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MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency) 2011 - present day
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06 March 2024 - 26 June 2024
Substitute Member
23 June 2021 - 17 June 2024
Deputy Convener
24 June 2021 - 01 September 2021
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17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
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06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
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29 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
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28 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
Chair
16 November 2017 - 06 September 2018
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13 September 2017 - 24 May 2018
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 16 November 2017
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08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
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07 September 2016 - 28 September 2016
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18 September 2012 - 23 March 2016
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01 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
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29 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
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04 September 2012 - 18 September 2012
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16 June 2011 - 29 June 2011
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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: 10 October 2024
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "What impact have the enormous financial pressures caused by continuing United Kingdom Government austerity had on the funding that is available to support Scotland’s college sector?"
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 3 October 2024
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "I want to look at the SFC funding model. Paragraph 29 on page 14 of your briefing sets out what action SFC has taken to help to take some of the pressure off colleges. There are four main items, one or two of which we spoke about earlier…
Chamber meeting date: 2 October 2024
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "Will the cabinet secretary tell members how many jobs the finfish aquaculture industry supports in rural Scotland? Will she also set out some of the detail of the economic importance of the industry nationally and in rural and island communities?"
Chamber meeting date: 2 October 2024
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "I thank Stuart McMillan for bringing to the chamber his motion regarding the lack of regulation in the medical aesthetics industry in Scotland…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 2 October 2024
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP): "A key development that has taken place since the publication of the REC Committee report is the introduction of SEPA’s new fin-fish aquaculture regulatory framework, which came in on 1 June 2019…
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Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 10, 2024
Result 94 for, 0 against, 7 abstained, 28 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 68 for, 27 against, 20 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Maggie Chapman, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 64 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 65 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 68 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Colin Beattie has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Midlothian and East Lothian councils regarding the financial impact of national policies, in light of reports of their constrained budgets."
Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2024
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to ensure access to primary care in areas that have a high projected population growth."
Taken in the Chamber on 27 June 2024
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out any analysis of the potential impact that a policy to reduce net migration to the UK would have on its long-term labour market strategy."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2024
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of the Sherrifhall roundabout project."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2024
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps are being taken to tackle bullying in schools."
Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2024
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 March 2024
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 February 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting communities to sustainably manage and reduce deer numbers."
Taken in the Chamber on 21 February 2024
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 January 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to publish an action-oriented International Strategy setting out the outcomes that it will seek to achieve through international engagement up to May 2026."
Answered by Angus Robertson on 24 January 2024
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 December 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it and its partners are taking to tackle retail crime and its potential impact on communities, in light of the reported increase in retail crime caused by the cost of living crisis."
Taken in the Chamber on 10 January 2024
Asked by: Beattie, Colin, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 December 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the steps that it is taking to tackle loss and damage in marginalised communities."
Taken in the Chamber on 21 December 2023
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