Brian Whittle
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
About Brian Whittle
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Website: brianwhittle.org.uk
Twitter: @BrianWhittle
Facebook: Brian's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5623
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Brian is a member of 2 committees
COVID-19 Recovery Committee
Member
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Brian is a member of 12 cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Brian does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Brian has 3 party roles
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Biodiversity
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Land Reform
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Deputy Party Spokesperson on the Environment
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Brian has had 5 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 June 2017 - 04 May 2021
Health and Sport Committee
Member
25 February 2020 - 04 May 2021
Social Security Committee
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 25 February 2020
Public Petitions Committee
Member
17 November 2016 - 29 June 2017
Health and Sport Committee
Substitute Member
28 June 2016 - 29 June 2017
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Brian'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 Brian Whittle. The date of their initial statement was 14 May 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
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Brian Whittle 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: 13 January 2022
Cancer (Data)
5. Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con): "To ask the First Minister what data the Scottish Government has collected on the number of people diagnosed with cancer, and the stage at which they were diagnosed, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and how this compares with pre-pandemic data. (S6F-00665)"
Chamber meeting date: 13 January 2022
Car Travel
Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con): "I will jump on the back of Kenny Gibson’s question and the minister’s reply to it. Would the minister consider developing a train station at Cairnryan and improving the rail link north to the central belt? That could reduce car travel considerably…
Chamber meeting date: 13 January 2022
National Mission on Drugs
Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con): "I am pleased to hear about all the steps that have been taken and the potential success…
COVID-19 Recovery Committee meeting date: 13 January 2022
Ministerial Statement
Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con): "Good morning. I have a couple of questions about data, the first of which is about the collection of data on non-Covid-related issues…
Chamber meeting date: 12 January 2022
Covid-19 Recovery (Strategic Reviews)
4. Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gives, as part of its cross-Government Covid-19 strategic reviews, to long-term strategies to mitigate the impact of the pandemic. (S6O-00595)"
Votes
How Brian Whittle has voted in Parliament
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Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 87 for, 33 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Education Failures and Guaranteeing the 2022 Exam Diet
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Supported by: Clare Haughey, Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 67 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Education Failures and Guaranteeing the 2022 Exam Diet
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 17, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 67 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 68 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Protecting Local Government Funding in Scotland
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 17, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 65 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Brian Whittle in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Brian Whittle 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: Whittle, Brian, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28 October 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many retailers to date have applied for exemption as a return point as part of its Deposit Return Scheme."
Answered by: Lorna Slater on 8 November 2021
Asked by: Whittle, Brian, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28 October 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what resources it will make available to producers as part of its Deposit Return Scheme to make changes to third party online web shops and introduce the takeback service."
Answered by: Lorna Slater on 8 November 2021
Asked by: Whittle, Brian, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28 October 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of online retailers that will be included within the scope of its Deposit Return Scheme."
Answered by: Lorna Slater on 8 November 2021
Asked by: Whittle, Brian, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28 October 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what the cost is of designing and implementing the new SEPA registration system for its Deposit Return Scheme."
Answered by: Lorna Slater on 8 November 2021
Asked by: Whittle, Brian, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 July 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to eradicate the giant hogweed at the Tarbolton Moss landfill site, in light of concerns that these plants can produce seeds that remain viable for 10 years, which could spread along the course of the River Ayr."
Answered by: Mairi McAllan on 13 August 2021
Asked by: Whittle, Brian, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many episodes of venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurred between 1 April 2020 and 1 December 2020, also broken down by how many were associated with the COVID-19 pandemic."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
Asked by: Whittle, Brian, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it supports the aims of World Obesity Day 2021, and whether it plans to tackle weight stigma as part of its obesity strategy, A healthier future: Scotland's diet and healthy weight delivery plan."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 10 March 2021
Asked by: Whittle, Brian, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of including obesity as one of the indicators of health inequalities as part of its annual monitoring of measures to reduce inequalities across the country."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 10 March 2021
Asked by: Whittle, Brian, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of COVID-19 on the provision of weight management services."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 10 March 2021
Asked by: Whittle, Brian, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the impact of COVID-19 on people diagnosed with obesity, what consideration it has given to publishing an updated obesity strategy."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 10 March 2021
See all of Brian Whittle's written questions submitted in Parliament