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MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency) 2011 - present day
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18 June 2024 - 20 January 2025
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06 March 2024 - 26 June 2024
Substitute Member
23 June 2021 - 17 June 2024
Deputy Convener
24 June 2021 - 01 September 2021
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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
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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: 18 September 2025
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "The United Kingdom Government’s harmful decision to continue the Tory freeze on local housing allowance rates will impact thousands of low-income renters in Scotland, widening the gap between housing support for private renters and private sector rents. Will the First Minister join me in calling on the Labour UK Government to permanently repeg LHA…
Chamber meeting date: 18 September 2025
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "The United Kingdom Government’s harmful decision to continue the Tory freeze on local housing allowance rates will impact thousands of low-income renters in Scotland, widening the gap between housing support for private renters and private sector rents. Will the First Minister join me in calling on the Labour UK Government to permanently repeg LHA…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 10 September 2025
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "First, I want to pick up on one of your responses to the convener’s questions. You talked about SNIB having the responsibility—or task—of bringing in private capital to be used alongside public capital…
Chamber meeting date: 4 September 2025
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "I begin by thanking my colleagues in the Public Audit Committee, and the committee clerks, whose hard work helped to produce the report…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 3 September 2025
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "I want to clarify something, Auditor General. The single issue in question aside, are the college’s accounts completely clean?"
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Submitted by: Martin Whitfield, South Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Supported by: Sarah Boyack
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 18, 2025
Result 22 for, 81 against, 1 abstained, 25 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Supported by: Clare Adamson, Murdo Fraser, Ash Regan, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 18, 2025
Result 101 for, 1 against, 3 abstained, 24 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 15, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Result 71 for, 46 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 12 for, 101 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 63 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 17 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: 25 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to extend or replace the Place Based Investment Programme as it enters its final year."
Answer expected on 22 September 2025
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any progress that it has made with its commitment to consider the adoption of the definition of deafblindness in Scotland, in light of International Deafblind Awareness Week 2025."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 June 2025
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the aim under action 20 of the Housing to 2040 strategy to streamline and accelerate the adaptations system."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2025
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 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: 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: 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
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