Liz Smith
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2007 - present day
About Liz Smith
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6762
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
The Control Tower
Perth Airport
Scone
Perth
PH2 6PL
Phone: 01738 553990
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Liz is a member of 2 committees
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Liz is a member of 3 cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Liz does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Liz has 2 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Economy
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Party Spokesperson on Finance
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Liz has had 15 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
20 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Member
20 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
Education and Skills Committee
Substitute Member
20 February 2020 - 14 August 2020
Parliamentary Bureau
Member
08 June 2016 - 25 February 2020
Education and Skills Committee
Member
29 September 2016 - 29 June 2017
Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee
Substitute Member
28 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
19 March 2014 - 19 May 2016
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
27 February 2014 - 23 March 2016
Education and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
07 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Devolution Further Powers Committee
Substitute Member
01 June 2011 - 27 February 2014
Education and Culture Committee
Member
23 June 2011 - 10 September 2013
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
13 June 2007 - 22 March 2011
Education Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Member
03 October 2007 - 22 March 2011
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
27 June 2007 - 28 September 2007
Procedures Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Liz'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 Liz Smith. The date of their initial statement was 15 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
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 £1030 and were paid by the Hanns Seidel Foundation (a political research foundation of Munich, Germany). [Registered 2 August 2022]
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a member of the John Muir Trust.
I am a member of the Munro Society.
I am a member of Friends of the Black Watch.
I am a member of the National Trust for Scotland.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Liz Smith 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: 29 June 2022
Covid-19 Booster Vaccination Programme
8. Liz Smith: "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the role that the Covid-19 booster vaccination programme will play in its Covid recovery strategy. (S6O-01291)"
Chamber meeting date: 29 June 2022
Scotland’s Companies
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "I thank John Mason for bringing what is an important debate to the chamber. It should go without saying that all of us in this place, irrespective of our political views, are rightly very proud of our Scottish companies and their Scottish heritage…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 28 June 2022
Financial Memorandum for the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill (Post-legislative Scrutiny)
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "Good morning. You mentioned in your introduction that the Audit Scotland review showed some concerns about a lack of transparency, particularly regarding outcomes, and that the Scottish Government had worked hard to address that issue…
Chamber meeting date: 23 June 2022
Provisional Outturn 2021-22
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "I thank the minister for prior sight of his statement. There is absolutely no doubt that this remains a very challenging fiscal environment, in which many factors are combining to make the path to recovery uncertain…
Chamber meeting date: 23 June 2022
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. It was the same for me, and I would have voted yes."
Votes
How Liz Smith has voted in Parliament
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Business Programme
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 63 for, 47 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 85 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Business Programme
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Dean Lockhart, Douglas Lumsden, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 47 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Supported by: Keith Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 84 for, 0 against, 25 abstained, 20 no vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 25 for, 85 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Liz Smith in Parliament
Find out what motions Liz Smith has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Liz Smith 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: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 August 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce any impact on patients in NHS (a) Tayside and (b) Fife, in light of the reported rising number of unscheduled closures of community pharmacies."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 August 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported unscheduled closures of community pharmacies, what discussions it has had with (a) pharmacists and (b) pharmacy associations since 1 January 2022 regarding any concerns expressed by pharmacists on this issue."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government by when it anticipates that all registered defibrillators will be included in the defibrillator App that is used by ambulance crews to locate seriously ill patients."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how many state secondary schools have had defibrillators installed, broken down by local authority"
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how many state primary schools have had defibrillators installed, broken down by local authority."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm which budget line has been used to provide £65 million to the war effort in Ukraine."
Answered by: Tom Arthur on 15 July 2022
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland statistics for 2021-22."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 8 July 2022
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 March 2022
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what assessment has been made of the new car park barrier system."
Answered by: Claire Baker (On Behalf of the SPCB) on 10 March 2022
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of elective surgeries were cancelled in each month since March 2020, broken down by NHS board."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 28 January 2022
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government when Scottish Ministers were first made aware that there had been a potential breach of state aid rules in relation to its contract with Tata Steel UK Ltd."
Answered by: Ivan McKee on 27 January 2022
See all of Liz Smith's written questions submitted in Parliament