Liz Smith
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2007 - present day
About Liz Smith
Contact details
Contact online
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6762
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Liz is a member of 2 committees
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Liz is a member of 3 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Colleges and Universities
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Science and Technology
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sport
Co-Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Liz does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Liz has 3 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Climate Change
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Party Spokesperson on Environment
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Party Spokesperson on Land Reform
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Liz has had 14 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
Education and Skills Committee
Substitute Member
20 February 2020 - 14 August 2020
Parliamentary Bureau
Member
08 June 2016 - 25 February 2020
Education and Skills Committee
Member
29 September 2016 - 29 June 2017
Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee
Substitute Member
28 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
19 March 2014 - 19 May 2016
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
06 September 2013 - 23 March 2016
Party Spokesperson on Sport
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
06 September 2013 - 23 March 2016
Party Spokesperson on Culture
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
07 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Devolution Further Powers Committee
Substitute Member
06 September 2013 - 23 March 2016
Party Spokesperson on Young People
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
23 June 2011 - 10 September 2013
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
12 May 2011 - 06 September 2013
Party Spokesperson on Lifelong Learning
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
12 May 2011 - 06 September 2013
Party Spokesperson on Education and Young People
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 May 2007 - 20 May 2010
Party Spokesperson on Education and Young People
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Register of interests
Liz'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 Liz Smith. The date of the initial statement was 19 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
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
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 19 February 2019]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 19 February 2019]
I am a member of the General Teaching Council of Scotland.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Liz Smith 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.
Chamber meeting date: 9 December 2020
Covid-19 Christmas Restrictions (Holiday Accommodation)
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I am sorry to be difficult, but I have a question about whether the people who are in—Inaudible."
Chamber meeting date: 9 December 2020
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "Can the cabinet secretary outline where the exceptional, one-off payment will be sourced from? Is it coming from SQA fees or from general taxation?"
Chamber meeting date: 8 December 2020
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "Will the cabinet secretary confirm that, on food standards, which he mentioned in his statement, good progress has been made in recent weeks between the UK and Scottish Governments…
Chamber meeting date: 8 December 2020
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "What guidance will be given to the small number of college students who live in halls of residence and not at home?"
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee meeting date: 8 December 2020
Invasive Non-native Species (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc) Regulations 2020 [Draft]
Liz Smith: "I have a brief question. Obviously, the issue is extremely technical and quite difficult. Are you trying to overcome a time difference in ensuring alignment between what has been happening in the UK and what will happen in Scotland…
Votes
How Liz Smith has voted in Parliament
Find out how Liz Smith has voted recently.
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 Liz Smith in Parliament
Find out what motions Liz Smith has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Liz Smith 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: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 9 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 8 December 2020 (Official Report, c…
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to (a) identify and (b) notify areas as pilot regions for Regional Land Use Partnerships."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 30 November 2020
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what (a) fiscal and (b) administrative support it intends to give to early adopters of Regional Land Use Partnerships, and whether this financial support will be allocated in the 2020-21 budget."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 30 November 2020
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) COSLA and (b) all other public bodies on the establishment of Regional Land Use Partnerships."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 30 November 2020
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the risk of peat slides is taken into consideration when planning permission is being sought for windfarm construction."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 26 November 2020
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to assess the risk of peat slides on windfarm construction sites."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 26 November 2020
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with local authorities regarding their future funding settlements."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 24 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out of the collection methods for glass containers under the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 24 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on glass that is in a naturally broken state being collected through the deposit return scheme (DRS)."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 24 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with any emerging scheme administrator on the collection methods for glass through the deposit return scheme (DRS), and how reverse vending machines will be specified to accommodate this collection."
Awaiting answer
See all of Liz Smith's written questions submitted in Parliament