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01 September 2021 - 01 February 2023
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31 August 2021 - 01 September 2021
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06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021
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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: 12 September 2024
Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "Shetland is the windiest part of the country so, for obvious reasons, it attracts both onshore and offshore wind developments…
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2024
Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "I welcome the opportunity to speak on behalf of Scottish Liberal Democrats this afternoon. We will support the motion and the Labour amendment, but we will not support the Scottish Government’s amendment…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 11 September 2024
Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "Good morning. I would like to ask about fisheries management plans. The fisheries policy authorities are to jointly publish individual fisheries management plans, or FMPs—there are always initials and abbreviations…
Chamber meeting date: 5 September 2024
Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "It is not just railways that need decarbonising. Ageing ferries are Shetland’s biggest carbon emitters and many need to be replaced…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 4 September 2024
Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "It has been a really interesting round-table discussion so far, and I am looking forward to hearing more views on issues that are so important to us all, given that we live on an island…
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Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 7 for, 118 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Supported by: Alasdair Allan, Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 90 for, 35 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 30 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 56 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Result 62 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Beatrice Wishart has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 9 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-21294 by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2023, when it will confirm a start date for the review of the NHS Scotland patient travel scheme."
Answered by Neil Gray on 28 August 2024
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 9 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its Marine Directorate is adequately resourced, and what percentage of staff vacancies the directorate has had in each year between 2019 and 2024 to date."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 28 August 2024
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 5 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to addressing agricultural equipment theft by introducing legislation similar to the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 in England and Wales."
Answered by Angela Constance on 28 August 2024
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 31 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to providing core funding for Shetland charity, Dogs Against Drugs, in light of the submission of public petition PE2107 on behalf of The Shetland Times."
Answered by Angela Constance on 28 August 2024
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 9 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many non-UK registered vessels are licensed to fish in Scottish waters."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 22 August 2024
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 9 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether its Marine Directorate inspects all boxes of fish landed by non-UK vessels into Scottish ports."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 22 August 2024
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 9 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, on average, how many boxes of landed fish from non-UK registered vessels are physically checked by its Marine Directorate each month."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 22 August 2024
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 9 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what statistics it has on the quantity of fish, broken down by species, that is landed at Scottish ports by non-UK vessels."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 22 August 2024
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 9 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to ensure that fish caught in Scottish waters by non-UK vessels is appropriately landed."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 22 August 2024
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 9 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many observed landings there have been at Scottish ports of non-UK vessels over the last three years."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 22 August 2024
See all of Beatrice Wishart's questions submitted in Parliament