 restrictions.
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Question reference: S5W-34919
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many polling places for the 2021 Scottish election will be (a) based in schools and (b) used as COVID-19 vaccination sites, and what assessment it has carried out or plans of the safety of these locations.
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Question reference: S5W-35005
- 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 15 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to make COVID-19 testing kits available to third sector organisations that are in contact with vulnerable people, including the Grampian Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre.
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Question reference: S5W-35043
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 15 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it will offer to newly qualified and probationary teachers who are unable to find teaching posts, in order to ensure they are retained in the profession.
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Question reference: S5W-35105
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 12 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether car valeting businesses are able to operate within indoor business premises under the current COVID-19 restrictions.
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Question reference: S5W-33977
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what tax guidelines it will issue regarding the £500 "thank you" payment for NHS and social care staff, in light of this sum appearing as a bonus in pay information.
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Question reference: S5W-34840
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on implementation of the Framework for Supporting People through Recovery and Rehabilitation, and what input has been sought from relevant assistive technology and equipment industry representatives and trade associations.
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Question reference: S5W-34584
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many health and social workers who qualify for the £500 "thank you" bonus in recognition of their response to the COVID-19 pandemic have received the payment, and how many are yet to receive it.
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Question reference: S5W-34775
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what auditing processes and criteria are currently in place across NHS boards to evaluate the performance of hospital shared care optometry clinics, and what plans there are to publish any evidence collected.
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Question reference: S5W-34782
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to manage car parking and social distancing requirements at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre when the centre becomes a COVID-19 mass vaccination hub.