Alex Cole-Hamilton
Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for Edinburgh Western (Constituency) 2016 - present day
About Alex Cole-Hamilton
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Website: edinburghlibdems.org
Twitter: @agcolehamilton
Facebook: Alex's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5821
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
151 St John's Road
Corstorphine
Edinburgh
EH12 7SD
Phone: 0131 334 1814
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Alex is a member of 1 committee
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Alex is a member of 11 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Bangladesh
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Challenging Racial and Religious Prejudice
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Chronic Pain
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Diabetes
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Europe
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Housing
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Improving Scotland’s Health
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Long Covid
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on MS
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tibet
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Volunteering
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Alex does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Alex has 5 party roles
Party Leader
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Party Spokesperson on External Affairs
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Party Spokesperson on Health
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Party Spokesperson on Social Care
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Party Spokesperson on the Constitution
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Previous roles
Alex has had 7 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021
Party Spokesperson on Sport
Scottish Liberal Democrats
29 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
Equalities and Human Rights Committee
Deputy Convener
08 November 2016 - 04 May 2021
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Substitute Member
06 February 2019 - 04 May 2021
Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints
Member
08 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Health and Sport Committee
Member
16 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Equal Opportunities Committee
Deputy Convener
08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
Register of interests
Alex's register of interests
MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Alex Cole-Hamilton. The date of their initial statement was 03 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
On 26 August 2022, my wife and I were guests of the RAF at a performance of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Limited, 1-3 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1QB). The estimated value of the hospitality received was £773. [Registered 20 September 2022]
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
Until 29 August 2022, I sublet part of my own property in Edinburgh through online holiday property website Airbnb. This yielded a gross annual income of between £5,001 and £10,000. Since 29 August 2022, I have used this part of my property to accommodate a person under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, for which I receive £350 a month as a “thank you” payment. [Amended interest 22 September 2022]
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
On 5 February 2022, I was a guest of Scottish Rugby to the Calcutta cup at Murrayfield, they provided hospitality and 2 match tickets to myself and my guest, followed by dinner afterwards. SRU have stated that the estimated value was £1,000 per person. I do not consider that this meets the prejudice test. [Registered 22 February 2022]
I was formerly a Convener and Director of Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights).
Recent Activity
What was said
What Alex Cole-Hamilton has said in Parliament
These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Chamber meeting date: 30 March 2023
Ministers and Junior Ministers
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "It is a great thing to serve your country in any way, but especially through ministerial office, so I will take a moment to congratulate those who have been so elevated and I offer thanks for the service of those leaving office today…
Chamber meeting date: 28 March 2023
First Minister
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "I rise to speak to my candidacy for the office of First Minister of Scotland. I am a candidate in this contest because this is a democracy…
Chamber meeting date: 23 March 2023
Cabinet (Meetings)
3. Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "I, too, wish Ramadan Mubarak to everyone celebrating the month…
Chamber meeting date: 23 March 2023
First Minister’s Statement
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "Those of us who seek a life in public service must deal with events and times as we find them and not as we would wish them to be…
Chamber meeting date: 21 March 2023
Care of Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "I, too, welcome the recommendations that the Mental Welfare Commission has made in its report. The link between substance use and mental ill health is well documented and has been well debated in the chamber…
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Votes
How Alex Cole-Hamilton has voted in Parliament
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First Minister's Appointment of Junior Scottish Ministers
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 30, 2023
Result 71 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 2 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
First Minister's Appointment of Scottish Ministers
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 30, 2023
Result 71 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 2 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Result 31 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 98 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Result 71 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 58 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Result 22 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 107 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Alex Cole-Hamilton in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Alex Cole-Hamilton has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 29 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) will pause the COVID-19 Infection Survey, which helps to monitor the prevalence of long Covid, whether it plans to replace the collection of long Covid data in the event that the COVID-19 Infection Survey does not recommence."
Answer expected on 26 April 2023
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 29 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) will pause the COVID-19 Infection Survey, which helps to monitor the prevalence of long Covid, what assessment it has made of any potential impact of an absence of ONS data on the (a) diagnosis and (b) monitoring of cases of long Covid, and how it…
Answer expected on 26 April 2023
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 17 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has decided to end the provision of routine breast screening for women aged over 75, and, if so, what the reasons are for its position on this matter."
Answered by Maree Todd on 23 March 2023
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 9 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the urgent question by Angus Robertson on 28 February 2023, whether the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture plans to request the addition of a correction in the Official Report, within the 20 working day deadline of 28 March 2023, in relation to his statement…
Answered by Angus Robertson on 23 March 2023
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 21 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that any (a) civil servant, (b) ministerial and (c) other official correspondence conducted via Microsoft Teams chats is recorded for freedom of information purposes."
Answer expected on 18 April 2023
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 21 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that any official business conducted via WhatsApp is stored for freedom of information purposes."
Answer expected on 18 April 2023
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 21 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many TikTok accounts it operates."
Answer expected on 18 April 2023
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 21 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many of its phones have TikTok installed, and whether any ministers have TikTok installed on their phones."
Answer expected on 18 April 2023
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 21 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on TikTok in each of the last five years."
Answer expected on 18 April 2023
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 21 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care has had since he was appointed, broken down by month, and how many of those meetings had (a) civil servants present and (b) minutes prepared."
Answer expected on 18 April 2023
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