Fergus Ewing
Scottish National Party
MSP for Inverness and Nairn (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (Constituency) 1999 - 2011
About Fergus Ewing
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 01463 713004
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
112 Church Street
Inverness
Highland
IV1 1EP
Phone: 01463 713004
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Fergus is a member of 2 committees
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Fergus is a member of 4 cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Fergus does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Fergus does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Fergus has had 10 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
09 May 2006 - 02 April 2007
Local Government and Transport Committee
Deputy Convener
23 September 2004 - 09 May 2006
Local Government and Transport Committee
Member
10 June 2003 - 21 September 2004
Finance Committee
Deputy Convener
04 June 2003 - 10 June 2003
Finance Committee
Member
08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
Rural Development Committee
Deputy Convener
16 May 2002 - 31 March 2003
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee
Substitute Member
07 November 2000 - 07 January 2001
Rural Affairs Committee
Deputy Convener
17 June 1999 - 23 November 2000
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee
Member
02 November 2000 - 07 November 2000
Rural Affairs Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 01 November 2000
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Member
Register of interests
Fergus'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 Fergus Ewing. The date of their initial statement was 24 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
I own a house in Lossiemouth which has a market value of between £150,001 and £200,000 and from which I derive income of up to £5,000 per annum.
Interest in shares
I own ordinary shares in Finsbury Growth & Income (an investment trust) with a value of £40,131.
I own ordinary shares in Scottish Mortgage (an investment trust) with a value of £40,740.
I own ordinary shares in Findlay Park American (an investment trust) with a value of £43,035.
Voluntary
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Fergus Ewing 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.
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 19 January 2022
Covid-19 and Schools
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "First, I wish to express my thanks for the excellent work done by teachers and others in our schools. My question relates to the use of digital technology…
Chamber meeting date: 18 January 2022
Retrofitting Buildings for Net Zero
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "Mark Wilcock is 58 years old and he works for Highlands and Islands Enterprise. He has lived in Nairn for two years, having purchased a flat in a tenement where a bank formerly carried out business on the ground floor…
Chamber meeting date: 12 January 2022
Mental Health and Wellbeing (Primary Care)
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "It was 22 years ago, in 1999, that I finally managed to persuade the voters of Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber to elect me…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 12 January 2022
Budget 2022-23
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "He seems to have frozen, as far as I can see."
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 21 December 2021
Town and Country Planning (Short-term Let Control Areas) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 [Draft]
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "Good morning. You have discussed the desirability of the licensing scheme. One reason that you have given for that is that it would enable the fit and proper person test to be incorporated so that police concerns can be addressed…
Votes
How Fergus Ewing has voted in Parliament
Find out how Fergus Ewing has voted recently.
Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 20, 2022
Supported by: Kevin Stewart, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Result 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Result 49 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Result 49 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
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 not voted
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 not voted
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Fergus Ewing in Parliament
Find out what motions Fergus Ewing has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Fergus Ewing 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: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 October 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of its plans for onshore wind in Scotland."
Answered by: Michael Matheson on 28 October 2021
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 November 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the decision taken by it on the request of Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) that the mobility clause within the contracts of some SNH staff will not be implemented, this decision will be replicated for any other relocations of public sector departments or functions where staff of such departments or…
Answered by: Kenny MacAskill on 23 April 2009
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 November 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the decision taken by it on the request of Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) that the mobility clause within the contracts of some SNH staff will not be implemented, this decision will be replicated for any other relocations of public sector departments or functions where staff of such departments or…
Answered by: Stewart Stevenson on 3 December 2007
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 9 May 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive in what way it was consulted by the Scotland Office about the layout of the ballot papers for the parliamentary election on 3 May 2007; whether it received the report on this issue prepared for the Electoral Commission at the request of the Scotland Office, as referred to in The Scotsman on 8 May 2007, and, if so, from…
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 9 May 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive in what way it was consulted by the Scotland Office about the layout of the ballot papers for the parliamentary election on 3 May 2007; whether it received the report on this issue prepared for the Electoral Commission at the request of the Scotland Office, as referred to in The Scotsman on 8 May 2007, and, if so, from…
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 9 May 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on whether a judicial inquiry should be held into the conduct of the parliamentary and local government elections on 3 May 2007."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will take to secure provision for care for elderly people in South Lochaber while the application for the closure of Glencoe Hospital by NHS Highland is pending, while the Parliament is dissolved and until a new Executive in established."
Answered by: Lewis Macdonald on 2 April 2007
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of how the Hospital at Home scheme operates, how it is funded, what personnel are required and where it has been piloted."
Answered by: Lewis Macdonald on 2 April 2007
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 March 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive how many scallop fishing vessels were boarded by Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency officers in each of the last five years, broken down into those with (a) 10 dredges and over and (b) less than 10 dredges."
Answered by: Ross Finnie on 29 March 2007
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 March 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive how much time per annum is spent by each Scottish fishery patrol vessel in patrolling fishing grounds, also broken down into the time spent in each ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) square."
Answered by: Ross Finnie on 29 March 2007
See all of Fergus Ewing's written questions submitted in Parliament