Oliver Mundell
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Dumfriesshire (Constituency) 2016 - present day
About Oliver Mundell
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5631
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Monro House
Duncan Drive
Moffat
DG10 9JW
Phone: 01683 222770
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Oliver is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Oliver is a member of 5 cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Oliver does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Oliver has 2 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Education
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Party Spokesperson on Skills
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Oliver has had 11 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
25 February 2020 - 04 May 2021
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Substitute Member
23 December 2020 - 04 May 2021
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
16 December 2020 - 04 May 2021
Education and Skills Committee
Member
25 February 2020 - 23 December 2020
Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee
Member
20 August 2020 - 16 December 2020
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Member
10 September 2019 - 25 February 2020
Education and Skills Committee
Substitute Member
17 May 2018 - 25 February 2020
Equalities and Human Rights Committee
Member
29 June 2017 - 10 September 2019
Education and Skills Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 29 June 2017
Justice Committee
Member
29 September 2016 - 29 June 2017
Finance and Constitution Committee
Substitute Member
28 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Finance Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Oliver'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 Oliver Mundell. The date of their initial statement was 18 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 31 July to 5 August 2016 I was part of a fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank for Scottish Conservative MSPs. The costs of the visit amounted to £2,000 and were met by Conservative Friends of Israel (of CFI Ltd, PO Box 72288, London, SW1P 9LB).
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 Oliver Mundell 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
Scottish Qualifications Authority (Examinations Process)
3. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con): "To ask the First Minister what deadline the Scottish Government has set for making any further changes to this year’s SQA examinations process. (S6F-00639)"
Chamber meeting date: 13 January 2022
Holistic Family Support
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con): "I thank Martin Whitfield for bringing the debate to the chamber, and for his thoughtful contribution—such contributions have already become a hallmark of his time in Parliament…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 12 January 2022
Budget 2022-23
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con): "Cabinet secretary, in response to Fergus Ewing’s question on rural funding, you mentioned the change to using the data on low-income families as a measure for the attainment funding…
Chamber meeting date: 5 January 2022
Covid-19
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con): "Last year, we saw educational attainment figures that, even in the context of the pandemic, made a mockery of Nicola Sturgeon’s promise that education would be her top priority. We simply cannot afford any more unavoidable disruption to learning…
Chamber meeting date: 22 December 2021
Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019
7. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to enact sections 5 to 7 of the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019. (S6O-00564)"
Votes
How Oliver Mundell has voted in Parliament
Find out how Oliver Mundell has voted recently.
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 Oliver Mundell in Parliament
Find out what motions Oliver Mundell has submitted recently.
Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Applications for Removal from List and Late Representations) Amendment Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/379)
Written questions
Written questions Oliver Mundell 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: Mundell, Oliver, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how many non-disclosure agreements SQA employees have been asked to sign in each of the last five years, and for what reasons."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Mundell, Oliver, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05212 by Maree Todd on 10 January 2022, what its position is on whether periods of more than two years between dental check-up appointments is consistent with its policy priorities…
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Mundell, Oliver, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-04648 by Shirly-Anne Somerville on 3 December 2021, which age groups of school pupils will be eligible to receive milk under the new scheme."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 14 January 2022
Asked by: Mundell, Oliver, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-04648 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 December 2021, whether milk will be provided free of charge to pupils under the new scheme, or whether it will be subsidised by the Scottish Government."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 14 January 2022
Asked by: Mundell, Oliver, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates the impact may be on the home insurance policies of households that are unable to install interlinked fire alarms before the February deadline."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Mundell, Oliver, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how Scottish-domiciled individuals who received a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States can prove their vaccination status."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Mundell, Oliver, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what support will be made available for vulnerable customers during power outages in areas with poor mobile signal, in light of reported concerns about the planned switch-off of the Public Switched Telephone Network."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Mundell, Oliver, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported confirmation by the UK Minister for Health and Social Care that any funding for cannabis-based products through NHS prescriptions is a matter for devolved institutions, what financial support it will make available to fund cannabis-based medication for children currently relying on private…
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Mundell, Oliver, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what the approval rate is of wind farm applications in each local authority area, broken down by those (a) determined and (b) not determined by Scottish Ministers, in each of the last five years."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Mundell, Oliver, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether UNESCO biospheres, and specifically the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biospheres, as initiatives of significance, will be highlighted within the new National Planning Framework 4."
Awaiting answer
See all of Oliver Mundell's written questions submitted in Parliament