Colin Smyth
Scottish Labour
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
About Colin Smyth
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Colin.Smyth.msp@parliament.scot
Website: colinsmythmsp.com
Post-d: @colinsmythmsp
Facebook: Colin's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6986
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
17 Buccleuch Street
Dumfries
DG1 2AT
Phone: 01387 279205
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Colin is a member of 3 committees
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Substitute Member
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Colin is a member of 17 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on China
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Co-Operatives
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Food
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Future of Football in Scotland
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Heart and Circulatory Diseases
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Japan
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Malawi
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scotch Whisky
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sustainable Uplands Management
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tourism
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Visual Impairment
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wood Panel Industry
Deputy Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Colin does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Colin has 5 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Economic Development
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Energy
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Net Zero
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Rural Affairs
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Transport
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Colin has had 4 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 September 2021 - 01 February 2023
Rural Affairs Islands and Natural Environment Committee
Substitute Member
09 January 2018 - 04 May 2021
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Member
28 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Health and Sport Committee
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 Smyth 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: 23 March 2023
National Health Service Dentistry
4. Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle the reported exodus of dentists from NHS dentistry. (S6O-02056)"
Chamber meeting date: 23 March 2023
IPCC Sixth Assessment Report
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "The IPCC report is the starkest warning yet that, while our world leaders fiddle, the world burns, and that we are not on track to hold global warming at 1.5°C…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 22 March 2023
Just Transition (Grangemouth Area)
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "You will be pleased to know that you have already answered just about every question that I had. I am going to turn the discussion around a bit…
Chamber meeting date: 21 March 2023
Circularity Scotland (Chief Executive’s Salary)
1. Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it is appropriate for the chief executive of Circularity Scotland to be paid a reported annual salary of £300,000. (S6T-01276)"
Chamber meeting date: 14 March 2023
Circularity Scotland
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "Accessibility is important. The Government recently took a decision to exempt small retailers from the online takeback scheme…
Votes
How Colin Smyth has voted in Parliament
Find out how Colin Smyth has voted recently.
Employment Support for Veterans and their Families
Submitted by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Supported by: Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 23, 2023
Result 45 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Transition to a Wellbeing Economy
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 20, 2023
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Ivan McKee, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Result 64 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Transition to a Wellbeing Economy
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Supported by: Claire Baker, Alex Rowley, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Result 24 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Transition to a Wellbeing Economy
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Supported by: Tess White
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Result 30 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Expansion of Vocational and Technical Qualifications in Scotland’s Secondary Schools
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 20, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Result 54 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Colin Smyth in Parliament
Find out what motions Colin Smyth has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Colin Smyth has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in working with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to agree an increased noise budget for projects within the 50km safeguarding zone at Eskdalemuir, and when it expects that any announcement will be made on the agreed way forward."
Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 March 2023
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administering the Zero Emission Bus Market Transition Scheme."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 March 2023
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administering the Electric Vehicle Loan scheme."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 March 2023
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administering the Plugged-in Communities Grant Fund."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 March 2023
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administering the Used Electric Vehicle Loan scheme."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 March 2023
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it is appropriate for the chief executive of Circularity Scotland to be paid a reported annual salary of £300,000."
Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2023
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission’s Final Report of the Exotic Pet Working Group, including its recommendations to (a) introduce a "positive list" of species that are legally permitted to be kept as pets and (b) ban the importation of wild-caught animals for the pet trade."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 March 2023
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administering the Low Emission Zone Support Fund for eligible businesses."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 March 2023
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administering the Low Emission Zone Retrofit Fund."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 March 2023
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administering the Low Emission Zone Support Fund for eligible households."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 March 2023