Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Constituency) 2017 - present day
Former MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2016 - 2017
Website: rachaelhamilton.co.uk
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01 February 2023 - 10 October 2024
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21 May 2021 - 28 September 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 28 September 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
25 May 2022 - 29 June 2023
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17 June 2021 - 01 February 2023
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08 September 2021 - 25 May 2022
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11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
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11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
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25 February 2020 - 04 May 2021
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20 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
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25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
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28 June 2017 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
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10 September 2019 - 25 February 2020
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28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020
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17 May 2018 - 10 September 2019
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21 June 2017 - 17 May 2018
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26 May 2016 - 02 May 2017
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26 May 2016 - 02 May 2017
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29 September 2016 - 02 May 2017
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08 June 2016 - 17 November 2016
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08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
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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 March 2026
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "Borders residents have also written to me about the rise in fuel prices, and particularly those who live in fuel poverty…
Chamber meeting date: 12 March 2026
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "Borders residents have also written to me about the rise in fuel prices, and particularly those who live in fuel poverty…
Chamber meeting date: 12 March 2026
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "Borders residents have also written to me about the rise in fuel prices, and particularly those who live in fuel poverty…
Chamber meeting date: 12 March 2026
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "Borders residents have also written to me about the rise in fuel prices, and particularly those who live in fuel poverty…
Chamber meeting date: 12 March 2026
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "Borders residents have also written to me about the rise in fuel prices, and particularly those who live in fuel poverty…
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Motion ref. S6M-21168
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, March 20, 2026
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 91 for, 1 against, 28 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21120
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 121 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21103
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 119 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21104
Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Supported by: Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 119 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Find out what motions Rachael Hamilton has submitted recently.
Motion ref. S6M-20961
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 23 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that lessons have been learned from concerns raised by families regarding prescribing practices for immunosuppressant patients in paediatric services at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 23 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what clinical governance arrangements are in place across NHS Scotland to oversee decision-making regarding extended, blanket and targeted antifungal prophylactic medications, including posaconazole, to prevent infection from water or airborne bacteria during cancer therapy."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 23 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its Rural Support Plan as required by the Agricultural and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 23 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how its revised Code of Practice for constables when exercising the power of stop and search, which is currently being consulted on, will ensure the safety of biological women, in light of proposals that could allow a biological male to request that a biological female constable searches them."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 19 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide information on any further action that the working group it established following the UK Supreme Court’s judgment in the For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers case has assessed as necessary to ensure that all public bodies are providing single-sex spaces."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 19 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost to date is of the working group it established following the UK Supreme Court’s judgment in the For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers case."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 19 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the actions taken by the working group it established following the UK Supreme Court’s judgment in the For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers case, to ensure that all public bodies are providing single-sex spaces."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 18 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent consultation on extending permitted development rights to support the provision of new homes."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is regarding the cross-border referral of patients to facilities in England for routine healthcare treatment when waiting lists in NHS boards in Scotland exceed referral-to-treatment standards."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 17 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to undertake an assessment of the impact of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 on rural and island communities, as required by section 81 of that Act."
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