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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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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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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: 20 February 2025
6. Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to reduce the disability employment gap. (S6F-03814)"
Chamber meeting date: 19 February 2025
3. Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on annual reporting of its incentivisation of selective fishing gear and low-impact techniques that the rural affairs secretary committed to commissioning in January 2023. (S6O-04316)"
Chamber meeting date: 6 February 2025
8. Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what the current average timescale is for non-criminal complaints against the police to be allocated for investigation by Police Scotland. (S6O-04305)"
Chamber meeting date: 5 February 2025
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "South of Scotland Enterprise’s budget is proposed to be cut from £35 million in 2023-24 to £29 million in the forthcoming year. What effect will having £6 million less to invest than two years ago have on the agency’s economic impact?"
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 5 February 2025
The Convener (Colin Smyth): "Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the fifth meeting in 2025 of the Economy and Fair Work Committee. Our first item of business is the final evidence-taking session in our inquiry into city region and regional growth deals…
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Submitted by: Alasdair Allan, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 84 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 16 for, 97 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 70 for, 42 against, 1 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 28 for, 69 against, 14 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 86 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
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: 17 February 2025
"To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to reduce the disability employment gap."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many people who are resident in (a) Scotland are registered with a GP in England and (b) England are registered with a GP in Scotland."
Answered by Neil Gray on 17 February 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing compulsory pay caps for locum doctors in the NHS."
Answer expected on 14 March 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a policy of cancelling the student loans of newly qualified doctors if they commit to working in the NHS for a period of five years."
Answer expected on 14 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."
Answer expected on 12 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."
Answer expected on 12 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."
Answer expected on 12 March 2025
Asked by: Smyth, Colin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on annual reporting of its incentivisation of selective fishing gear and low-impact techniques that the rural affairs secretary committed to commissioning in January 2023."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 February 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."
Answer expected on 11 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."
Answer expected on 11 March 2025