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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 18 January 2026
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Question reference: S5W-08636

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 24 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that there is no variation in waiting times accross the country for access to psychological therapies.

Question reference: S5W-08646

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 24 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards offer liaison psychiatry.

Question reference: S5W-08595

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 24 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how it is delivering the (a) appropriate, evidence-based, parenting programmes, (b) evidence-based interventions as a means of addressing behavioural and emotional issues in children and young people and (c) mental health training for non-mental health staff across health and social care services, as outlined in the Mental Health Strategy 2017-2027.

Question reference: S5W-08652

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 24 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the completion of the pilot programme, when the distress brief intervention programme, which was set out in the 2017-2027 Mental Health Strategy, will commence.

Question reference: S5W-08593

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 24 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to measure people's experiences of mental health services.

Question reference: S5W-08581

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 24 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when the audit of child and adolescent mental health services rejected referrals will be commissioned.

Question reference: S5W-08610

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 24 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve mental health outcomes for people in the justice system.

Question reference: S5W-08592

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 24 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve prescribing and follow up care for those with mental illness.

Question reference: S5W-08591

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 24 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to help employers act to protect and improve mental health in the workplace.

Question reference: S5W-08608

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 24 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase support in adressing the mental health needs of young offenders.