Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2016 - present day
Website: edwardmountainmsp.scot
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
Member
01 February 2023 - 29 June 2023
Substitute Member
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 September 2021 - 01 February 2023
Substitute Member
08 September 2022 - 20 September 2022
Member
21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
15 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Convener
15 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Member
18 September 2019 - 25 February 2020
Substitute Member
28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2016 - 29 June 2017
Substitute Member
26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 June 2016 - 15 June 2016
Member
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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.
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 2 December 2025
The Convener (Edward Mountain): "Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the 36th meeting in 2025 of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 2 December 2025
The Convener: "Agenda item 2 is an evidence session with the Scottish Government on the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill. This will be our penultimate evidence session before we hear from Monica Lennon, the member in charge of the bill, next week…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 18 November 2025
The Convener (Edward Mountain): "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…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 18 November 2025
The Convener: "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
Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "Highlanders have now lost yet another medical specialty from our area. Our last vascular surgeon has been forced to leave, as the service has been so downgraded that it is no longer functional or safe…
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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
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 against
Agreed
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 against
Agreed
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 abstained
Agreed
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
Find out what motions Edward Mountain has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 7 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how Police Scotland shares information with other statutory bodies about vulnerable individuals."
Asked by: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 28 April 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2025
"To ask the First Minister, in light of the reported high demand for neurodevelopmental assessment services, when the Scottish Government plans to publish the report on the work that it funded on the five “tests of change” across Scotland, which concluded in March 2024."
Asked by: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 19 March 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in delivering the five asks in relation to stoma care, as proposed at the Scottish Stoma Forum in October 2023."
Asked by: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 19 March 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will share the results of the information gathering exercise by NHS boards into local stoma care services, stoma specialist nurse coverage and any gaps in stoma services across the country, as announced by the Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health in November 2023 and shared with the Scottish…
Asked by: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 19 March 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to improve stoma care provision in areas such as Argyll and Bute, the Western Isles and Orkney, which reportedly currently have no access to local specialist stoma nurses."
Asked by: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 19 March 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent stoma care specialist nurses are currently employed by each NHS board."
Asked by: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 29 January 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the total monthly running cost of Ferguson Marine is."
Asked by: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 15 January 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the three main aims of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill are."
Asked by: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 13 January 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2025
"To ask the First Minister, in light of the rise in the number of people under 50 being diagnosed with bowel cancer, what proposals the Scottish Government has to extend the national bowel screening programme to those under 50 years old."
Asked by: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 13 December 2024
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the findings were of the 10-year trial of the 50mph speed limit for HGVs on single carriageway sections of the A9 between Perth and Inverness."
See all of Edward Mountain's questions submitted in Parliament