Edward Mountain MSP

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Edward Mountain MSP

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  • Member for: Highlands and Islands
  • Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Edward is a member of the following Committees:

Edward is a member of the following Cross-Party Groups:

Parliamentary Activities

Member of the Conveners' Group

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Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid Session) 21 May 2020 [Draft] : 21 May 2020


Edward Mountain

In her letter, the cabinet secretary said that the reason for the business bank account requirement was the prevention of fraud, but that is not a requirement tha...



Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid Session) 21 May 2020 [Draft] : 21 May 2020


Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

I turn to a point that was raised by Liam McArthur and that I have raised before in the chamber—the issue of business bank accounts and why small businesses do not need them. The Cabinet Sec...



Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 13 May 2020 [Draft] : 13 May 2020


The Convener

Our next item is to ask committee members whether they are content that we agree to our annual report by correspondence. No member has disagreed, so we will concl...



Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 13 May 2020 [Draft] : 13 May 2020


The Convener

As there are no other comments, does the committee agree to write to the Scottish Government to confirm that it is content for consent to be given to the SI propo...



Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 13 May 2020 [Draft] : 13 May 2020


The Convener

No one in the meeting can answer that specific question, so we could put it in our report, if you are happy with that.



Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 13 May 2020 [Draft] : 13 May 2020


The Convener

We move on to item 10. Does any member wish to comment on the proposed direct payments ceilings regulations 2020? If there are no comments—[



Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 13 May 2020 [Draft] : 13 May 2020


The Convener

We have received consent notifications in relation to two UK statutory instrument proposals. The first is on the proposed direct payments to farmers (amendment) regulations 2020. If there ar...



Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 13 May 2020 [Draft] : 13 May 2020


The Convener

Are members content for me to agree the wording of a short report to the Parliament summarising the committee’s consideration of the LCM with the clerks?



Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 13 May 2020 [Draft] : 13 May 2020


The Convener

Are we also agreed to note the actions being taken by the DPLR Committee in our report?



Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 13 May 2020 [Draft] : 13 May 2020


The Convener

That sounds like legal advice. Are members content to recommend in the...

Vote DetailMSP VoteResult
S5M-21727: Approval of SSI (Graeme Dey)
Meeting Date: 13/05/2020
Result - For: 36, Against: 16 Abstain: 19
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Not VotedCarried
S5M-21728: Approval of SSI (Graeme Dey)
Meeting Date: 13/05/2020
Result - For: 52, Against: 0 Abstain: 19
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Not VotedCarried
SP Bill 49: Consumer Scotland Bill (Stage 3) - Amendment 23
Meeting Date: 06/05/2020
Result - For: 14, Against: 38 Abstain: 16
Not VotedDefeated
S5M-21657: Consumer Scotland Bill (Jamie Hepburn)
Meeting Date: 06/05/2020
Result - For: 67, Against: 0 Abstain: 0
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Not VotedCarried
S5M-21600 Business motion: S5M-21600: Business Motion (Graeme Dey)
Meeting Date: 28/04/2020
Result - For: 54, Against: 15 Abstain: 0
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Not VotedCarried
21 April 2020 - Back-up vote 1: S5M-21505: Business Motion (Graeme Dey)
Meeting Date: 21/04/2020
Result - For: 55, Against: 13 Abstain: 0
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Not VotedCarried
SP Bill 66: Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill (Stage 1) - Amendment 2
Meeting Date: 01/04/2020
Result - For: 24, Against: 57 Abstain: 0
Not VotedDefeated
SP Bill 66: Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill (Stage 1) - Amendment 12
Meeting Date: 01/04/2020
Result - For: 24, Against: 57 Abstain: 0
Not VotedDefeated
SP Bill 66: Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill (Stage 1) - Amendment 16
Meeting Date: 01/04/2020
Result - For: 24, Against: 57 Abstain: 0
Not VotedDefeated
Amdt 40 : SP Bill 66: Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill (Stage 1)
Meeting Date: 01/04/2020
Result - For: 41, Against: 41 Abstain: 0, Casting Vote: Against
Not VotedDefeated

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Motion S5M-21502: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20/04/2020 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S5M-21468: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17/04/2020 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S5M-21356: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 30/03/2020 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S5M-20560: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22/01/2020 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S5M-20561: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22/01/2020 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S5M-20559: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22/01/2020 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S5M-20395: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10/01/2020 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S5M-20360: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 09/01/2020 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S5M-20361: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 09/01/2020 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S5M-20358: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 09/01/2020 Show Full Motion >>
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Question S5O-04247: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 03/03/2020 R Show Full Question >>
Question S5O-04069: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 21/01/2020 Show Full Question >>
Question S5F-03803: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16/12/2019 Show Full Question >>
Question S5W-26716: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11/12/2019 Show Full Question >>
Question S5W-26715: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11/12/2019 Show Full Question >>
Question S5O-03929: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11/12/2019 Show Full Question >>
Question S5O-03825: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19/11/2019 Show Full Question >>
Question S5W-26368: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12/11/2019 Show Full Question >>
Question S5O-03788: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12/11/2019 Show Full Question >>
Question S5O-03753: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 05/11/2019 Show Full Question >>

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