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-41986
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that health services in Argyll & Bute have been relocated to Glasgow.
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Question reference: S6W-41985
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether Argyll & Bute will get a walk-in GP centre.
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Question reference: S6W-42014
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what specific measures are in place to ensure continuity of care for social care service users whose care package is cancelled during hospital admissions, and how these measures are monitored.
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Question reference: S6W-42002
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce callback waiting times for the NHS 24 111 service.
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Question reference: S6W-41994
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether the number of repeat calls to NHS 24 has increased since 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-42006
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of NHS 24 111 calls resulted in no further medical action being taken in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-42010
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many adult social care packages have been (a) initiated and (b) cancelled within each (i) NHS board and (ii) local authority area in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-42004
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS 24 111 telephone calls resulted in patients being referred to (a) A&E, (b) a GP and (c) other urgent care pathways in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-41995
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it collects data on the number of callers who report being unable to access care after multiple attempts to contact NHS 24 or other health services.
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Question reference: S6W-41996
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what is the longest recorded time a patient has spent on a trolley in a hospital corridor or emergency department in each of the last five years.
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