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 Transport
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 the Environment
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Energy
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Rural Development
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
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 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.
Chamber meeting date: 14 January 2021
Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab): "The 2015 inshore fisheries strategy has been a failure in the main, and a leaked NatureScot report shows that most regions have suffered declines during the past 10 years…
Chamber meeting date: 22 December 2020
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab): "Amendments 1 and 2 are designed to keep Scotland in line with the EU and protect the right of any individual to raise a complaint against a public body decision or the misapplication of, or failure to apply, environmental law…
Chamber meeting date: 22 December 2020
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill
Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab): "This country is at a time of crisis on many fronts. I welcome the passing of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill today as an offering of stability against our exit from the EU…
Chamber meeting date: 15 December 2020
Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab): "My thanks go to Kenneth Gibson for lodging the motion for debate…
Chamber meeting date: 9 December 2020
Climate Emergency Response Group
Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab): "Will the cabinet secretary set out when the £11 billion of annual public procurement money will be mobilised to support the climate emergency response? That aspect received a red rating in the CRG’s interim report…
Votes
How Claudia Beamish has voted in Parliament
Find out how Claudia Beamish has voted recently.
Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Friday, December 4, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Result 118 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - UK Legislation
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 18, 2021
Supported by: Ash Denham
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Result 92 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Result 30 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Submitted by: Nicola Sturgeon, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Supported by: Michael Russell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Result 92 for, 30 against, 1 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Submitted by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Supported by: Anas Sarwar
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Result 94 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Claudia Beamish in Parliament
Find out what motions Claudia Beamish has submitted recently.
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.
Asked by: Beamish, Claudia, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what the level is of children's and young people’s participation in the civil courts, and how it monitors the quality of the support that they are given."
Answered by: Ash Denham on 16 December 2020
Asked by: Beamish, Claudia, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what provision can be made for disabled access at Carstairs Railway Station, and whether renewal work currently underway as part of Network Rail's CP6 plan provides an opportunity to do so."
Answered by: Michael Matheson on 10 December 2020
Asked by: Beamish, Claudia, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review forestry funding mechanisms to facilitate the planting of native trees on riverbanks to create shade to mitigate climate-induced warming."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Beamish, Claudia, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, when considering the granting of a child contact or residence order, to what extent a court takes into consideration an applicant’s previous civil or criminal convictions for, or history of, domestic abuse against the child’s other parent, and, before granting such an order, what safeguards it would…
Answered by: Ash Denham on 24 November 2020
Asked by: Beamish, Claudia, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what longer-term provisions are being put in place to respond to the reported increase in demand for mental health services in rural areas."
Answered by: Clare Haughey on 13 November 2020
Asked by: Beamish, Claudia, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature, which was launched at a virtual UN event on 28 September 2020 and signed by the Prime Minister on behalf of the UK Government; what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding this pledge and the commitments it contains, and how it will ensure…
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 10 November 2020
Asked by: Beamish, Claudia, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures it plans to take to meet any budget shortfall that local authorities are facing going into winter."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Beamish, Claudia, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will respond to the Citizen Assembly's report that is required under the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019, and whether it will do so in time for the Parliament to scrutinise this response before the end of the current session."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 22 September 2020
Asked by: Beamish, Claudia, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to restore chronic pain treatment services, in light of official statistics for the quarter ending 30 June 2020, which recorded that over half of new patients waited over 18 weeks for a first appointment."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Beamish, Claudia, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 August 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what long-term consideration it has given to the impact on Scotland of a potential +3C degree rise in global temperatures, in light of the suggestion by the UK Committee on Climate Change that there is only a 50/50 chance of staying under +3C by 2100."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 7 September 2020
See all of Claudia Beamish's written questions submitted in Parliament