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]
Committees
Alex is a member of 4 committees
Equalities and Human Rights Committee
Deputy Convener
Health and Sport Committee
Member
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Alex is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Alex does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Alex has 1 party role
Party Spokesperson on Health
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Previous roles
Alex has had 2 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
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 01 June 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I previously owned a rental property in Edinburgh which was let through online holiday property website Airbnb and yielded a gross annual income of between £5,001 and £10,000. [Registered 17 August 2017, Amended interest, Ceased interest 8 December 2020]
I previously owned a flat in Edinburgh with an estimated market value of between £150,001 and £200,000 for which I received a gross income of between £5,001 and £10,000 per annum. The flat was let under a private social housing tenancy. [Amended interest 8 December 2020, Ceased interest 8 December 2020]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 17 December 2020]
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
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.
Health and Sport Committee meeting date: 23 March 2021
Health Security (EU Exit) Regulations 2021
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "I have no questions, convener. The questions that I was going to ask have been covered."
Chamber meeting date: 18 March 2021
Lothian Buses (Suspension of Services)
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "I echo the recognition of bus drivers as key workers and heroes during the pandemic. They have worked under constant threat of infection; they do not need to work under threat of abuse…
Chamber meeting date: 17 March 2021
Testing Strategy
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "We have heard several times this afternoon that we are using only a third of our daily testing capacity…
Chamber meeting date: 16 March 2021
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "I wish to speak in favour of all the amendments in the group, but particularly amendment 40, in the name of Mark Griffin…
Chamber meeting date: 16 March 2021
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "It gives me great pride to speak in support of the bill tonight. Before I do, I want to say a word about my good friend Mary Fee…
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Votes
How Alex Cole-Hamilton has voted in Parliament
Find out how Alex Cole-Hamilton has voted recently.
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Emma Harper, South Scotland, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Result 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motion of No Confidence
Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, John Scott, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Adam Tomkins, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 31 for, 65 against, 27 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Andy Wightman, Lothian, Independent. Date lodged: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
National Mission to Reduce Drug Deaths and Harms
Submitted by: Brian Whittle, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Supported by: Donald Cameron
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 18, 2021
Result 43 for, 69 against, 1 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Alex Cole-Hamilton in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Alex Cole-Hamilton has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 11 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time has been for callers to the COVID-19 vaccination helpline and booking service, broken down by week."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 11 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the COVID-19 vaccine rollout appears to be demonstrably slower in the City of Edinburgh than in other areas."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 10 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many sputum samples have been tested in the past year in relation to a diagnosis of bronchiectasis."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 11 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints it has received about the COVID-19 vaccination helpline and booking service."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 11 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government on what date will reliable real-time data to inform local and national suicide prevention be available, following reports on 3 October 2021 that the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group and Public Health Scotland are investigating ways to extract such data."
Answered by: Clare Haughey on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 18 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what action clinicians must take to obtain the informed consent of people prior to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines, and what information they should provide regarding possible side effects."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 25 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether significant regional variation in COVID-19 infection rates, such as that between the West of Scotland and Lothian, will have a factor on the speed and levels at which lockdown is released."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 11 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the time it takes to (a) collect and (b) publish data relating to deaths by suicide, and when any changes will come into effect."
Answered by: Clare Haughey on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 11 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many care home residents are still to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, broken down by the reasons they have not received the first dose, and how many of those who have not yet received a first dose are expected to receive the vaccine."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 10 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government when saunas and steam rooms will be allowed to reopen under its revised COVID-19 Strategic Framework, and what evidence informed its decision for these to remain closed throughout lockdown, in light of different restrictions on them operating in other parts of the UK."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 24 March 2021
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