Alex Cole-Hamilton
Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for Edinburgh Western (Constituency) 2016 - present day
About Alex Cole-Hamilton
Contact details
Contact online
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5821
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
151 St John's Road
Corstorphine
Edinburgh
EH12 7SD
Phone: 0131 334 1814
Text relay calls welcome.
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 a member of 36 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Accident Prevention and Safety Awareness
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Children and Young People
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Consumer Protection for Home Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Dementia
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Diabetes
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Epilepsy
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Families Affected by Imprisonment
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Funerals and Bereavement
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Govanhill
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Health Inequalities
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Housing
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Improving Scotland’s Health: 2021 and Beyond
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Learning Disability
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on LGBTI+
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Life Sciences
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Malawi
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Mental Health
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palliative Care
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Prevention and Healing of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rare, Genetic and Undiagnosed Conditions
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Russia
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Social Enterprise
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Social Science
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tackling Islamophobia
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Volunteering
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on WASPI
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women's Health
Member
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 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]
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]
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.
Chamber meeting date: 21 January 2021
Covid-19 Restrictions (Enforcement by Police Scotland)
6. Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Police Scotland’s enforcement of the current Covid-19 restrictions. (S5O-04942)"
Chamber meeting date: 21 January 2021
Queensferry Crossing (Closures)
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "I was told in a helpful briefing from Transport Scotland that the reason why Kincardine was favoured this morning is that it takes five hours to put in place the contraflow, signage and road changes that would be required to open up the Forth road bridge as a resilience measure. Given that the censors on the bridge have warned of ice accretion on…
Chamber meeting date: 20 January 2021
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "By rights, we should not be here today. The statement could have been given, and its actions promised, in any one of the 14 years in which the Scottish National Party has been in Government…
Chamber meeting date: 20 January 2021
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "I am grateful to the Scottish Labour Party for making time for the debate this afternoon…
Chamber meeting date: 19 January 2021
Royal Hospital for Children and Young People
2. Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD): "To ask the Scottish Government when the opening of the Royal hospital for children and young people will be completed. (S5T-02619)"
Votes
How Alex Cole-Hamilton has voted in Parliament
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Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 100 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 118 for, 1 against, 2 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 96 for, 5 against, 18 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Scotland’s Health and Care Workforce
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Supported by: Maurice Golden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 56 for, 62 against, 5 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Protecting Scotland’s Health and Care Workforce
Submitted by: Jeane Freeman, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Supported by: Mairi Gougeon, Clare Haughey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 64 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
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: 8 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether domestic cleaners will be permitted to carry out work in homes under the most recent COVID-19 restrictions."
Answered by: Christina McKelvie on 22 January 2021
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 18 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what maximum number of children is allowed in classrooms in hubs/schools during the current COVID-19 lockdown."
Answered by: John Swinney on 22 January 2021
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 21 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what pathway will be available for private healthcare clinics to access COVID-19 vaccination doses, and how the clinics will be (a) identified and (b) contacted."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 21 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether speech and language therapists that carry out home visits can continue to visit their clients under the current COVID-19 restrictions."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 15 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what guidance the car dealing industry must follow under the current COVID-19 restrictions."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 21 January 2021
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 20 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what exemptions on quarantine on compassionate grounds there are for inbound international travellers visiting close relatives who are receiving end-of-life care."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 11 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider allowing children's shoe shops to open during the latest lockdown, in light of the importance of correctly fitted shoes for growing feet."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 20 January 2021
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether car auctions will be allowed to open under the most recent COVID-19 restrictions."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 20 January 2021
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 19 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it is offering to families that have had to return to shielding from COVID-19."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 19 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether supermarkets will be required to ensure that shopping orders for home delivery are placed in carrier bags so that those delivering the order are not required to enter the property, as a means to reduce any risk of COVID-19 infection."
Awaiting answer
See all of Alex Cole-Hamilton's written questions submitted in Parliament