Mike Rumbles
Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Constituency) 1999 - 2011
About Mike Rumbles
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5816
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Mike is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Mike is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Mike does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Mike does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Mike has had 28 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
08 September 2019 - 14 July 2020
Party Spokesperson on Transport
Scottish Liberal Democrats
09 September 2019 - 14 July 2020
Party Spokesperson on Infrastructure
Scottish Liberal Democrats
29 May 2016 - 14 July 2020
Party Spokesperson on Rural Development
Scottish Liberal Democrats
10 September 2019 - 05 February 2020
Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee
Member
06 September 2018 - 10 September 2019
Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee
Substitute Member
29 May 2016 - 09 September 2019
Party Spokesperson on Parliamentary Business
Scottish Liberal Democrats
08 November 2016 - 06 September 2018
Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee
Substitute Member
17 May 2016 - 15 November 2017
Parliamentary Bureau
Member
04 September 2008 - 22 March 2011
Parliamentary Bureau
Member
01 September 2008 - 22 March 2011
Party Spokesperson on Parliamentary Business
Scottish Liberal Democrats
03 September 2008 - 22 March 2011
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
13 June 2007 - 02 September 2008
Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
Member
24 May 2007 - 01 September 2008
Party Spokesperson on Rural Development
Scottish Liberal Democrats
24 May 2007 - 01 September 2008
Party Spokesperson on the Environment
Scottish Liberal Democrats
21 June 2007 - 28 September 2007
Standards and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
17 September 2003 - 02 April 2007
Communities Committee
Substitute Member
17 May 2006 - 02 April 2007
Local Government and Transport Committee
Member
04 June 2003 - 30 March 2006
Health Committee
Member
15 December 2005 - 15 March 2006
Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Bill Committee
Member
04 June 2003 - 28 June 2005
Party Spokesperson on Health
Scottish Liberal Democrats
22 June 1999 - 31 March 2003
Standards Committee
Convener
03 October 2002 - 31 March 2003
Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm Navigation and Fishing Scotland Bill Committee
Member
16 May 2002 - 31 March 2003
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Substitute Member
06 January 2003 - 31 March 2003
Conveners Group
Member
08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
Rural Development Committee
Member
24 August 1999 - 05 January 2003
Conveners Liaison Group
Member
17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
Rural Affairs Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 22 June 1999
Standards Committee
Member
Register of interests
Mike'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 Mike Rumbles. The date of their initial statement was 24 May 2016.
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
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Mike Rumbles 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.
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Mike Rumbles made 3 Contributions to this discussion
Finance and Constitution Committee - 25 November 2020
Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD): "I am pleased to be here; I will speak only to amendments that I lodged. Amendment 1 and consequential amendments 2 to 5 are very straightforward…
Coronavirus (Scotland’s Strategic Approach)
Mike Rumbles made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 19 November 2020
Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD): "I commend Richard Leonard, because in the 21 years since I was first elected to the Parliament I have never seen an amendment from another party that so well hits the nail on the head about what the Scottish Government should be doing to save more lives and livelihoods. I heartily recommend it and I am disappointed that party politics might…
Salmon Farming Inquiry (Update)
Mike Rumbles made 6 Contributions to this discussion
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee - 18 November 2020
Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD): "One of the committee’s major recommendations in our report is that the Scottish Government should “initiate a spatial planning exercise with a view to developing strategic guidance specifying those areas across Scotland that are suitable or unsuitable for siting of salmon farms.” In the two years since our report, have any changes been made to…
Covid-19
Mike Rumbles made 3 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 17 November 2020
Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD): "It is impossible."
Veterans and Armed Forces Community
Mike Rumbles made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 17 November 2020
Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD): "If I may, I will mention to Maurice Corry my Black Watch credentials. I served with the Black Watch and other Scottish infantry regiments during my first army posting to Glencorse barracks back in 1980. It was some time ago, but there we are…
Votes
How Mike Rumbles has voted in Parliament
Find out how Mike Rumbles has voted recently.
Recognising the Importance of Family Caregivers
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Result 27 for, 92 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Recognising the Importance of Family Caregivers
Submitted by: Jeane Freeman, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Supported by: Joe FitzPatrick, Clare Haughey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Result 92 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Recognising the Importance of Family Caregivers
Submitted by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 28, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Result 90 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
The Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 28, 2020
Supported by: Christina McKelvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Result 109 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 20 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 108 for, 6 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Mike Rumbles in Parliament
Find out what motions Mike Rumbles has submitted recently.
Shellfish (Restrictions on Taking by Unlicensed Fishing Boats) (Scotland) Order 2017
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Blackhillock to Kintore Transmission Line
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Written questions
Written questions Mike Rumbles 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-33416 - Unanswered
20 November 2020
Rumbles, Mike: "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the £14 million financial support scheme for taxi drivers in Northern Ireland announced on 13 November 2020, whether it has considered providing an annual block grant for local licencing authorities in Scotland in order to remove the fee for processing licence applications for taxi operators."
S5W-33415 - Unanswered
20 November 2020
Rumbles, Mike: "To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to support taxi businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic."
S5W-32871 - Unanswered
28 October 2020
Rumbles, Mike: "To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-10494 by Roseanna Cunningham on 15 August 2017, which of the 42 formal flood protection schemes or engineering works have been completed, broken down by (a) the number of properties being protected, (b) the completion date and (c) what the (i) initial forecast and (ii) final cost…
S5W-32873 - Unanswered
28 October 2020
Rumbles, Mike: "To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-10494 by Roseanna Cunningham on 15 August 2017, which of the 42 formal flood protection schemes or engineering works have been removed from the list of proposed works, broken down by the (a) number of properties that were expected to be protected, (b) reason for removal, and (c)…
S5W-32872 - Unanswered
28 October 2020
Rumbles, Mike: "To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-10494 by Roseanna Cunningham on 15 August 2017, which of the 42 formal flood protection schemes or engineering works are (a) under construction and (b) at the planning or other stage of development, broken down by (i) what the expected completion date is, and the reason for any…
See all of Mike Rumbles's written questions submitted in Parliament