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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Tim Eagle

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2024 - present day

About Tim Eagle

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6989
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Tim is a member of 1 committee

Cross-party groups

Tim is a member of 7 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fisheries and Coastal Communities

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Food

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gardening and Horticulture

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nature and Climate

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scotch Whisky

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Tim does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Tim has 4 party roles

Chief Whip

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Party Spokesperson on Fishing

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Party Spokesperson on Land Reform

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Party Spokesperson on Rural Affairs

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Tim had 1 previous role

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

21 March 2024 - 10 October 2024

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Member

Register of interests

Tim'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 Tim Eagle. The date of their initial statement was 13 March 2024.

Remuneration and related undertaking

I am a sole trader and owner of Hillfords Farm, of Moray, a small sheep and arable farm. I expect to spend in the region of an average of 10 hours a week on this role. In 2022/23 I received £2,628 income from this farm. I also receive £3,500 from single farm payment and £300 from the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) per annum in connection with operation of my farm.

Until 15 March 2024 I worked as a land agent at Peter Graham & Associates, Land Agency Business (of New Elgin Road, Elgin, IV30 6BA) earning £52,500 per annum for working 5 days per week. I will sporadically offer unpaid support over next few months in 2024.

Until 23 October 2023 I worked as a Regional Manager at the Scottish Land and Estates (of Stuart House, Eskmills Business Park, Musselburgh EH21 7PB) earning £18,000 per annum for working 3 days per week.

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

No registrable interests

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

I rent 25 acres of tenanted land owned by the Crown Estate Scotland in the Moray local authority area with a market value of between £200,000 – £300,000 on repeating five-year short limited duration tenancy. I receive no income from this land and use it for my own farming business.

I own approximately 15 acres of land in the Moray local authority area with a market value of between £100,001 – £150,000. I receive no income from this land and use it for my own farming business.

I rent 35 acres of tenanted land owned by the Moray Council in the Moray local authority area with a market value of between £700,000 – £800,000 on repeating five-year short limited duration tenancy. I receive no income from this land and use it for my own farming business.

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

Between 2017 and 2022 I was a Councillor for Moray Council.

I am a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. [Registered 18 June 2025]

Recent Activity

What was said

What Tim Eagle 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: 1 October 2025

Inshore Fishing (Offshore Wind Installations)

Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "The common theme in most of the answers today is, “We’re talking, we’re talking, we’re talking”, but we do not see any action. Fishermen are facing the problem of spatial squeeze right now, every single day, and they need some action…

Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2025

Urban Gulls Summit

Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "An elderly man came to the Co-op every day for his newspaper. In June, a seagull attacked him. He fell and broke his hip. He does not leave the house now. When I hear stories like that, I cannot understand why no action is being taken…

Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2025

Business Motions

Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "Fergus Ewing has eloquently echoed my view that this issue is one of deep concern to businesses across Scotland…

Chamber meeting date: 30 September 2025

Extreme Wildfire Warning

2. Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has issued an extreme wildfire warning for the first time in September since 2020. (S6T-02690)"

Chamber meeting date: 30 September 2025

Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app would not connect. I would have voted no."

Votes

How Tim Eagle has voted in Parliament

Find out how Tim Eagle has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19123

Mobile Phones in Schools

Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 29, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 85 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19124.1

Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service

Submitted by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 54 for, 56 against, 2 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-19124

Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service

Submitted by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 29, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 56 for, 53 against, 3 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19124.2

Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service

Submitted by: Siobhian Brown, Ayr, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Supported by: Angela Constance
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 55 for, 52 against, 3 abstained, 19 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19123.1

Mobile Phones in Schools

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 49 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Tim Eagle has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S6W-40904

Asked by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:1 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many new small-scale abattoirs have been built as a result of funding from the Small Producers Pilot Fund in each year since it was established in December 2023."

Question reference: S6W-40902

Asked by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:1 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the finding in the report, Abattoir Users Survey 2025, that "across England, Wales and the UK overall, the average distance [travelled to the nearest abattoir] fell within the 31-40 mile range" but that, in Scotland, it fell "into the 61-70 mile bracket"."

Question reference: S6W-40903

Asked by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:1 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been (a) allocated to and (b) distributed from the Small Producers Pilot Fund in each year since it was established in December 2023."

Question reference: S6W-40905

Asked by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:1 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many small-scale abattoirs have closed in each year since 2021."

Question reference: S6W-40906

Asked by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:1 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the finding in the report, Abattoir Users Survey 2025, that "58% of respondents believed their business would not be profitable without selling direct to consumers or through local markets"."

Question reference: S6W-40552

Asked by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:16 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost was of any penalties that it issued to Openreach in each year since 2016, and for what reasons it applied those penalties."

Question reference: S6W-40603

Asked by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:18 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 1 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what funding mechanisms are available to help (a) farmers and (b) crofters improve farm security."

Question reference: S6W-40572

Asked by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:17 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 30 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners have been transferred from closed to open prisons in each year since 2021."

Question reference: S6W-40600

Asked by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:18 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 30 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to define the phrase ‘"rural crime" in legislation."

Question reference: S6W-40553

Asked by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:16 September 2025

Current Status: Holding Answer by Ivan McKee on 30 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) it and (b) its agencies has spent on promotion through social media influencers in each year since 2021."

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