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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Alex Cole-Hamilton

Scottish Liberal Democrats

MSP for Edinburgh Western (Constituency) 2016 - present day

About Alex Cole-Hamilton

Contact details

Contact online

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

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…

Votes

How Alex Cole-Hamilton has voted in Parliament

Find out how Alex Cole-Hamilton has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-08470

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

Motion ref. S6M-08469

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

Motion ref. Douglas Ross

Result 31 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 98 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motion ref. Humza Yousaf

Result 71 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 58 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motion ref. Anas Sarwar

Result 22 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 107 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motions

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.

Question ref. S6W-16143

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

Question ref. S6W-16144

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

Question ref. S6W-16004

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

Question ref. S6W-15645

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

Question ref. S6W-16029

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

Question ref. S6W-16028

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

Question ref. S6W-16031

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

Question ref. S6W-16030

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

Question ref. S6W-16032

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

Question ref. S6W-16033

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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