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
Email: [email protected]
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
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
Member
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: 25 March 2026
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind): "Last October, the Chinese renewables company Ming Yang announced an investment of £1,500 million in my constituency, which would initially create 1,500 direct jobs and lead to 4,000 jobs in phase 3…
Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2026
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind): "Last October, the Chinese renewables company Ming Yang announced an investment of £1,500 million in my constituency, which would initially create 1,500 direct jobs and lead to 4,000 jobs in phase 3…
Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2026
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind): "Last October, the Chinese renewables company Ming Yang announced an investment of £1,500 million in my constituency, which would initially create 1,500 direct jobs and lead to 4,000 jobs in phase 3…
Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2026
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind): "Last October, the Chinese renewables company Ming Yang announced an investment of £1,500 million in my constituency, which would initially create 1,500 direct jobs and lead to 4,000 jobs in phase 3…
Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2026
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind): "Last October, the Chinese renewables company Ming Yang announced an investment of £1,500 million in my constituency, which would initially create 1,500 direct jobs and lead to 4,000 jobs in phase 3…
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Motion ref. S6M-21168
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, March 20, 2026
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 91 for, 1 against, 28 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21120
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 121 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21103
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 119 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21104
Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Supported by: Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 119 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
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 Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the content of the application by Offshore Solutions Group (OSG) for an exemption from undertaking a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its proposed Moray FLOW-park development, whether OSG has disclosed in its application the presence of a war grave within the proposed development location,…
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the requirements that apply when an application for a proposed marine development is located within an area containing a war grave, whether it will provide information on (a) what action an applicant is required to take in relation to such matters, (b) whether any applicant who is aware that there is a war…
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its energy policy, whether it has considered the adequacy of gas storage facilities in Scotland and the rest of Great Britain, and, if so, what action it has taken on this matter since 2021."
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its energy policy, what its response is to reports that, on 8 January 2025, the National Grid's margin of surplus power over actual demand dropped to 580 megawatts, or just over 1% of peak demand, which was below safety requirements; what level of safety requirements it considers is…
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its energy policy, and in light of military conflicts and global instability impacting supplies of oil and gas, what its position is on whether there should be improved support for gas-fired power stations, including Peterhead Power Station, which is the last remaining one in Scotland."
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its energy policy, what its response is to reported concerns that an electricity grid in Scotland supplied solely by renewable sources of generation cannot provide synchronisation, grid stability and sufficient protection against the risk of brownouts and blackouts, and what its…
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any plans it has for an updated energy policy, when it first announced that it would publish an updated policy; what date or approximate date for when the policy would be made public was stated in the announcement, and what the current date is for when it plans to publish any updated policy."
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what increase in capacity of pumped storage hydropower in Scotland it estimates there will be in each of the next five years."
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its energy policy, and in light of reported concerns that conflicts in Ukraine, Iran and elsewhere in the world will continue and other conflicts may start, what its position is on whether there should be more gas storage in Scotland and the rest of Great Britain, and what quantity of…
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its energy policy, what its response is to reports that Great Britain's current gas storage capacity is equivalent to less than two days' supply, and what its position is on whether this is sufficient."