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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

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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 1 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-37777

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 3 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it has taken to ensure that vulnerable adults receive their spring COVID-19 vaccine.

Question reference: S6W-37248

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 3 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its work to promote Scottish businesses, and in light of its guidance on due diligence and human rights, whether the Minister for Business raised the issue of human rights on his recent trip to China.

Question reference: S6F-04143

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 June 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6W-37800

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to reduce waiting times for a routine colonoscopy, which is reportedly up to 40 weeks in NHS Lothian.

Question reference: S6W-37399

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the (a) University of Edinburgh and (b) Scottish Funding Council about additional support.

Question reference: S6W-37398

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the enhanced council tax on second homes, whether it plans to review any impact of the introduction of this uplift by local authorities on the group of properties that fall into the 25-day category, but which are unable to be let or sold for main dwelling purposes due to planning constraints attached to consent, which prohibit use or sale as a main dwelling.

Question reference: S6W-37431

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 19 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to provide additional training to newly qualified teachers on how to deal with violence in schools.

Question reference: S6W-37302

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 16 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much public money Scottish Enterprise has distributed to companies that have export licences permitting them to sell arms and/or other military technology to countries that are reported to be committing serious human rights abuses, in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-37301

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 16 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much public money Scottish Enterprise has distributed to companies that have export licences permitting them to sell arms and/or other military technology in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-37307

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 14 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential benefits of introducing a price cap for the use of agency staff in healthcare positions, such as that introduced by NHS England in April 2023.