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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)

About Tim Eagle

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @x.com/TimEagleMSP

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6989
Text relay calls welcome.

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region)
13 Feb 2024 to present

Committees

Tim Eagle is a member of 1 committee

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Deputy Convener

Cross-party groups

Tim Eagle is a member of 1 cross-party group

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Tim Eagle has 1 parliamentary and government role

Parliamentary Bureau

Member

Party Roles

Tim Eagle has 1 party role

Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Housing & Transport

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Tim Eagle has had the following roles in Parliament

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

11 June 2026 to 25 June 2026

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

08 October 2024 to 08 April 2026

Party Spokesperson on Land Reform

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

08 October 2024 to 08 April 2026

Party Spokesperson on Rural Affairs

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

08 October 2024 to 08 April 2026

Party Spokesperson on Fishing

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

08 September 2025 to 08 April 2026

Chief Whip

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

10 October 2024 to 08 April 2026

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Member

09 September 2025 to 08 April 2026

parliamentary bureau

Member

21 March 2024 to 10 October 2024

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Member

Register of interests

Tim Eagle'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 09 June 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

I am a sole trader and owner of Hillfords Farm, of Moray. I expect to spend in the region of an average of 15 hours a week on this role. I receive an income of between £5,001 and £10,000 per annum, including from single farm payment and payment from the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme, in connection with the operation of my farm.

Gifts

No registrable interests.

Overseas visits

No registrable interests.

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests.

Heritable property

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.

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 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.

Interest in shares

No registrable interests.

Voluntary

I am a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

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

Recent Activity

Official Report

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.

Interests

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee meeting date: 25 June 2026

Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "I have no relevant interests to declare. Just to let everyone know, I am a farmer and I operate my own business—I own a sheep farm up in Buckie…

Conduct in the Chamber

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee meeting date: 25 June 2026

Tim Eagle: "I am very relaxed about that.I echo Jackie Baillie’s point, which was really well made. I did not see the phrase “exceptional circumstances”, but we do pride ourselves on being family-friendly…

Cross-Party Groups

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee meeting date: 25 June 2026

Tim Eagle: "I will be careful about what I say, because cross-party groups are very useful. I have been in the Parliament for only two and a half years and I see great benefit in them…

Food Production Systems

Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2026

Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "Farmers are at the heart of any food production system. The fundamental problem that we are facing is that, with the poor rural support plan, current subsidies such as the less favoured area support scheme are not hitting the mark…

Reform UK Priorities

Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2026

Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "I will try to keep to that, Presiding Officer.It has certainly been an interesting debate to listen to. My colleague Murdo Fraser talked about the word salad of the motion…

Votes

How Tim Eagle has voted in Parliament

Find out how Tim Eagle has voted recently.

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469

Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 89 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.3

Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Supported by: Kate Nevens
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 16 for, 104 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.5

Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Supported by: James Adams
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 26 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.1

Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 26 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.2

Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 65 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

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: S7W-02373

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

Date lodged: 10 August 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 31 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what the anticipated (a) passenger capacity and (b) capital cost are of any new vessels for the Gourock to Dunoon ferry route."

Question reference: S7W-02696

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

Date lodged: 26 August 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether Historic Environment Scotland has conducted any research into the repurposing of vacant listed buildings for housing, in light of reports that similar research has been conducted by Historic England."

Question reference: S7W-02700

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

Date lodged: 26 August 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to repurposing vacant listed buildings into housing."

Question reference: S7W-02697

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

Date lodged: 26 August 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) it or (b) the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has any plans to designate Aviemore Community Fire Station as a wildfire station, in light of the recent wildfire in Cairngorms National Park."

Question reference: S7W-02699

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

Date lodged: 26 August 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) Category A, (b) Category B and (c) Category C listed buildings there are which are currently vacant, broken down by local authority area."

Question reference: S7W-02698

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

Date lodged: 26 August 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how many fire stations (a) have received and (b) are due to receive controlled burn training, broken down by local authority area."

Question reference: S7W-02687

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

Date lodged: 25 August 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding the formal debriefs announced following the recent Cairngorms wildfire, and whether the findings will be used to inform national resilience policy."

Question reference: S7W-02684

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

Date lodged: 25 August 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support on-call firefighters and their employers in rural and remote communities, in light of their role in responding to large-scale rural and wildfire incidents."

Question reference: S7W-02685

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

Date lodged: 25 August 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the Chief Officer of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's proposal to introduce a more formal and proportionate fire safety regime for wildfire prevention and preparedness in natural and rural environments, and what steps it will take in response."

Question reference: S7W-02688

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

Date lodged: 25 August 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the long-term resource requirements of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to ensure sustained investment in wildfire prevention, specialist equipment and preparedness ahead of future risk periods."