Colin Smyth
Scottish Labour
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
About Colin Smyth
Contact details
Contact online
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6986
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
17 Buccleuch Street
Dumfries
DG1 2AT
Phone: 01387 279205
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Colin is a member of 2 committees
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Colin is a member of 17 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on China
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Dementia
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Digital Participation
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Food
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Future of Football in Scotland
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Heart Disease and Stroke
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Japan
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Older People, Age and Ageing
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palliative Care
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scotch Whisky
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Visual Impairment
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Colin does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Colin has 4 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Infrastructure
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Rural Economy
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Telecommunications
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Transport
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Colin has had 4 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
19 December 2017 - 04 October 2018
Party Spokesperson on Rural Economy
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Health and Sport Committee
Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Health
Scottish Labour
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Chief Whip
Scottish Labour
Register of interests
Colin's register of interests
MSP's must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Colin Smyth. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
Until 4 May 2017, when I stood down, I was a senior councillor for Dumfries and Galloway Council (of English Street, Dumfries, DG1 2DD). I worked approximately 20 hours per week and I received remuneration of between £20,001 and £25,000 per annum. I donated my salary to local and national good causes/charities. [Amended interest 09 May 2017]
Until 31 May 2016 I was a volunteer coordinator at Parkinson’s UK, a charity organisation (of 215 Vauxhaull Bridge Road, London, SW1V 1EJ). I received remuneration of between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum and worked 35 hours per week.
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a member of Parkinson’s UK.
I am a member of Unite the Union.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 09 May 2018]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 3 April 2019]
I am a member of GMB Union.
I am Chairperson of the Eastriggs Railway Station Action Group (ERSAG). [Registered 9 November 2017]
I am Chairperson of the Dumfries and Galloway Fairtrade Steering Group. [Registered 9 November 2017]
I am a member of the League Against Cruel Sports.
I am member of the Scottish Wildlife Trust. [Registered 3 April 2018]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 09 May 2018]
Recent Activity
What was said
What Colin Smyth has said in Parliament
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.
Covid-19 (Next Steps)
Colin Smyth made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 30 July 2020
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "Whatever the arguments over the handling of the lifting of the quarantine rules for travellers who arrive from Spain only for the rules to be reintroduced a couple of days later, the reintroduction is a further blow to the civil aviation sector—a sector that is already on its knees, with the Fraser of Allander institute projecting a possible 2,500…
Transport
Colin Smyth made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 16 July 2020
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the cabinet secretary for the advance sight of his statement, and I add my thanks to Scotland’s transport workers…
Farmers and Crofters (Financial Stability)
Colin Smyth made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 24 June 2020
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the cabinet secretary for the advance sight of his statement and for the update on CAP payments…
Agriculture, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Food and Drink (Impact of Covid-19)
Colin Smyth made 3 Contributions to this discussion
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee - 24 June 2020
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "My questions are primarily follow-ups to those of John Finnie, and they are directed at Nick Halfhide and David Oxley…
Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Colin Smyth made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 17 June 2020
Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab): "I declare an interest as a proud member of the League Against Cruel Sports, the deputy convener of the cross-party group on animal welfare and the Scottish Environment LINK MSP species champion for badgers…
Written questions
Written questions Colin Smyth has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
S5W-30973 - Unanswered
29 July 2020
Smyth, Colin: "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the impact of the COVID-19 social distancing measures…
S5W-30694 - Answered
13 July 2020
Smyth, Colin: "To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of reports of plans to worsen the terms and conditions, including sick pay, of staff employed at the Trump Turnberry resort."
S5W-30900 - Unanswered
23 July 2020
Smyth, Colin: "To ask the Scottish Government how much support it has provided to the bus industry during COVID-19, broken down by (a) type and (b) purpose of funding; whether any of this funding was subject to meeting conditions, and, if so, whether it will publish a full account of what conditions were placed on such funding."
S5W-30901 - Unanswered
23 July 2020
Smyth, Colin: "To ask the Scottish Government how many schoolchildren it estimates travel to school on (a) dedicated school and (b) public transport."
S5W-30692 - Answered
13 July 2020
Smyth, Colin: "To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage and support the Trump Turnberry resort to retain its workforce and avoid redundancies."
See all of Colin Smyth's written questions submitted in Parliament