Independent
MSP for Inverness and Nairn (Constituency) 2025 - present day
Scottish National Party
Former MSP for Inverness and Nairn (Constituency) 2011 - 2025
Former MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (Constituency) 1999 - 2011
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31 March 2022 - 27 April 2023
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 31 March 2022
Member
08 September 2021 - 31 March 2022
Substitute Member
17 February 2020 - 19 May 2021
Scottish Government
26 June 2018 - 17 February 2020
Scottish Government
19 May 2016 - 26 June 2018
Scottish Government
21 November 2014 - 18 May 2016
Scottish Government
25 May 2011 - 21 November 2014
Scottish Government
17 May 2007 - 25 May 2011
Scottish Government
13 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Scottish National Party
13 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Scottish National Party
13 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Scottish National Party
09 May 2006 - 02 April 2007
Deputy Convener
23 September 2004 - 09 May 2006
Member
10 June 2003 - 21 September 2004
Deputy Convener
30 May 2003 - 13 September 2004
Scottish National Party
30 May 2003 - 13 September 2004
Scottish National Party
04 June 2003 - 10 June 2003
Member
27 June 2001 - 31 March 2003
Scottish National Party
16 May 2002 - 31 March 2003
Substitute Member
08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
Deputy Convener
07 November 2000 - 07 January 2001
Deputy Convener
17 June 1999 - 23 November 2000
Member
02 November 2000 - 07 November 2000
Member
17 June 1999 - 01 November 2000
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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 Fergus Ewing. The date of their initial statement was 24 May 2021.
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
I own a house in Lossiemouth which has a market value of between £150,001 and £200,000 and from which I derive income of up to £5,000 per annum.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 02 May 2023]
I own ordinary shares in Findlay Park American (an investment trust) with a value of £49,327. [Amended interest 1 May 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 02 May 2023]
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: 18 March 2026
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind): "Thank you very much indeed for that advice, Presiding Officer…
Chamber meeting date: 18 March 2026
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind): "Thank you very much indeed for that advice, Presiding Officer…
Chamber meeting date: 18 March 2026
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind): "Thank you very much indeed for that advice, Presiding Officer…
Chamber meeting date: 18 March 2026
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind): "Thank you very much indeed for that advice, Presiding Officer…
Chamber meeting date: 18 March 2026
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind): "Thank you very much indeed for that advice, Presiding Officer…
Find out how Fergus Ewing has voted recently.
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 71 Amendment 47
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 19, 2026
Result 22 for, 84 against, 1 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 71 Amendment 28
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 19, 2026
Result 82 for, 24 against, 0 abstained, 23 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 71 Amendment 17
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 19, 2026
Result 82 for, 22 against, 0 abstained, 25 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Find out what motions Fergus Ewing has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 20 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comments of the Permanent Secretary at the Finance and Public Administration Committee's meeting on 10 March 2026, whether it will confirm what its policy is in respect of the number of days that civil servants are expected to attend their place of work; what monitoring of this policy should be…
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there should be (a) major reform of the NHS, and, if so, in what ways and (b) a reduction in the number of NHS boards and other health bodies."
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider reducing the amount of money to be allocated to active travel schemes in 2026-27 and to reallocate this for the purposes of establishing an emergency fund to carry out necessary works to maintain bridges in rural Scotland, which may otherwise be closed due to safety reasons, potentially…
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make any further announcements regarding the A9 dualling project before the end of the current parliamentary session."
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make any further announcements regarding the A96 dualling project before the end of the current parliamentary session."
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the planned restoration of all vaccination services for children at GP practices in NHS Highland will go ahead from April."
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 19 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that Inverness Women's Aid may be making active preparations to close its services, both refuge and outreach by 2027, whether the Scottish Government will take any action to intervene in order to help broker a solution, which avoids that closure."
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 9 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent recommendation by the Scottish Health Technologies Group to retain specialist chronic pain interventions, including intravenous (IV) lidocaine infusions, injections and radiofrequency treatments, whether it plans to support NHS Scotland and remove current restrictions, including within NHS…
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 17 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will propose the scheduling of a ministerial statement on the use of Scotland’s inshore seas for the marine storage of offshore wind platform bases or other apparatus, in light of the potential impacts on the marine environment and on economic and recreational activities, such as fishing, angling and…
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 17 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in the event that Scottish Enterprise awards a £1…