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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Colin Smyth

Scottish Labour

MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day

About Colin Smyth

Contact details

Contact online

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

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.

Motion ref. S6M-08332.2

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

Motion ref. S6M-08305

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

Motion ref. S6M-08305.1

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

Motion ref. S6M-08305.2

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

Motion ref. S6M-08291.1

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

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.

Question ref. S6W-15921

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

Question ref. S6W-14955

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

Question ref. S6W-14969

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

Question ref. S6W-14967

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

Question ref. S6W-14964

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

Question ref. S6T-01276

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

Question ref. S6W-15955

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

Question ref. S6W-14965

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

Question ref. S6W-14972

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

Question ref. S6W-14963

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

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