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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Beatrice Wishart

Scottish Liberal Democrats

MSP for Shetland Islands (Constituency) 2019 - present day

About Beatrice Wishart

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @beatricewishart

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6296
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Beatrice is a member of 1 committee

Cross-party groups

Beatrice is a member of 17 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Brain Tumours

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Colleges and Universities

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Crofting

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fisheries and Coastal Communities

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Islands

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Long Covid

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Maritime and Shipbuilding

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Medicinal Cannabis

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Men's Violence Against Women and Children

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Music

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nature and Climate

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Outdoor Education

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poverty

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Skills

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Space

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on WASPI

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Beatrice does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Beatrice has 2 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Connectivity

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Party Spokesperson on Rural Affairs

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Previous roles

Beatrice has had 11 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

01 September 2021 - 01 February 2023

Rural Affairs Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Deputy Convener

31 August 2021 - 01 September 2021

Rural Affairs Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Member

17 June 2021 - 31 August 2021

Education Children and Young People Committee

Member

06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Liberal Democrats

06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021

Party Spokesperson on Skills

Scottish Liberal Democrats

08 September 2019 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Liberal Democrats

10 September 2019 - 04 May 2021

Education and Skills Committee

Member

25 September 2019 - 04 May 2021

Equalities and Human Rights Committee

Substitute Member

18 September 2019 - 04 May 2021

Health and Sport Committee

Substitute Member

21 April 2020 - 04 May 2021

COVID19 Committee

Member

05 February 2020 - 04 May 2021

Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee

Member

Register of interests

Beatrice's register of interests

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.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

No registrable interests

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

No registrable interests

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 1 March 2023]

Recent Activity

What was said

What Beatrice Wishart has said in Parliament

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: 7 October 2025

Storm Amy

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

Gull Control

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

Gull Control

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

Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

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

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Bird Species)

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…

Votes

How Beatrice Wishart has voted in Parliament

Find out how Beatrice Wishart has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19275

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - UK Legislation

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

Motion ref. S6M-19276

Planning and Infrastructure Bill - UK Legislation

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

Motion ref. S6M-19128

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

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

Motion ref. S6M-19269

Approval of SSI

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

Motion ref. S6M-19268

Suspension of Standing Orders

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

Motions

Questions

Questions Beatrice Wishart has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S6W-41122

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."

Question reference: S6W-40576

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."

Question reference: S6W-40578

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."

Question reference: S6W-40869

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."

Question reference: S6W-40590

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."

Question reference: S6W-40579

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…

Question reference: S6W-40591

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."

Question reference: S6W-40592

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."

Question reference: S6W-40589

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…

Question reference: S6W-40577

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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