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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Colin Beattie

Scottish National Party

MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency) 2011 - present day

About Colin Beattie

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @uartlach

Facebook: Colin's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6373
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

164 High Street
Dalkeith
EH22 1AY

Phone: 0131 4540204
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Colin is a member of 10 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Children and Young People

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on China

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cuba

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Funerals and Bereavement

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Germany

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Industrial Communities

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Lung Health

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Space

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Ukraine

Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Colin has 1 parliamentary and government role

Scottish Commission For Public Audit

Chair

Party Roles

Colin does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Colin has had 17 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

06 March 2024 - 26 June 2024

Local Government Housing and Planning Committee

Substitute Member

23 June 2021 - 17 June 2024

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Deputy Convener

24 June 2021 - 01 September 2021

scottish commission for public audit

Member

17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Member

06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021

Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee

Member

29 September 2016 - 04 May 2021

Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee

Member

28 September 2016 - 04 May 2021

scottish commission for public audit

Chair

16 November 2017 - 06 September 2018

Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee

Member

13 September 2017 - 24 May 2018

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Substitute Member

08 June 2016 - 16 November 2017

Education and Skills Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016

Public Audit Committee

Member

07 September 2016 - 28 September 2016

scottish commission for public audit

Member

18 September 2012 - 23 March 2016

Education and Culture Committee

Member

01 June 2011 - 23 March 2016

Public Audit Committee

Member

29 June 2011 - 23 March 2016

scottish commission for public audit

Convener

04 September 2012 - 18 September 2012

Education and Culture Committee

Substitute Member

16 June 2011 - 29 June 2011

scottish commission for public audit

Member

Register of interests

Colin'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.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Colin Beattie 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: 12 December 2024

NHS Major Service Change

Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "I understand that the Scottish Government contacted NHS board leaders two weeks ago to outline a changed approach to the planning of services in NHS Scotland, focusing on moving to population-level planning…

Chamber meeting date: 11 December 2024

Independent Businesses (Rural and Small Communities)

7. Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to independent businesses in rural and small communities. (S6O-04095)"

Chamber meeting date: 5 December 2024

Supported Businesses

Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations has estimated that Labour’s national insurance hike will cost the sector £75 million, with Edinburgh social enterprise Four Square warning that, after Labour’s tax hike, it has “nowhere left to cut”…

Chamber meeting date: 5 December 2024

Apprenticeships (Awareness)

Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "How is the Scottish Government working with the higher education sector on the development of graduate apprenticeships, which promote careers in the sectors that are most important for the Scottish economy?"

Public Audit Committee meeting date: 5 December 2024

“Fiscal sustainability and reform in Scotland”

Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "Unsurprisingly, I will talk more about the budget. Paragraph 24 on page 12 highlights the timing of the UK budgetary information as one of the pressures that the Scottish Government has to deal with…

Votes

How Colin Beattie has voted in Parliament

Find out how Colin Beattie has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-15792.3

Delivering a Common Sense Budget for Scotland

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Result 73 for, 28 against, 21 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15792

Delivering a Common Sense Budget for Scotland

Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 9, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Result 94 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15809

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Result 73 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15783

Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Siobhian Brown, Ayr, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 9, 2024

Supported by: Angela Constance
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Result 119 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15782.2

Pathways to Global Human Rights: Towards a Stronger Human Rights Culture in Scotland

Submitted by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 9, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Result 28 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Defeated

Motions

Questions

Questions Colin Beattie has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6O-04095

Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to independent businesses in rural and small communities."

Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2024

Question ref. S6W-31919

Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what support is being provided to independent businesses in (a) rural and (b) small communities."

Answer expected on 16 December 2024

Question ref. S6O-03908

Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the arts should be protected for the town of Musselburgh and the people of East Lothian."

Answered by Angus Robertson on 7 November 2024

Question ref. S6O-03963

Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government how it collaborates with local authorities to monitor teacher numbers and staffing needs across council areas."

Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2024

Question ref. S6O-03762

Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Midlothian and East Lothian councils regarding the financial impact of national policies, in light of reports of their constrained budgets."

Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2024

Question ref. S6O-03647

Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 June 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to ensure access to primary care in areas that have a high projected population growth."

Taken in the Chamber on 27 June 2024

Question ref. S6O-03556

Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out any analysis of the potential impact that a policy to reduce net migration to the UK would have on its long-term labour market strategy."

Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2024

Question ref. S6O-03514

Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 May 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of the Sherrifhall roundabout project."

Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2024

Question ref. S6O-03347

Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 April 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps are being taken to tackle bullying in schools."

Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2024

Question ref. S6O-03244

Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 March 2024

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