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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
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Question reference: S7W-04237
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the Edinburgh Dental Institute's clinical infrastructure remains available for future undergraduate and postgraduate training.
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Question reference: S7W-04240
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its commitment to provide support for people without a formal diagnosis of autism or ADHD, whether this includes people awaiting diagnostic assessment and people who self-identify as autistic or having ADHD but have not sought a formal assessment.
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Question reference: S7W-04248
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential economic and social impacts of varying council tax premiums on second homes, including in rural and island communities where second homes may represent a significant proportion of the local housing stock, and how it takes these impacts into account when determining whether such premiums are an appropriate response to local housing shortages.
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Question reference: S7W-04241
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it has undertaken with NHS boards, including NHS Lothian, and primary care representatives regarding proposals to expand the role of GPs in the assessment of autism and ADHD, and what assessment it has made of the additional capacity and resources required to implement these proposals.
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Question reference: S7W-04236
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the University of Edinburgh regarding its withdrawal from teaching programmes at the Edinburgh Dental Institute.
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Question reference: S7W-04244
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all NHS boards provide annual health checks for people with learning disabilities, and what data it collects regarding the uptake of such checks across NHS board areas.
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Question reference: S7W-04243
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how the £600,000 in new funding to support autistic adults will be allocated, including what proportion of the funding will be used to provide support for adults awaiting an autism or ADHD assessment.
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Question reference: S7W-04238
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported pressures on university finances, what assessment it has made of the potential for international dental student fee income to contribute to higher education revenue.
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Question reference: S7W-04246
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it used to inform its decision to introduce legislation allowing local authorities to apply council tax premiums to second homes, and what evidence it holds regarding the efficiency of such premiums in increasing the availability of housing for permanent occupation.
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Question reference: S7W-04239
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of (a) dental education and service delivery models in (i) Dublin, through the partnership between Dublin Dental University Hospital and Trinity College Dublin, and (ii) Plymouth, through the partnership between Peninsula Dental School at the University of Plymouth and the Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise, and (b) how such approaches could be applied across Scotland, particularly in areas with reduced access to NHS dentists.
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