Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-39446
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 19 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints have been made about long waits for cataract surgery.
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Question reference: S6W-39440
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 19 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how long patients should expect to wait for cataract surgery.
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Question reference: S6W-39455
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 19 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many ophthalmology trainees are currently in the NHS Scotland system, and how this compares with 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-39441
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 19 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have lost their sight while waiting for cataract surgery in each year since 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-39490
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 19 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to broaden the eligibility for free school meals to all primary school children.
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Question reference: S6W-39451
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 19 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many people have sought private cataract surgery due to reported long NHS waiting times in each year since 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-39489
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 19 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to provide first aid training to (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils.
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Question reference: S6W-39491
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 19 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce legislation to prevent the loss of jobs due to the development of AI.
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Question reference: S6W-39450
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 19 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what targets it has set for reducing cataract surgery waiting times.
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Question reference: S6W-39458
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 19 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what modelling it has conducted on future demand for cataract surgery, and how it plans to meet this demand.
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