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MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency) 2011 - present day
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18 June 2024 - 20 January 2025
Member
06 March 2024 - 26 June 2024
Substitute Member
23 June 2021 - 17 June 2024
Deputy Convener
24 June 2021 - 01 September 2021
Member
17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
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06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
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29 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
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28 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
Chair
16 November 2017 - 06 September 2018
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13 September 2017 - 24 May 2018
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 16 November 2017
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08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
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07 September 2016 - 28 September 2016
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18 September 2012 - 23 March 2016
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01 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
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29 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Convener
04 September 2012 - 18 September 2012
Substitute Member
16 June 2011 - 29 June 2011
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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 June 2025
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "Will the minister outline how the Scottish budget—which Ms Grant and her colleagues did not even engage with, let alone vote for—provides record funding for mental health services across Scotland, and how that will benefit thousands across Scotland to access crucial services?"
Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2025
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "According to EY’s assessment, Scotland has bucked the UK-wide trend, reporting a decade-high level of foreign direct investment projects in 2024…
Chamber meeting date: 5 June 2025
1. Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of the A720 Sheriffhall roundabout project. (S6O-04760)"
Chamber meeting date: 4 June 2025
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "Universities and colleges such as UHI Perth are facing increasing external pressure as a result of hostile United Kingdom Government policies, namely on immigration and the rise in employer national insurance contributions…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 4 June 2025
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "I have a general question to start with. Other than arm’s-length foundations, do colleges have a history of creating and owning companies? Universities do, but I had not heard that colleges were into that in any significant way."
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Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 24 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 19 for, 62 against, 27 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 67 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 85 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 9, 2025
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 91 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Colin Beattie has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of the A720 Sheriffhall roundabout project."
Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2025
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its decisions on local authority budget allocations, what discussions it has had with Midlothian and East Lothian councils regarding any impact on their budgets as a result of providing support in schools for additional support needs."
Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2025
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 1 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that workers in Scotland will benefit from a domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in the long term."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 1 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the outcome of the Project Willow study will benefit industry and workers in Scotland."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to improve GP retention."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 April 2025
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to grow the offshore wind industry."
Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2025
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Action 20 of the Housing to 2040 strategy to "streamline and accelerate the adaptations system"."
Taken in the Chamber on 6 March 2025
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to local authorities to maintain arts and cultural programmes."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2025
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on relaxing any conservation area restrictions that prevent the installation of solar panels and other energy saving initiatives."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2025
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Carer Support Payment should be classed as income by the Department for Work and Pensions."
Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025
See all of Colin Beattie's questions submitted in Parliament