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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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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 4 May 2025
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Question reference: S6W-37304

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that communities in remote, rural and island areas can receive accessible and high-quality care, in light of reports that, in the last decade, the number of care homes for older people in the Highlands has decreased by 18%.

Question reference: S6W-37300

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether Scottish Enterprise requires companies it funds to sign up to net zero targets compatible with the Paris Climate Agreement, such as the Science-Based Targets scheme.

Question reference: S6W-37303

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider reviewing and enhancing the human rights checks conducted by Scottish Enterprise, in light of reports that companies in receipt of public funding from Scottish Enterprise have export licences permitting them to sell military technology to countries committing serious human rights breaches.

Question reference: S6W-37307

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 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.

Question reference: S6W-37299

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of A framework for military greenhouse gas emissions reporting by the Conflict and Environment Observatory, whether Scottish Enterprise will undertake enhanced assessments of the carbon footprint of any company it funds that sells military technology.

Question reference: S6W-37309

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it has taken to ensure that people living in rural and remote areas are not disadvantaged when attempting to access care home placements, in light of the reported high rate of care home closures in these areas.

Question reference: S6W-37305

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any benefits of expanding the capacity of care homes to reduce delayed discharges from hospitals.

Question reference: S6W-37306

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure the long-term viability of the social care sector, beyond increasing the minimum wage for adult social care workers to £12.60 per hour, in (a) Scotland and (b) rural and remote areas.

Question reference: S6W-37308

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it is taking to ensure that rural and remote areas, such as the Highlands, do not become "social care deserts" due to care home closures.

Question reference: S6W-37256

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 14 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether all retired police officers affected by the 2018 McCloud judgement received a remediable service statement by the 31 March 2025 deadline.