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
Substitute Member
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: 12 June 2025
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "Presiding Officer, “Trust is sacred. Our trust was broken as little girls—and now, trust in the system that’s supposed to help us and do right by us has been shattered.” Those are the words of the Fornethy survivors…
Chamber meeting date: 4 June 2025
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "Scotland has a proud history of invention and innovation, from the telephone to the television, and from the pneumatic tyre to penicillin…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 4 June 2025
The Convener (Colin Smyth): "Good morning, and welcome to the 18th meeting in 2025 of the Economy and Fair Work Committee. We have apologies from Jamie Halcro Johnston…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 4 June 2025
The Convener: "Item 2 is the committee’s first evidence session as part of our scrutiny of the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill at stage 1…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 4 June 2025
The Convener: "Item 3 is consideration of a negative Scottish statutory instrument. No member has lodged a motion to annul the instrument, and no one has indicated that they wish to speak. The committee is invited simply to note the instrument…
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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 for
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 against
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
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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: 6 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether any species licences issued to Forestry and Land Scotland by NatureScot can be transferred to third parties without the prior approval of NatureScot, and whether any such formal consent is in place at present for third party use."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many species-specific licences, issued by NatureScot, Forestry and Land Scotland currently holds; for which species, and for what purposes."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether Forestry and Land Scotland has allowed external organisations to work under its own species-specific killing, disturbance or shelter destruction licences when carrying out forestry operations on the national forest estate; if so, how often, and which species are involved in any instances of such a licence…
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government which external organisations or type of organisations have undertaken operations under any Forestry and Land Scotland species-specific licence."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that nearly 40% of adults in Dumfries and Galloway are not registered with an NHS dentist."
Taken in the Chamber on 18 June 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Programme for Government 2025-26 announcement of 20,000 additional orthopaedic, ophthalmology and general surgery procedures is in addition to the announcement of 30,000 procedures contained within the NHS Operational Improvement Plan, which was published in March 2025."
Answered by Neil Gray on 28 May 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will review and update its social security uptake strategy."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 May 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will (a) complete and (b) publish the outcome of its review of the guidance on the mothballing of rural schools and nurseries."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 14 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."
Answered by Shona Robison on 6 May 2025
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."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 May 2025