Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2001 - present day
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05 December 2024 - 30 September 2025
Member
28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
23 June 2021 - 14 July 2023
Deputy Convener
08 September 2021 - 29 June 2023
Substitute Member
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Member
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
13 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Member
26 February 2020 - 04 May 2021
Deputy Convener
24 April 2020 - 20 August 2020
Convener
24 April 2020 - 20 August 2020
Member
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 April 2020 - 24 April 2020
Member
29 September 2016 - 26 February 2020
Member
19 May 2016 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Member
23 November 2011 - 23 March 2016
Member
06 September 2013 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
06 September 2013 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
23 November 2011 - 23 March 2016
Convener
23 June 2011 - 26 January 2012
Substitute Member
16 November 2011 - 23 November 2011
Member
15 June 2011 - 16 November 2011
Deputy Convener
12 May 2011 - 10 November 2011
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
12 May 2011 - 10 November 2011
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011
Member
20 May 2010 - 22 March 2011
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 May 2010 - 22 March 2011
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 December 2008 - 22 March 2011
Deputy Convener
16 September 2009 - 22 March 2011
Substitute Member
17 May 2007 - 20 May 2010
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 May 2007 - 20 May 2010
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
27 June 2007 - 10 September 2009
Substitute Member
20 June 2007 - 10 December 2008
Deputy Convener
13 June 2007 - 20 June 2007
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08 November 2005 - 02 April 2007
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
22 May 2003 - 02 April 2007
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
04 June 2003 - 02 April 2007
Member
14 September 2005 - 02 April 2007
Substitute Member
03 September 2003 - 25 August 2005
Substitute Member
20 June 2002 - 31 March 2003
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 June 2002 - 31 March 2003
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 June 2002 - 31 March 2003
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
16 May 2002 - 31 March 2003
Substitute Member
27 September 2001 - 31 March 2003
Member
18 December 2002 - 26 March 2003
Convener
05 December 2002 - 18 December 2002
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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.
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: 26 November 2025
Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "On a point of order, Deputy Presiding Officer. I wish to raise a point of order in relation to the Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Bill, which we are about to consider…
Chamber meeting date: 26 November 2025
Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "Is Mr FitzPatrick seriously telling us that we should pass a law that might be illegal and could be struck down by the courts?"
Chamber meeting date: 26 November 2025
Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "Will the minister take an intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 20 November 2025
Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "The minister mentioned procurement, so I wonder whether he agrees with the comments from the Federation of Small Businesses that, for the bill to be effective, targets should be included in the community wealth building plans for each public body and local authority, and that there should be targets for the amount of public spend in local…
Chamber meeting date: 20 November 2025
Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "I thank the Deputy First Minister for her statement and for advance sight of it. I echo her thanks to the inquiry chair and the team for the preparation of this very detailed report…
Find out how Murdo Fraser has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 27, 2025
Result 24 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 27, 2025
Result 47 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 27, 2025
Result 84 for, 24 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 27, 2025
Result 26 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 27, 2025
Result 25 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Find out what motions Murdo Fraser has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 26 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the impact of the visitor levy on businesses operating in the hospitality and tourism sectors."
Asked by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 18 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-05099 by Neil Gray on 5 November 2025 regarding patient safety at NHS Grampian arising from faulty sterilising equipment, whether it will provide an update on how it will apply the Scottish Public Finance Manual provisions on redress where maladministration has been established,…
Asked by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 3 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 18 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much money in each local authority area has been raised from sporting rates in each of the last five years, also broken down by how much was then passed to the Scottish Land Fund to help fund community purchases of land."
Asked by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 29 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported concerns regarding patient safety at NHS Grampian arising from faulty sterilising equipment, whether an independent investigation into the procurement practices will be held."
Asked by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 1 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 28 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Innovation Investment Programme, which was announced in the National Innovation Strategy and expected to be delivered in early 2024, is not in place."
Asked by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 1 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 28 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will publish the National Productivity Programme, which was referred to in the National Innovation Strategy in 2023."
Asked by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 2 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion in its Scottish Budget 2026-27 recommendations paper that spending restraint rather than tax rises should form the bulk of any measures to plug the projected gap in devolved government finances."
Asked by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 2 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion in its Scottish Budget 2026-27 recommendations paper that there should be a plan to narrow any divergence between Scottish and UK income tax rates."
Asked by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 2 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion in its Scottish Budget 2026-27 recommendations paper that there should be no new levies or taxes on retailers."
Asked by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 15 September 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2025
"To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government will support town and city centres as retail destinations."