Peter Chapman
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
About Peter Chapman
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6150
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
80 Rosemount Place
Aberdeen
AB25 2XN
Phone: 01224 644 432
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Peter is a member of 2 committees
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Peter is a member of 2 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Food
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Peter does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Peter has 2 party roles
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Europe and External Relations
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Deputy Party Spokesperson on International Development
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Peter has had 4 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Tourism
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
19 May 2016 - 16 May 2018
Party Spokesperson on Telecommunications
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
19 May 2016 - 16 May 2018
Party Spokesperson on Rural Economy
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2016 - 29 June 2017
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Peter's register of interests
MSPs 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 Peter Chapman. The date of the initial statement was 30 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
Until 9 August 2016 I was a director of Aberdeen and Northern Marts (of Thainstone Centre, Inverurie, AB51 5XZ), a livestock auction mart. I received the equivalent of £3,000 per annum and spent 2 days per month in this role. [Amended interest 05 September 2016]
I am a partner of Peter Chapman and Co. (of South Redbog, Strichen, Fraserburgh, AB43 6RP), a farming partnership. I receive remuneration in the form of utilities for my home, which are paid by the partnership to a value of between £5,001 and £10,000 per annum. I also receive interest payments on my stake in the partnership of between £5,001 and £10,000 per annum. I expect to spend 2 days per month in this role. [Amended interest 05 September 2016]
I am a director of Chapmans Chickens Ltd. (of South Redbog, Strichen, Fraserburgh, AB43 6RP), a poultry rearing company. Until 3 July 2016 I received £25,000 per annum and spent 2 days per month in this role. I no longer receive remuneration or spend any time in this role. [Amended interest 05 September 2016, Amended interest 17 April 2018]
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 05 September 2017]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 05 September 2017]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 05 September 2017]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 05 September 2017]
Interest in shares
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 17 March 2020]
I own 50,000 £1 ordinary shares in Aberdeen and Northern Marts Group, an auction business involved in the auctioning of livestock and agricultural machinery, with a value of £50,000. [Registered interest 17 April 2018]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 05 September 2017]
Voluntary
I own 10 £1 shares in Chapman's Chickens, a poultry rearing company of Aberdeenshire. [Registered 05 September 2016]
I am a member of NFU Scotland.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Peter Chapman 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.
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee meeting date: 2 December 2020
Salmon Farming Inquiry (Update)
Peter Chapman: "The general public expect—rightly, I would argue—that the industry should exist without damaging the marine environment…
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee meeting date: 2 December 2020
Trade in Animals and Related Products (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 [Draft]
Peter Chapman (North East Scotland) (Con): "I declare my membership of a farming partnership in Aberdeenshire."
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee meeting date: 2 December 2020
Direct Payments to Farmers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 [Draft]
Peter Chapman: "I am delighted to hear that you are returning LFASS payments to the levels that they were at prior to the cuts that were imposed by the EU. Where is the money coming from to reinstate those levels?"
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee meeting date: 2 December 2020
Implications of Brexit (Rural Economy)
Peter Chapman: "My question is about the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill, which would provide the Scottish ministers with the power to ensure continued alignment with EU law…
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee meeting date: 25 November 2020
Implications of Brexit (Rural Economy)
Peter Chapman (North East Scotland) (Con): "I declare an interest as a partner in a farming business in Aberdeenshire."
Votes
How Peter Chapman has voted in Parliament
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Responding to Parliamentary Will and Calls for Clarity in Education
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Supported by: Richard Lochhead, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 61 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Economy
Submitted by: Maurice Golden, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 7, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 94 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Responding to Parliamentary Will and Calls for Clarity in Education
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 7, 2020
Supported by: Michelle Ballantyne
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 59 for, 4 against, 61 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 95 for, 25 against, 1 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Economy
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Supported by: Kate Forbes, Fiona Hyslop, Ben Macpherson, Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 71 for, 31 against, 22 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Peter Chapman in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Peter Chapman 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.
Asked by: Chapman, Peter, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 30 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-12821 by Fergus Ewing on 30 November 2017, whether it will provide the information for 2019-20 regarding the number of offences recorded by Police Scotland under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953."
Answered by: ?Mairi Gougeon on 4 December 2020
Asked by: Chapman, Peter, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many tonnes of plastic waste has been sent overseas since the ban on the burning of such waste on farms was introduced."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 2 December 2020
Asked by: Chapman, Peter, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the ban on the burning of plastic waste on farms, what action it is taking to ensure that the waste that is uplifted does not end up in landfill."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 2 December 2020
Asked by: Chapman, Peter, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 August 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to protect public spending in the north east."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Chapman, Peter, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 August 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason only one of 30 bars in Aberdeen has reportedly been asked to provide its contact tracing list since the implementation of the local lockdown."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Chapman, Peter, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 August 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it supports the UK Government’s position in Brexit negotiations that the UK should be an independent coastal state so that Scotland’s vital fishing industry can be protected."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Chapman, Peter, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 June 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether its post-transition period agricultural policy framework will detail plans and provisions for farmers to tackle endemic diseases on farms through a preventative health approach."
Answered by: Fergus Ewing on 15 June 2020
Asked by: Chapman, Peter, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 June 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what provisions have been made in relation to tackling diseases on farms in its agricultural policy framework to succeed the Common Agricultural Policy."
Answered by: Fergus Ewing on 15 June 2020
Asked by: Chapman, Peter, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 June 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the benefits of tackling endemic diseases on farms, and whether this contributes to meeting environmental targets, quality of food produced and food security."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 12 June 2020
Asked by: Chapman, Peter, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 May 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether there has been an increase in the number of benefit claims made to Social Security Scotland during the COVID-19 lockdown."
Awaiting answer
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