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 local office
112 Church Street
Inverness
Highland
IV1 1EP
Phone: 01463 713004
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Fergus is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Fergus is a member of 5 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Building Bridges with Israel
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Crofting
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Oil and Gas
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wood Panel Industry
Convener
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 13 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
31 March 2022 - 27 April 2023
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 31 March 2022
Education Children and Young People Committee
Member
08 September 2021 - 31 March 2022
Constitution Europe External Affairs and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
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
16 May 2002 - 31 March 2003
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee
Substitute Member
08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
Rural Development Committee
Deputy Convener
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
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 02 May 2023]
I own ordinary shares in Findlay Park American (an investment trust) with a value of £49,327. [Amended interest 1 May 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 02 May 2023]
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.
Chamber meeting date: 28 September 2023
A96 Dualling
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "In the programme for government, the First Minister reaffirmed the welcome commitment to dual the A96 between Inverness and Auldearn, including the Nairn bypass…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 6 September 2023
Child Sexual Abuse Allegations (Religious Organisations) (PE1905)
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "I very much support what Mr Torrance has recommended, but perhaps I can supplement it by asking that, when we do write that letter, we draw specific attention to the useful material that the clerks have provided in paragraph 9 of their paper…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 6 September 2023
Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 (Post Mortems) (PE1911)
Fergus Ewing: "Yes, I agree with that. It was very helpful to have Monica Lennon’s exposition at the beginning, so I thank her for that. I will refer to a couple of bits of the evidence and then make a couple of recommendations…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 6 September 2023
A832 (Adoption as Trunk Road) (PE1980)
Fergus Ewing: "I endorse what Rhoda Grant said. If she does not mind my saying so, if rock falls on the A890 have been a problem since she was at school, the issue did not arise yesterday. I can put it no more candidly than that…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 6 September 2023
Public Toilets (PE1955)
Fergus Ewing: "I back up what Mr Torrance has said. I perhaps owe the petitioner an apology because, in my remarks when we last considered the petition, I specifically suggested that we look at the rural tourism infrastructure fund…
Votes
How Fergus Ewing has voted in Parliament
Find out how Fergus Ewing has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 49 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 50 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 48 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 50 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 49 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Fergus Ewing in Parliament
Find out what motions Fergus Ewing has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Fergus Ewing has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 June 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-18715 by Lorna Slater on 15 June 2023, whether it will provide the information requested, specifically regarding whether or not the gateway review will be made publicly available, and what its reasons were for not providing this information in its answer."
Answered by Lorna Slater on 18 July 2023
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 June 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-18066 by Lorna Slater on 31 May 2023, whether the (a) gateway review and (b) letter that the Minister will send to the Committee will be made publicly available, and, if this is not the case, what the reasons are for its position on this matter."
Answered by Lorna Slater on 15 June 2023
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 May 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15390 by Lorna Slater on 21 March 2023, whether it will now publish in full details of the gateway review that commenced in March 2023, and whether there have been any additional reviews instructed or carried out that the public has not been made aware of."
Answered by Lorna Slater on 31 May 2023
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 May 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the additional junior ministers recently appointed, for what reason the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands is not supported by a junior minister to assist in the range of her expanded portfolio responsibilities, and whether the absence of a supporting junior minister represents a…
Answered by George Adam on 30 May 2023
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of SEPA's position statement that it “will not take enforcement action against any retailer who does not offer a takeback service to consumers in Scotland in relation to online or distance retail sales of scheme articles", whether it can provide any assurance to retailers that, should they breach the…
Answered by Lorna Slater on 24 April 2023
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out, or plans to carry out, a full Gateway Review for the Deposit Return Scheme in February 2023, or close to that date, as recommended in the Gateway Review: Assurance of Action Plan report, which was published in December 2022, and, if so, whether it will commit to publishing the full Gateway…
Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 March 2023
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comments by the Secretary of State for Scotland that, in seeking an exemption from the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020, the "bar is very high indeed", what its position is on the potential success of any such application for an exemption, and what it considers the consequences would be for the…
Answered by Lorna Slater on 16 March 2023
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the Deposit Return Scheme, whether it has made an application for an exemption under the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020, and, if not, what plans it has to submit any such application."
Answered by Lorna Slater on 13 March 2023
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether a ministerial direction will be sought by the Accountable Officer in respect of the decision to continue with the plan to commence operations on the Deposit Return Scheme on 16 August 2023."
Answered by Lorna Slater on 13 March 2023
Asked by: Ewing, Fergus, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Accountable Officer has raised the possibility of seeking a ministerial direction in respect of the Deposit Return Scheme with the Scottish Ministers."
Answered by Lorna Slater on 13 March 2023