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
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21 May 2021 - 28 September 2024
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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
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11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
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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
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18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
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18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
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10 September 2019 - 25 February 2020
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28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020
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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
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26 May 2016 - 02 May 2017
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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: 13 November 2025
5. Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will maintain its manifesto commitment to freeze income tax rates and bands. (S6F-04455)"
Chamber meeting date: 6 November 2025
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "I am sorry, Deputy Presiding Officer—my question is number 6."
Chamber meeting date: 6 November 2025
6. Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Housing has had with the Minister for Public Finance regarding the consultation on permitted development rights to support the provision of new homes. (S6O-05119)"
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 5 November 2025
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "Amendment 19 would require courts, when sentencing for the theft of a working gun dog, to consider both the emotional and the operational impact of that theft…
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 5 November 2025
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): "My question is for Detective Superintendent Bertram. You spoke about having the powers to deal with trafficking, but we have heard that terrifying numbers of women are being enslaved, raped and financially controlled…
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Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 81 for, 35 against, 2 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 35 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Supported by: Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 62 for, 36 against, 19 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 80 for, 36 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Supported by: Fiona Hyslop
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 65 for, 34 against, 19 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:13 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion in its Scottish Budget 2026–27 recommendations paper that the business rate is at a 26-year high."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:13 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion in its Scottish Budget 2026–27 recommendations paper that the business rate levied on shops liable for the higher property rate has resulted in them collectively paying £93 million more in rates over the past decade than their…
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:13 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion in its Scottish Budget 2026–27 recommendations paper that the business rate levied on shops liable for the higher property rate makes it more expensive for them to operate and trade profitably on high streets in Scotland than for similar…
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:13 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion in its Scottish Budget 2026–27 recommendations paper that the business rate levied on the 2,400 shops liable for the higher property rate results in them collectively paying £9 million more each year in rates than counterparts in…
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:16 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 13 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide information on the number of veterans it has helped secure accommodation since November 2018, broken down by financial year."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:12 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what legislative action it plans taking in the remainder of this parliamentary session to protect farmers from the threat of rural crime."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:10 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2025
"To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will maintain its manifesto commitment to freeze income tax rates and bands."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:22 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 5 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the publication by the UK Government on 17 October 2025 of its summary of the responses to the call for evidence regarding the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023, and what implications these might have on responding to rural crime in Scotland."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:21 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 5 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how the £901,000 veterans budget is being spent in 2025-26."
Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:16 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 3 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what mental health initiatives aimed at veterans it has supported since November 2018 and how much funding it has provided for each programme."
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