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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 Beatrice Wishart. The date of their initial statement was 01 June 2021.
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[Ceased interest removed from entry: 1 March 2023]
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: 26 June 2025
Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "Sorry—I missed what you said, Presiding Officer. Did you say three or four minutes?"
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "Sorry—I missed what you said, Presiding Officer. Did you say three or four minutes?"
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025
Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "I think that Tim Eagle is about to come on to the point of principle that Finlay Carson raised earlier today…
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2025
Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "I have been made aware of a potential release of non-native game birds in Shetland. Islands are more sensitive to the establishment of non-native species, which can impact the environment and compete with native species…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 18 June 2025
Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "In relation to the SPS agreement, are there any specific products that might benefit more than others?"
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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 against
Vote Passed
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
Vote Defeated
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
Vote Passed
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
Vote Passed
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
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Beatrice Wishart has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether an endometriosis diagnosis obtained outwith Scotland is recognised by NHS Scotland."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 October 2025
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to patients who have to travel to access treatment at one of the three specialist endometriosis centres."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 October 2025
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 30 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on every household having an emergency or resilience box in preparedness for any major crisis, similar to the approach used in Denmark and Finland, and what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding developing such an initiative."
Answer expected on 28 October 2025
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many thefts of global positioning system (GPS) units from farm machinery have been recorded in each of the last five years, broken down by the estimated total value of these units, and how many subsequent (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been."
Answered by Angela Constance on 30 September 2025
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the paper, An approach to using stranding data to monitor cetacean population trends and guide conservation strategies, published in Scientific Reports on 20 August 2025, which identified an increase in marine mammal strandings in Scotland, and what assessment it has made of these results in…
Answered by Gillian Martin on 30 September 2025
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what meetings (a) ministers and (b) officials have held with stakeholders regarding the theft of global positioning system (GPS) units from farm machinery in each of the last five years, and what the outcomes were."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports suggesting that there is a link between the reported theft of global positioning system (GPS) units from farm machinery in Scotland and the war in Ukraine."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the number of insurance claims that have been (a) made and (b) approved in each of the last five years concerning the theft of global positioning system (GPS) units from farm machinery…
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that patients in Scotland have travelled abroad for surgery to confirm an endometriosis diagnosis due to long waiting times."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 September 2025
Asked by: Wishart, Beatrice, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its evaluation of the recommendations in the independent review of the anaesthesia associate (AA) and physician associate (PA) roles in England, and when it expects to reach a formal position on the recommendations."
Answered by Neil Gray on 23 September 2025
See all of Beatrice Wishart's questions submitted in Parliament