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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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
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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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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: 13 November 2024
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "After 14 years of chaos and decline, last month’s UK Government budget started to turn the page on those Tory years. It began to rebuild our broken public finances, jump-started economic growth and ended austerity…
Chamber meeting date: 13 November 2024
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Douglas Lumsden for lodging his motion and for the opportunity to highlight the chronic neglect of our rural roads infrastructure…
Chamber meeting date: 7 November 2024
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "The Labour amendment in my name recognises that the overwhelming vote for change on 4 July heralds an opportunity to reset the United Kingdom’s relationship with our European friends, to recognise the realities of our status outside the EU but grasp the opportunities to be a leading nation in Europe once again, and to move on from 14 years of…
Chamber meeting date: 6 November 2024
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "The cabinet secretary will be aware of the request to undertake a trial reopening of the Solway cockle fishery…
Chamber meeting date: 6 November 2024
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I apologise for getting my timings wrong for portfolio questions on health, and I will write to the Presiding Officer to apologise for missing my question."
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Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 48 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Martin Whitfield, South Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Neil Bibby, Katy Clark, Rhoda Grant, Mark Griffin, Daniel Johnson, Michael Marra, Pauline McNeill, Paul O'Kane, Colin Smyth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 51 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 11, 2024
Supported by: Tess White
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 66 for, 52 against, 1 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 61 for, 0 against, 57 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Supported by: Paul McLennan, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 60 for, 57 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
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: 17 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to calls for improved regulation of non-healthcare professionals who carry out medical aesthetic treatments, such as Botox and dermal fillers."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 November 2024
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether there are plans to increase rail services from Carstairs railway station."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 4 November 2024
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported decision by members of the Integration Joint Board of Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership to reject the recommendations of an independent review to re-open the Clenoch Birthing Centre at the Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer for in-hospital births."
Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2024
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported calls from community groups for a pause on processing planning applications for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), in light of reports that there is currently 100GW of energy storage in the National Grid connection "queue" but the Electricity Systems Operator's Future Energy…
Answer expected on 22 November 2024
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to fully implement the recommendations of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review in relation to the A77."
Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2024
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what planning guidance it issues in relation to the proximity of large-scale solar farms to housing."
Answered by Ivan McKee on 22 October 2024
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with rail companies whose trains pass through Carstairs railway station but do not stop there about increasing the frequency of rail services from Carstairs."
Answer expected on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it was aware that workers at companies referred to in the BBC’s recent reporting on slavery in the Scottish fishing sector had been recognised by the Home Office as victims of trafficking when it awarded any funding to those companies."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 October 2024
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what due diligence was carried out prior to it providing any funding to the group of companies referred to in the BBC’s recent reporting on modern slavery in the Scottish fishing sector."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 October 2024
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it was aware that there were ongoing police investigations into the companies referred to in the BBC’s recent reporting on slavery in the Scottish fishing sector when it awarded any funding to those companies."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 October 2024