Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for Edinburgh Western (Constituency) 2016 - present day
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06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
29 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
08 November 2016 - 04 May 2021
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06 February 2019 - 04 May 2021
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29 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
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08 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
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16 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
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08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
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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: 20 November 2025
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "In the pages of the report, we learn that our entire pandemic response was dictated by those in a small clique at the heart of the Scottish National Party Government, none of whom are in the chamber this afternoon…
Chamber meeting date: 18 November 2025
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "The minister will recall that I invited Sir Peter Mathieson here to meet a group of Edinburgh MSPs in the early summer…
Chamber meeting date: 13 November 2025
3. Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "I declare an interest in that my wife is a primary school teacher and a member of the Educational Institute of Scotland…
Chamber meeting date: 13 November 2025
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "This morning, the cabinet secretary and I attended a conference that was organised by the RCN for nurse activists…
Chamber meeting date: 13 November 2025
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "Will the member take an intervention?"
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Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Ben Macpherson
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Result 64 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025
Supported by: Pam Duncan-Glancy
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Result 61 for, 57 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Result 53 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Result 63 for, 54 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Kate Forbes, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Result 58 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) average and (b) longest recorded time for an NHS 24 111 callback was in each of the last five years."
Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of frequent cancellation and reassignment of care packages on social care workforce stability, retention and continuity of carers for service users."
Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out on the impact of delayed NHS 24 callbacks on patient outcomes."
Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many patients were assessed through the NHS 24 111 service and subsequently not referred for further clinical care in each of the last five years."
Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many patients in Argyll & Bute have had to travel outside their own NHS board for treatment in each of the last three years, and what the longest distance has been for a patient to travel."
Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the NHS 24 111 triage processes to reduce the number of patients that have been denied onward referral."
Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of NHS 24 111 callbacks were completed within target times in each of the last five years."
Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many adult social care packages have been cancelled following a hospital admission of (a) fewer than three days, (b) three to seven days and (c) more than seven days in each of the last five years."
Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it collects data on the number of callers who report being unable to access care after multiple attempts to contact NHS 24 or other health services."
Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what is the longest recorded time a patient has spent on a trolley in a hospital corridor or emergency department in each of the last five years."
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