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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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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08 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
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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: 13 March 2025
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "My constituent John Small has been on the waiting list for knee replacement surgery in NHS Dumfries and Galloway for 14 months. John is 87 years old. Last week, he learned that he will be on that list for at least another four months…
Chamber meeting date: 13 March 2025
5. Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to calls from Independent Age for a pensioner poverty strategy for Scotland. (S6O-04438)"
Chamber meeting date: 12 March 2025
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "The minister is aware of the unintended loophole in the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 that allows some grouse moor owners to apply for a grouse shooting licence that covers only the small area of their estate that is directly used for grouse shooting rather than the whole estate, even though the whole estate is managed to…
Chamber meeting date: 5 March 2025
2. Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the calls in public petition PE1979 for gaps in the Scottish child abuse inquiry to be addressed and for an independent whistleblowing officer for education and children’s services to be established. (S6O-04379)"
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 5 March 2025
The Convener (Colin Smyth): "Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the eighth meeting in 2025 of the Economy and Fair Work Committee. Our first item of business is a short evidence session on the draft Tied Pubs (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025…
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Submitted by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 13, 2025
Result 47 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Result 61 for, 31 against, 20 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Supported by: Paul McLennan, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Result 57 for, 50 against, 7 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 10, 2025
Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Result 83 for, 1 against, 22 abstained, 23 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Result 19 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted for
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: 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."
Answer expected 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
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to calls from Independent Age for a pensioner poverty strategy for Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to reduce waiting times for people with (a) idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and (b) interstitial lung disease since the publication of its Respiratory Care Action Plan."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 March 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve care for people with (a) idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and (b) interstitial lung disease."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 March 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve diagnosis for (a) idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and (b) interstitial lung disease."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 March 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce respiratory protective equipment (RPE) to prisons to protect staff from being exposed to toxic fumes when any incidents involving the illicit use of drugs occur."
Answered by Angela Constance on 4 March 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of plans in England and Wales to implement a phased removal of wet-shave razors from adult male prisons, what plans it has to replicate such a proposal in Scotland."
Answered by Angela Constance on 4 March 2025