Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Constituency) 2017 - present day
Former MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2016 - 2017
Email: [email protected]
Website: rachaelhamilton.co.uk
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25 May 2022 - 29 June 2023
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17 June 2021 - 01 February 2023
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08 September 2021 - 25 May 2022
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11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
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11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
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25 February 2020 - 04 May 2021
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20 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
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18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
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18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
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26 May 2016 - 02 May 2017
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29 September 2016 - 02 May 2017
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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 Rachael Hamilton. The date of their initial statement was 14 May 2021.
I am a director of Borders Hotels Ltd, a hospitality firm of the Green, St Boswells, Melrose, Roxburghshire, TD6 0EW. I received £2,000 in the form of dividends in the year end accounts which I then paid directly into the company.
No registrable interests.
From 4 July to 8 July 2022 I visited Munich and Berlin, Germany, as part of a cross-Party delegation from the Scottish Parliament, meeting Parliamentarians, public officials and business representatives, as a guest of the Hanns Seidel Foundation. The costs of the visit, including travel, accommodation, meals and translation services amounted to £1300 and were paid by the Hanns Seidel Foundation (a political research foundation of Munich, Germany). [Registered 1 August 2022]
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
I own 49% of the issued share capital in Borders Hotels Ltd. of the Green, St Boswells, Melrose, Roxburghshire, TD6 0EW. These are ordinary shares with a market value of £120,518. The company is a privately owned limited company therefore market value is difficult to determine. The value given is the net asset value based on the latest accounts filed with Companies House.
No registrable interests.
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: 19 September 2024
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "This morning, the Scottish National Party Government has caved in to pressure from the Scottish Conservatives to abandon its misguided ban on wood-burning stoves, which would have stopped the installation of wood-burning stoves in new homes…
Chamber meeting date: 19 September 2024
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "This morning, the Scottish National Party Government has caved in to pressure from the Scottish Conservatives to abandon its misguided ban on wood-burning stoves, which would have stopped the installation of wood-burning stoves in new homes…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 18 September 2024
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "I note Tim Eagle’s comments on the instrument at the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee in relation to the increase in financial costs. I am slightly concerned about that…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 18 September 2024
Rachael Hamilton: "Good morning. Has spatial planning progressed since 2018, and what opportunities could there be to incorporate aquaculture into the progress of spatial planning as we move forward with the new national marine plan?"
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 18 September 2024
Rachael Hamilton: "Amendment 60 would require the 2010 code of practice for the welfare of dogs, which was introduced under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006, to include the animal welfare good practice that people should follow when acquiring a dog or transferring a dog to another person. The 2010 code of practice for the welfare of dogs is centred…
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Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Lumsden, Roz McCall, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Result 57 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Result 1 for, 125 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 16, 2024
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes, Jamie Hepburn, Richard Lochhead, Angus Robertson
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Result 68 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Result 30 for, 96 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Result 56 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Rachael Hamilton has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding developing further regional specialist endometriosis centres across the country."
Answer expected on 3 October 2024
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to a replacement for the Fruit and Vegetable Aid scheme to help provide clarity to growers."
Answer expected on 3 October 2024
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on gynaecology waiting lists."
Answer expected on 3 October 2024
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on implementing a nationwide endometriosis-friendly employer scheme."
Answer expected on 3 October 2024
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the waiting time for an endometriosis diagnosis."
Answer expected on 3 October 2024
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make menstrual wellbeing education, including awareness of endometriosis, part of the school curriculum."
Answer expected on 3 October 2024
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the comments of Professor Graeme Roy, Chair of the Scottish Fiscal Commission, that Scotland's net position in 2022-23 was around £624 million lower than it would have been had Scottish economic performance matched that of the rest of the UK."
Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2024
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 9 September 2024
"To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to recent reports regarding Police Scotland’s policy on gender self-identification for individuals charged with or convicted of serious sexual assaults."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2024
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it expects NHS Borders to make any further reductions or savings once the NHS board returns a financial balance to repay accumulated brokerage."
Answered by Neil Gray on 9 September 2024
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much brokerage it expects NHS Borders to owe before it returns a financial balance."
Answered by Neil Gray on 9 September 2024
See all of Rachael Hamilton's questions submitted in Parliament