Rachael Hamilton
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Constituency) 2017 - present day
Former MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2016 - 2017
About Rachael Hamilton
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Committees
Rachael is a member of 2 committees
Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee
Substitute Member
Social Security Committee
Member
Cross-party groups
Rachael is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Rachael does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Rachael has 2 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Older People
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Party Spokesperson on Social Security
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Rachael has had 11 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Member
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Co-Chair
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Party Spokesperson on Rural Economy
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2017 - 11 August 2020
Party Spokesperson on Tourism
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
10 September 2019 - 25 February 2020
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Member
28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020
Party Spokesperson on Culture
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 May 2018 - 10 September 2019
Public Petitions Committee
Member
21 June 2017 - 17 May 2018
Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee
Member
29 September 2016 - 02 May 2017
Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 17 November 2016
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
European and External Relations Committee
Member
Register of interests
Rachael'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 Rachael Hamilton. The date of their initial statement was 01 June 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests.
Gifts
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
Overseas visits
From 6 to 10 September 2018 I travelled to Quingdao, Shandong Province, China to participate as a panellist in the World Tourism Cities Federation Summit. The costs of the visit were met by the BBC (a public services broadcaster, of Portland Place London W1A 1AA). The trip cost a total of £1,234. [Registered 13 September 2018].
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests.
Heritable property
I own a 50% share of a house in the Scottish Borders with a market value of between £90,001 and £100,000. I receive no rental income for this property. [Amended interest 26 September 2018]
Interest in shares
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 £161,158. 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.
Voluntary
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Rachael Hamilton 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: 11 March 2021
Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I did not hear you. I think that you said amendment 19C, but it did not come up on my voting app. I would have voted no."
Chamber meeting date: 10 March 2021
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes on amendment 6."
Chamber meeting date: 4 March 2021
International Women’s Day 2021
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "I am delighted to open for the Scottish Conservatives in this international women’s day debate. Like others in the chamber, I am committed to ensuring that harassment, sexism, misogyny and discrimination against women are rooted out…
Social Security Committee meeting date: 4 March 2021
Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [Draft]
Rachael Hamilton: "Inaudible.—the situation in which the uprating was not carried out for the Scottish child payment in February, but—Inaudible.—2021-22. I think that I am correct about that…
Social Security Committee meeting date: 4 March 2021
Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [Draft]
Rachael Hamilton: "This is quite a niche question, cabinet secretary. How easy is it to change the regulations that set out the process for applications for blue badges…
Votes
How Rachael Hamilton has voted in Parliament
Find out how Rachael Hamilton 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 voted for
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 not voted
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 Rachael Hamilton in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Rachael Hamilton 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: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will prioritise the COVID-19 vaccination of mountain rescue workers."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 19 March 2021
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress the Invasive Non-native Species Action Group has made regarding (a) rhododendron ponticum and (b) other species, and how many times it met in 2020."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 16 March 2021
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether it plans to introduce so-called vaccination passports in Scotland."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2021
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when key agricultural workers will receive their COVID-19 vaccination and, in light of the approach of the lambing and calving seasons, whether it will consider bringing the date forward."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 10 March 2021
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 24 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will allow garden centres to reopen, as part of the route map out of lockdown."
Answered by: Ben Macpherson on 10 March 2021
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to decarbonise the Borders Railway."
Answered by: Michael Matheson on 8 March 2021
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has with (a) SEPA and (b) local authorities regarding major flood defences."
Answered by: Ben Macpherson on 8 March 2021
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 68 actions outlined in the Recovery and redesign: cancer services - action plan announced on 9 December 2020 to "both redesign cancer services to benefit patients, and increase our services’ overall resilience to future rises in COVID-19 prevalence" have been progressed."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 5 March 2021
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government when the pages on the SEPA website regarding river levels will be fully instated, following the recent cyber attack."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 4 March 2021
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what public awareness campaign it has promoted to increase the uptake of cervical screening tests and address disruption as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 2 March 2021
See all of Rachael Hamilton's written questions submitted in Parliament