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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.
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 8 October 2025
Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "Good morning, panel. My question is about the governance and use of common grazings and whether the changes will provide sufficient clarity, accountability and legal certainty…
Chamber meeting date: 7 October 2025
Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD): "Storm Amy saw communications go down in Shetland for the second time in three months…
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…
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Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 81 for, 10 against, 23 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 87 for, 23 against, 1 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 52 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Result 51 for, 25 against, 33 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Result 85 for, 0 against, 26 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
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: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:8 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel periodic report 2021-2024, and what action it will take regarding the recommendation to deliver on its commitment from February 2024 to revise the Fuel Poverty Strategy by the end of 2026."
Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:17 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 October 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."
Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:17 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether an endometriosis diagnosis obtained outwith Scotland is recognised by NHS Scotland."
Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:30 September 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 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."
Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:17 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 30 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…
Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:17 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 30 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."
Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:17 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 25 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."
Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:17 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 25 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."
Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:17 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 25 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…
Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:17 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 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."
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