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MSP for Inverness and Nairn (Constituency) 2025 - present day
Scottish National Party
Former MSP for Inverness and Nairn (Constituency) 2011 - 2025
Former MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (Constituency) 1999 - 2011
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31 March 2022 - 27 April 2023
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17 June 2021 - 31 March 2022
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08 September 2021 - 31 March 2022
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17 February 2020 - 19 May 2021
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19 May 2016 - 26 June 2018
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21 November 2014 - 18 May 2016
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13 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Scottish National Party
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09 May 2006 - 02 April 2007
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23 September 2004 - 09 May 2006
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10 June 2003 - 21 September 2004
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30 May 2003 - 13 September 2004
Scottish National Party
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04 June 2003 - 10 June 2003
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27 June 2001 - 31 March 2003
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16 May 2002 - 31 March 2003
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08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
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07 November 2000 - 07 January 2001
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17 June 1999 - 23 November 2000
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02 November 2000 - 07 November 2000
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17 June 1999 - 01 November 2000
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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 Fergus Ewing. The date of their initial statement was 24 May 2021.
No registrable interests
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No registrable interests
I own a house in Lossiemouth which has a market value of between £150,001 and £200,000 and from which I derive income of up to £5,000 per annum.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 02 May 2023]
I own ordinary shares in Findlay Park American (an investment trust) with a value of £49,327. [Amended interest 1 May 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 02 May 2023]
No registrable interests
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.
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 26 January 2026
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind): "The Official Report is a written record of what was said in public meetings of the Scottish Parliament and in committee meetings. It is a substantially verbatim report…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 26 January 2026
Fergus Ewing: "The Official Report is a written record of what was said in public meetings of the Scottish Parliament and in committee meetings. It is a substantially verbatim report…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind): "It has just been stated that the populations of herring gulls and urban black gulls—the two main species—have declined, but there is no evidence for that…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind): "It has just been stated that the populations of herring gulls and urban black gulls—the two main species—have declined, but there is no evidence for that…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 25 June 2025
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind): "Good morning. We are here in this committee to give a voice to petitioners, and the petitioner in this case is Julie Mitchell, who I understand has been in contact with the Lord Advocate. The petition is ultimately about a point of principle…
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Motion ref. S6M-16789
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025
Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16892
Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 91 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16960
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16942
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16923
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 16 January 2026
Current Status: Holding Answer by Fiona Hyslop on 30 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-05362 by Kate Forbes on 14 January 2026, by what date before the end of the current parliamentary session the Cabinet Secretary for Transport will provide an update on the procurement method for the dualling of the section of the A96 between Inverness and Auldearn and the Nairn…
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 16 January 2026
Current Status: Holding Answer by Fiona Hyslop on 30 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-05362 by Kate Forbes on 14 January 2026, how much investment has been confirmed for each of the next four years for dualling the A96, and for what specific purposes the investment has been allocated each year."
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 16 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the advice note, and any speaking note, provided to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government for the draft 2026-27 Budget statement relating to the dualling of the (a) A9 and (b) A96, including the section of the A96 between Inverness and Auldearn and the Nairn by-pass."
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 28 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s analysis of its draft Budget 2026-27, as set out in its Post-Scottish Budget submission to the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee, that Scotland’s less competitive retail hospitality and leisure sectors rates relief compared with…
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 26 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the decision taken in its draft Scottish Budget 2026-27 to provide a smaller business rate discount for retail and hospitality premises than will apply in England from April 2026, what analysis or assessment it has undertaken of the potential risk to the funding of Business Improvement Districts should…
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 26 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the decision taken in its draft Scottish Budget 2026-27 to introduce Retail Hospitality and Leisure sectors rates relief, what analysis or assessment it has undertaken of the potential risk to commercial investment in retail, hospitality and leisure shifting to England if Scotland does not introduce a…
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 26 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the decision taken in its draft Scottish Budget 2026-27 to provide a smaller business rate discount for retail and hospitality premises than will apply in England from April 2026, what analysis or assessment it has undertaken of the potential risk to fulfilling its Town Centres Action Plan should…
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 26 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with its Tax Advisory Group regarding excluding premises liable for the Higher Property Rate from the new retail, hospitality and leisure sectors rates relief."
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 14 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether, without the use of private finance to enable construction of key infrastructure projects, there is a risk that Scotland could be seen as less attractive for inward investment and as a location for business, compared with other European countries."
Asked by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: 18 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the decision taken in the UK Government Budget to provide a permanent business rate discount for retail and hospitality businesses in England from April 2026, whether it will adhere to its pledge in the New Deal for Business Group Implementation Plan to deliver a competitive business rates system."