Claudia Beamish
Scottish Labour
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
About Claudia Beamish
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6889
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
12 St Vincent Place
Lanark
ML11 7LA
Phone: 01555 664065
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Claudia is a member of 2 committees
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Claudia is a member of 11 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on China
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Co-Operatives
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Credit Unions
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cycling, Walking and Buses
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Food
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Men's Violence Against Women and Children
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Deputy Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Claudia does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Claudia has 3 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Climate Change
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Environment
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Land Reform
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Claudia has had 12 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Rural Development
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on the Environment
Scottish Labour
22 December 2011 - 23 March 2016
Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee
Member
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Energy
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Transport
Scottish Labour
16 December 2014 - 24 August 2015
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Climate Change
Scottish Labour
20 December 2011 - 16 December 2014
Deputy Party Spokesperson on the Environment
Scottish Labour
20 December 2011 - 16 December 2014
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Climate Change
Scottish Labour
23 June 2011 - 22 December 2011
Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee
Substitute Member
14 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
Equal Opportunities Committee
Convener
14 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
Conveners Group
Member
01 June 2011 - 14 June 2011
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
Register of interests
Claudia's register of interests
MSP's 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 Claudia Beamish. The date of their initial statement was 28 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 14 to 16 August 2018 I travelled to Norway to explore a working system of a Deposit Return Scheme. The costs of the visit were approximately £689, £220 for hotel, £319 for flights and around £150 for meals, and were met by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (a registered charity that funds the charitable work of organisations that are building an inclusive, creative and sustainable society of Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG). [Registered 11 September 2018]
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I own a house in France with an estimated value of between £200,001 and £250,000. I receive rental income from it of up to £5,000.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a member of the Clydesdale International Twinning Association. [Registered 23 November 2016]
I am a member of the Campaign for Borders Rail. [Registered 16 June 2016]
On 1 October 2016 I was appointed to the Board of Directors of Scotland’s Futures Forum. [Registered 01 November 2016]
Recent Activity
What was said
What Claudia Beamish 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.
Farmers and Crofters (Financial Stability)
Claudia Beamish made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 24 June 2020
Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab): "I recognise the great work that farmers and land managers are doing across Scotland. NFUS states that climate change is “one of its top priorities”…
Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Claudia Beamish made 3 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 17 June 2020
Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab): "I speak in support of Mark Ruskell’s amendment 33. Previously, Scottish Labour has supported a ban on tail docking, and I agree that a ban will protect dogs from unnecessary suffering…
Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill
Claudia Beamish made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 17 June 2020
Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab): "This is, indeed, an important bill, and it is right that penalties and powers related to the offences in the bill are brought into line with a more modern understanding of the severity of those offences…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statistics (2018)
Claudia Beamish made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 16 June 2020
Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the cabinet secretary for prior sight of her statement. It is immensely disappointing that the 2018 target has not been met…
Green Recovery
Claudia Beamish made 4 Contributions to this discussion
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee - 15 June 2020
Claudia Beamish: "I want to explore recovery planning but, before I do so, I want to highlight one point. I completely agree with the cabinet secretary that none of us knows all the answers…
Written questions
Written questions Claudia Beamish has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
S5W-29976 - Answered
16 June 2020
Beamish, Claudia: "To ask the Scottish Government how much public funding has been invested in peatland management and restoration in each year since 2007."
S5W-29861 - Answered
11 June 2020
Beamish, Claudia: "To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing for workers whose job always requires PPE for respiratory protection but who are going without due to unprecedented demands for PPE."
S5W-30005 - Unanswered
19 June 2020
Beamish, Claudia: "To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with the UK Government regarding the risk of any part of Scottish Water being sold off to US corporations under a US-UK trade deal."
S5W-30006 - Unanswered
19 June 2020
Beamish, Claudia: "To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with the UK Government regarding the risk of any part NHS Scotland being opened up to outsourcing and privatisation, including to US corporations, under a US-UK trade deal."
S5W-30007 - Unanswered
19 June 2020
Beamish, Claudia: "To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with the UK Government regarding the risk of the Scottish Medicines Consortium not being able to control medicine prices under a US-UK trade deal."
See all of Claudia Beamish's written questions submitted in Parliament