Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2016 - present day
Website: edwardmountainmsp.scot
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Substitute Member
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
Member
01 February 2023 - 29 June 2023
Substitute Member
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 September 2021 - 01 February 2023
Substitute Member
08 September 2022 - 20 September 2022
Member
21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
15 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Convener
15 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Member
18 September 2019 - 25 February 2020
Substitute Member
28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2016 - 29 June 2017
Substitute Member
26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 June 2016 - 15 June 2016
Member
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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
Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "The Cairngorm funicular railway opened in January 2023 after four years of repairs that cost £25 million. It closed months later because the repairs were defective. It has remained closed ever since…
Chamber meeting date: 20 February 2025
Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not get my device to connect; I would have voted no."
Chamber meeting date: 20 February 2025
Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "Here we go, yet again, debating a legislative consent motion on the GB Energy Bill. The first legislative consent motion was lodged in August last year. It did not set out a clear position on consent or provide much detail at all…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 18 February 2025
The Convener (Edward Mountain): "Good morning, and welcome to the sixth meeting in 2025 of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee. Our first item of business is a decision on taking business in private…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 18 February 2025
The Convener: "Our second item of business is our final evidence-taking session on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill…
Find out how Edward Mountain has voted recently.
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 against
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 against
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 voted for
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 against
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Edward Mountain has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Mountain, Edward, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the total monthly running cost of Ferguson Marine is."
Taken in the Chamber on 5 February 2025
Asked by: Mountain, Edward, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the three main aims of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill are."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
Asked by: Mountain, Edward, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 January 2025
"To ask the First Minister, in light of the rise in the number of people under 50 being diagnosed with bowel cancer, what proposals the Scottish Government has to extend the national bowel screening programme to those under 50 years old."
Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2025
Asked by: Mountain, Edward, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what the findings were of the 10-year trial of the 50mph speed limit for HGVs on single carriageway sections of the A9 between Perth and Inverness."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 January 2025
Asked by: Mountain, Edward, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 November 2024
"To as the Scottish Government how much the individual bus fare concessionary schemes have cost in 2024."
Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2024
Asked by: Mountain, Edward, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 30 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of payments under the Basic Payment Scheme had been made to farmers by 15 October 2024."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 6 November 2024
Asked by: Mountain, Edward, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time employees were working for Children’s Hearings Scotland as of August (a) 2022 and (b) 2024."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 10 October 2024
Asked by: Mountain, Edward, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what the cost of running Children’s Hearings Scotland was in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 to date."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 10 October 2024
Asked by: Mountain, Edward, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many volunteer team members across Scotland were working with Children’s Hearings Scotland as of August (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 10 October 2024
Asked by: Mountain, Edward, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many hearings each member of Children’s Hearings Scotland undertook in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 to date."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 10 October 2024
See all of Edward Mountain's questions submitted in Parliament