David Stewart
Scottish Labour
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2007 - present day
About David Stewart
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5766
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
3 Gordon Terrace
Inverness
IV2 3HD
Phone: 01463 716299
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Committees
Cross-party groups
David is a member of 9 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Accident Prevention and Safety Awareness
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Aviation
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Crofting
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Diabetes
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Improving Scotland’s Health: 2021 and Beyond
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rail
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scotch Whisky
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tibet
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
David has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
Party Roles
David does not have any party roles
Previous roles
David has had 37 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
02 September 2019 - 28 April 2020
Party Spokesperson on Eradication of Poverty and Social Inequality
Scottish Labour
09 January 2018 - 11 March 2020
Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee
Substitute Member
19 December 2017 - 02 September 2019
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Health
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 - 11 January 2018
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Member
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
19 May 2016 - 08 January 2018
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Land Reform
Scottish Labour
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Climate Change
Scottish Labour
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
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 the Environment
Scottish Labour
08 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee
Substitute Member
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Rural Development
Scottish Labour
06 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Transport
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Climate Change
Scottish Labour
08 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Member
25 June 2015 - 26 January 2016
Pentland Hills Regional Park Boundary Bill Committee
Deputy Convener
06 January 2015 - 24 August 2015
Deputy Party Spokesperson on the Highlands and Islands
Scottish Labour
17 June 2015 - 24 June 2015
Pentland Hills Regional Park Boundary Bill Committee
Member
25 May 2011 - 09 January 2015
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
14 June 2011 - 08 January 2015
Conveners Group
Member
14 June 2011 - 08 January 2015
Public Petitions Committee
Convener
01 June 2011 - 14 June 2011
Public Petitions Committee
Member
17 June 2009 - 22 March 2011
Scottish Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund
Trustee
16 September 2008 - 22 March 2011
Chief Whip
Scottish Labour
02 October 2008 - 22 March 2011
Transport Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee
Substitute Member
27 January 2010 - 20 January 2011
Forth Crossing Bill Committee
Member
13 April 2010 - 27 July 2010
William Simpsons Home Transfer of Property etc Scotland Bill Committee
Deputy Convener
18 March 2010 - 13 April 2010
William Simpsons Home Transfer of Property etc Scotland Bill Committee
Member
08 December 2009 - 09 April 2010
Ure Elder Fund Transfer and Dissolution Bill Committee
Convener
26 November 2009 - 08 December 2009
Ure Elder Fund Transfer and Dissolution Bill Committee
Member
03 December 2008 - 22 January 2009
Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Bill Committee
Deputy Convener
13 November 2008 - 03 December 2008
Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Bill Committee
Member
13 June 2007 - 01 October 2008
Transport Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee
Member
27 June 2007 - 01 October 2008
Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
Substitute Member
13 December 2007 - 16 September 2008
Deputy Party Spokesperson on the Environment
Scottish Labour
13 December 2007 - 16 September 2008
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Rural Development
Scottish Labour
Register of interests
David'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 David Stewart. The date of their initial statement was 18 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
I am in receipt of the services of an intern, who will be working in my office for 4 days a week, from October 2015 to July 2016. The post is unpaid, but the intern receives a bursary of £7,150 as a member of the educational Leadership Programme of the Christian charity CARE (Christian Action Research and Education), of 53 Romney Street, London, SW1P 3RF. The value of the material support provided to me by CARE is £7,150.
I am in receipt of the services of an intern, who will be working in my office from 29 September 2020 until 22 July 2021. The value of the material support provided to me is £6,600. The costs of this support are met by CARE ((Christian Action Research and Education), of 53 Romney Street, London, SW1P 3RF). [Registered 30 September 2020]
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a board member of the Scottish Cot Death Trust. [Registered 9 January 2019]
I am an unremunerated Director of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Trust.
I am a member of UNISON.
Recent Activity
What was said
What David Stewart 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.
Health and Sport Committee meeting date: 19 January 2021
Scrutiny of NHS Boards (NHS Highland)
David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "Good morning. Committee members will know that NHS Highland is my home board. I want to thank the board for its regular contact and the information sharing that it has carried out during the Covid crisis…
Health and Sport Committee meeting date: 19 January 2021
Provisional Common Framework on Food and Feed Safety and Hygiene
David Stewart: "I have a question about pre-market approvals and re-authorisations, on which I have looked at the answer from the minister on 30 November…
COVID-19 Committee meeting date: 14 January 2021
David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "Thank you, convener—I have no relevant interests to declare. My first question, which is on the protection from evictions, is for the cabinet secretary…
Equalities and Human Rights Committee meeting date: 14 January 2021
David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "Thank you very much, convener. I thank all members of the committee for allowing me to speak again in support of petition PE1695 and for taking me early. I am a substitute on the COVID-19 Committee today, so I have to disappear very quickly…
Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 13 January 2021
David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "I thank the Public Petitions Committee for allowing me to support the petition to upgrade the A82. I also congratulate Louise Glen from the Inverness Courier on her initiative on the issue…
Votes
How David Stewart has voted in Parliament
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Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 21, 2021
Result 26 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 14 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 100 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 118 for, 1 against, 2 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 96 for, 5 against, 18 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Scotland’s Health and Care Workforce
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Supported by: Maurice Golden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 56 for, 62 against, 5 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by David Stewart in Parliament
Find out what motions David Stewart has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions David Stewart 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: Stewart, David, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33422 by Jeane Freeman on 10 December 2020, what plans it has to include heart valve disease in the successor 2021 Heart Disease Improvement Plan."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Stewart, David, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the care and treatment of people with heart valve disease, and what plans it has to ensure that they can continue to receive timely access."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Stewart, David, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will extend its COVID-19 business support funding to dry cleaners, which it has categorised as essential businesses that can remain open, making them ineligible for grants or other support except the furlough scheme, in light of the financial impact they have experienced as a result of their main customers…
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Stewart, David, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for John Sturrock QC to review NHS Highland’s Healing Process, in light of reported complaints from victims of bullying and harassment regarding conflicts of interest and the compensation payments system."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Stewart, David, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government when the £10 million in grants for football clubs in leagues outwith the Scottish Premiership will be made available; how this will be split between leagues, and what the process will be for eligible clubs to apply."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 11 January 2021
Asked by: Stewart, David, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will provide a substantive answer to question S5W-33791, which received a holding response on 18 December 2020."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Stewart, David, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 7 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) NHS Highland and (b) HMRC regarding compensation payments for people who have been bullied being tax free."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 22 December 2020
Asked by: Stewart, David, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 7 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of The Healing Process, the initiative set up in response to bullying and harassment at NHS Highland, in light of reported complaints regarding compensation payments being taxed at source."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 22 December 2020
Asked by: Stewart, David, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has decided not to advise people who were on the shielding list to start to shield again, in light of a number having to attend their workplaces at a time when the rate of COVID-19 infection is rising…
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 16 December 2020
Asked by: Stewart, David, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government when the £20 million loan funding for Scottish Premiership football clubs will be made available, and what the process will be for eligible clubs to apply."
Awaiting answer
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