Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Constituency) 2017 - present day
Former MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2016 - 2017
Email: [email protected]
Website: rachaelhamilton.co.uk
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01 February 2023 - 10 October 2024
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21 May 2021 - 28 September 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 28 September 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
25 May 2022 - 29 June 2023
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17 June 2021 - 01 February 2023
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08 September 2021 - 25 May 2022
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11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
25 February 2020 - 04 May 2021
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20 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
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25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
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28 June 2017 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
10 September 2019 - 25 February 2020
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28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 May 2018 - 10 September 2019
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21 June 2017 - 17 May 2018
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26 May 2016 - 02 May 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
26 May 2016 - 02 May 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 September 2016 - 02 May 2017
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08 June 2016 - 17 November 2016
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08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
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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 Rachael Hamilton. The date of their initial statement was 14 May 2021.
I am a director of Borders Hotels Ltd, a hospitality firm of the Green, St Boswells, Melrose, Roxburghshire, TD6 0EW. I received £2,000 in the form of dividends in the year end accounts which I then paid directly into the company.
No registrable interests.
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 £1300 and were paid by the Hanns Seidel Foundation (a political research foundation of Munich, Germany). [Registered 1 August 2022]
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
I own 49% of the issued share capital in Borders Hotels Ltd. of the Green, St Boswells, Melrose, Roxburghshire, TD6 0EW. These are ordinary shares with a market value of £120,518. The company is a privately owned limited company therefore market value is difficult to determine. The value given is the net asset value based on the latest accounts filed with Companies House.
No registrable interests.
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: 4 June 2025
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "Last night, I was at Daniel Johnson’s sponsored event with the Confederation of British Industry…
Chamber meeting date: 29 May 2025
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "Due to unprecedented Scottish National Party cuts, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has brought forward plans to scrap 24/7 fire cover at Hawick fire station, which will leave nearby towns and communities at risk…
Chamber meeting date: 29 May 2025
5. Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government when it will meet with the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding its recently published consultation on updating the code of practice for services, public functions and associations, following the recent Supreme Court ruling. (S6O-04732)"
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 29 May 2025
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "Amendment 223 seeks to make practical changes to the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 in relation to permitted development rights for the change of use of a building from agricultural use to use as a dwelling…
Chamber meeting date: 20 May 2025
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "I thank Beatrice Wishart for securing this important debate. The urgency with which we need to deal with the issue is growing with each passing day…
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Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 2, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Result 84 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Result 55 for, 57 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Result 28 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Result 49 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Result 96 for, 18 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Rachael Hamilton has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to family consent and post-mortem tissue retention, whether it has considered updating the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 to align with changes implemented in the Human Tissue Act 2004 for England, Wales and Northern Ireland."
Answer expected on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken regarding (a) the financial impact that stroke will have on Scotland’s health and social care services in the next 10 years and (b) what savings can be made by investing in the expansion of the national thrombectomy service."
Answer expected on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider removing non-suspicious deaths from the remit of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service."
Answered by Dorothy Bain on 5 June 2025
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 29 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is a statutory requirement for local authorities to collaborate with (a) healthcare professionals and (b) independent mobility assessors in the administration of the Blue Badge scheme."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 June 2025
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to expand the use of non-invasive post-mortem technologies, such as CT scanners, for non-suspicious deaths."
Answered by Dorothy Bain on 5 June 2025
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it expects eligible stroke patients in the NHS Borders area to receive the same standard of care as stroke patients in Edinburgh by being able to receive a mechanical thrombectomy, should they need one, at weekends."
Answer expected on 18 June 2025
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is currently in place to inform ministers’ decisions when they depart from the recommendations of a public inquiry reporter in renewable energy cases."
Answer expected on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to its response to an Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 request on 22 April 2025 (reference 202500456071), how many of the 44 public inquiries into renewable energy applications held since January 2020 related to developments located within the Scottish Borders local authority area."
Answer expected on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the views of local communities, as expressed during public inquiries and local planning processes, are given full consideration when ministers make a final decision on renewable energy applications."
Answer expected on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what weight is given to (a) local authority planning refusals and (b) the findings of a public inquiry reporter in a final ministerial decision on renewable energy developments."
Answer expected on 17 June 2025
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