Scottish Labour
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
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17 June 2021 - 13 November 2024
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16 November 2023 - 31 January 2024
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01 February 2023 - 25 April 2023
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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30 November 2021 - 10 April 2023
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30 November 2021 - 10 April 2023
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30 November 2021 - 10 April 2023
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29 September 2021 - 01 February 2023
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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28 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
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09 January 2018 - 04 May 2021
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19 December 2017 - 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
04 October 2018 - 01 March 2021
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04 October 2018 - 01 March 2021
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02 September 2019 - 01 March 2021
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19 December 2017 - 04 October 2018
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08 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
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25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
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25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
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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: 29 April 2025
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "There is no doubt that these are turbulent economic times. Global instability, shifting trade policy and the urgent need to respond to the climate crisis are reshaping the way in which industry must operate…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 23 April 2025
The Convener (Colin Smyth): "Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the 12th meeting in 2025 of the Economy and Fair Work Committee. Our first item of business is our third evidence session on the skills delivery landscape…
Chamber meeting date: 2 April 2025
3. Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to renewing the heart disease action plan. (S6O-04522)"
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 2 April 2025
The Convener (Colin Smyth): "Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the 11th meeting in 2025 of the Economy and Fair Work Committee. Our first item of business is a decision on taking item 5 in private. Does the committee agree to take that item in private…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 2 April 2025
The Convener: "Our next item of business is the second of a series of evidence sessions on the skills delivery landscape…
Find out how Colin Smyth has voted recently.
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 22 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 34 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 7 for, 111 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 103 for, 17 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 30 for, 84 against, 5 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Colin Smyth has submitted recently.
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: 23 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that one in three diagnoses of prostate cancer in Scotland are at stage 4, which is a higher proportion compared with the rest of the UK."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it provides to Scottish Borders council to reflect any additional costs directly associated with providing nursery education in a rural setting."
Answer expected on 6 May 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that muirburn does not create smoke levels that damage human health or cause a nuisance, in light of reports of significant smoke drift affecting communities in the Scottish Borders, including Peebles and Stobo."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what enforcement measures are in place to address any breaches of muirburn regulations, and whether it will review the existing guidance in order to improve the protection of public health."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to renewing the Heart Disease Action Plan."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 April 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34926 by Jenni Minto on 4 March 2025, what discussions it has had with the Respiratory Specialty Delivery Group within NHS Golden Jubilee to develop a pathway for (a) idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and (b) interstitial lung disease."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 March 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to ban house coal, as set out in its strategy, Cleaner Air for Scotland 2."
Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment to reduce the full-time working week for NHS Scotland staff to 36 hours by April 2026, with the first half hour of this reduction taking effect from 1 April 2024, for what reason there are no proposals to reduce the working week in 2025, and whether it remains committed to fulfilling the…
Answered by Neil Gray on 11 March 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ensure that the Scottish Prison Service improves the educational opportunities available to prisoners at HMP Dumfries by increasing the range of subjects on offer and improving attendance rates and the number of qualifications offered or taken up, in light of the recent report, HMP Dumfries, Full…
Answered by Angela Constance on 10 March 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ensure that the Scottish Prison Service improves CCTV coverage in D and E Hall and creates Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for monitoring all exercise yards, in light of the recent report, HMP Dumfries, Full Inspection, 26 to 30 August 2024, by HM Inspectorate of Prisons."
Answered by Angela Constance on 10 March 2025