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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Beatrice Wishart

Scottish Liberal Democrats

MSP for Shetland Islands (Constituency) 2019 - present day

About Beatrice Wishart

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @beatricewishart

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6296
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Beatrice is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Beatrice is a member of 17 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Brain Tumours

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Colleges and Universities

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Crofting

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fisheries and Coastal Communities

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Islands

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Long Covid

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Maritime and Shipbuilding

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Medicinal Cannabis

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Men's Violence Against Women and Children

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Music

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nature and Climate

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Outdoor Education

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poverty

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Skills

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Space

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on WASPI

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Beatrice does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Beatrice has 2 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Connectivity

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Party Spokesperson on Rural Affairs

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Previous roles

Beatrice has had 11 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

01 September 2021 - 01 February 2023

Deputy Convener

31 August 2021 - 01 September 2021

Member

17 June 2021 - 31 August 2021

Member

06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Liberal Democrats

06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021

Party Spokesperson on Skills

Scottish Liberal Democrats

08 September 2019 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Liberal Democrats

05 February 2020 - 04 May 2021

Member

10 September 2019 - 04 May 2021

Member

25 September 2019 - 04 May 2021

Substitute Member

18 September 2019 - 04 May 2021

Substitute Member

21 April 2020 - 04 May 2021

Member

Register of interests

Beatrice'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 Beatrice Wishart. The date of their initial statement was 01 June 2021.

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: 1 March 2023]

Recent Activity

What was said

What Beatrice Wishart 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: 26 June 2025

Gull Control

Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "Sorry—I missed what you said, Presiding Officer. Did you say three or four minutes?"

Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025

Gull Control

Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "Sorry—I missed what you said, Presiding Officer. Did you say three or four minutes?"

Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025

Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "I think that Tim Eagle is about to come on to the point of principle that Finlay Carson raised earlier today…

Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2025

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Bird Species)

Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "I have been made aware of a potential release of non-native game birds in Shetland. Islands are more sensitive to the establishment of non-native species, which can impact the environment and compete with native species…

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 18 June 2025

European Union-United Kingdom Co-operation Agreement

Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "In relation to the SPS agreement, are there any specific products that might benefit more than others?"

Votes

How Beatrice Wishart has voted in Parliament

Find out how Beatrice Wishart has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-18795

Supporting Scottish Exports in Response to Global Uncertainty

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025

Result 60 for, 49 against, 7 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18795.1

Supporting Scottish Exports in Response to Global Uncertainty

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025

Result 23 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-18795.3

Supporting Scottish Exports in Response to Global Uncertainty

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025

Result 26 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-18780.3

Impact of Accommodating Asylum Seekers on Scottish Local Government

Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Result 72 for, 45 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18780

Impact of Accommodating Asylum Seekers on Scottish Local Government

Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 8, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Result 91 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Beatrice Wishart has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6W-39573

Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 18 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-38187 by Jim Fairlie on 17 June 2025 and in relation to the Air Discount Scheme, which is due to expire on 31 March 2026, whether it will consider including business travel in the Air Discount Scheme when it is renewed by a new notification under the UK subsidy control scheme, in…

Answered by Jim Fairlie on 4 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40315

Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has with NHS Scotland regarding access to the drug, Vorasidenib, for the treatment of brain tumours, including ensuring that there is sufficient funding available; in which NHS boards this treatment is presently offered, and how it will ensure that all patients in Scotland with brain tumours have an…

Answer expected on 18 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40323

Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that all patients with brain tumours have equal access to drug treatments, regardless of where they live."

Answer expected on 18 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40319

Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the Rare Cancers Bill, which is currently being considered by the UK Parliament."

Answer expected on 18 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40324

Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what barriers it has identified in relation to ensuring that brain tumour patients have equal access to drug treatments, regardless of where they live."

Answer expected on 18 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40318

Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide core funding for essential roles on brain tumour research, such as clinical research nurses and data analysts."

Answer expected on 18 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40317

Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the expansion of research capacity into brain tumours."

Answer expected on 18 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40316

Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it supports collaborative research on brain tumours."

Answer expected on 18 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40320

Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what financial support is available to brain tumour patients."

Answer expected on 18 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-39554

Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 25 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) agricultural, (b) forestry and (c) fishing businesses closed down in (i) 2023-24, (ii) 2024-25 and (iii) 2025-26 to date."

Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 25 August 2025

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