Liz Smith
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2007 - present day
About Liz Smith
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Committees
Liz is a member of 2 committees
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Liz is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Liz does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Liz has 3 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Climate Change
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Party Spokesperson on Environment
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Party Spokesperson on Land Reform
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.
25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
Education and Skills Committee
Substitute Member
20 February 2020 - 14 August 2020
Parliamentary Bureau
Member
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Chief Whip
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 June 2016 - 25 February 2020
Education and Skills Committee
Member
19 May 2016 - 18 February 2020
Party Spokesperson on Education
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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 19 May 2016.
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
I am a member of the General Teaching Council of Scotland.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 19 February 2019]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 19 February 2019]
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: 23 March 2021
Motion of No Confidence
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "Tomorrow, every seat in the Parliament becomes vacant again. All business in the chamber comes to an end, after which we await the verdict of the voters on 6 May, which is just six weeks away. As the First Minister said, that is as it should be…
Chamber meeting date: 23 March 2021
Motion of No Confidence
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "Tomorrow, every seat in the Parliament becomes vacant again. All business in the chamber comes to an end, after which we await the verdict of the voters on 6 May, which is just six weeks away. As the First Minister said, that is as it should be…
Chamber meeting date: 10 March 2021
Littering
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "Is it not true that part of the issue is the powers that local authorities have to deal with litter and fly-tipping…
Chamber meeting date: 10 March 2021
University of St Andrews (Degrees in Medicine and Dentistry) Bill: Stage 3
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "I, too, pay a personal tribute to Jeane Freeman, whom I have always found to be responsive to any questions that I have had…
Chamber meeting date: 10 March 2021
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I seek guidance on timings. This is one of the best debates that I have heard in the Parliament, and it is important that members are allowed to have their say on these important issues…
Votes
How Liz Smith has voted in Parliament
Find out how Liz Smith has voted recently.
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Emma Harper, South Scotland, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Result 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Motion of No Confidence
Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, John Scott, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Adam Tomkins, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 31 for, 65 against, 27 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Andy Wightman, Lothian, Independent. Date lodged: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
National Mission to Reduce Drug Deaths and Harms
Submitted by: Brian Whittle, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Supported by: Donald Cameron
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 18, 2021
Result 43 for, 69 against, 1 abstained, 16 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: 15 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the (a) Welsh Government (b) Northern Ireland Executive and (c) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs regarding the operability of Scotland's deposit return scheme with other planned schemes across the UK."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 23 February 2021
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it still anticipates its deposit return scheme will be operational by July 2022."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 23 February 2021
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the trials of digital deposit return schemes in Wales and Northern Ireland, and whether these schemes could be used in Scotland."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 23 February 2021
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the current economic situation, and whether this will have any impact on the implementation date of July 2022 for its deposit return scheme."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 23 February 2021
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will appoint a scheme administrator for its deposit return scheme before the end of the current parliamentary session."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 23 February 2021
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to provide information about how Regional Land Use Partnerships will be funded; whether that funding will be sourced from the agricultural budget, and what its reasons are for its position on the matter."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 12 February 2021
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 9 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 8 December 2020 (Official Report, c…
Answered by: John Swinney on 22 January 2021
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each NHS board area have been treated in hospital solely for COVID-19 since 1 December 2020, also broken down by how many received treatment in intensive care units."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 20 January 2021
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how many daily (a) admissions to and (b) discharges from hospitals there have been in each NHS board area since 1 December 2020."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 20 January 2021
Asked by: Smith, Liz, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each NHS board area have died since 1 December 2020 with COVID-19 recorded as the primary cause of death."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 20 January 2021
See all of Liz Smith's written questions submitted in Parliament