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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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 Martin Whitfield. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2021.
Until 6 May 2021, I was employed by East Lothian Council (of John Muir House, Brewery Park, Haddington, East Lothian EH41 3HA) as a primary teacher. I worked approximately 35 hours a week and received remuneration of between £40,001 and £45,000 per annum.
On 5 December 2023 and on 12 December 2024 I received food hampers valued at approximately £150 and £185 respectively from Community Windpower Ltd (Godscroft Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 6XU). The gift was to me as an individual. [Registered 18 December 2024]
On Saturday 5 February 2022 I attended a rugby match at Murrayfield, as a guest of BT Group Plc (a telecommunications company of BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, London, EC1A 7AJ). The value of the gift amounted to £325 for both the ticket and hospitality. [Registered 9 February 2022]
On 23 November 2023 I attended the Herald Scottish Politician of The Year Awards as a guest of Newsquest Media Group LTD (publisher of newspaper of Loudwater Mill, Station Road, Loudwater, High Wycombe, Bucks HP10 9TY) at Prestonfield Hotel in Edinburgh. The gift was to me as an individual and that the value including VAT was £360. [Registered 12 December 2023]
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I am a Member of EIS.
I am a Trustee of Garden Elf, a small charity working with schools on gardening. I have no financial interests arising from this role.
I was paid £75 by Savanta on 21 November 2022 for completing a survey. [Registered 12 December 2022]
Between 12 June and 19 June 2022 I travelled to Jersey to head an Electoral Observation Mission on behalf of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region (CPA BIMR). The purpose of the visit was to observe the Island election as BIMR did in 2018. An initial report was published at the end of the visit with a full report being prepared with the mission's observations and recommendations. The total cost of the visit, met by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, was £3,000. [Registered 3 August 2022]
I was paid £100 by You Gov on 27 July 2021 for completing a survey.
I was paid £150 from Ipsos MORI for their Annual Survey of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ on 22 December 2021. I donated this fee to charity. [Registered 22 December 2021]
I was paid £170 by You Gov on 11 November 2021 for completing a survey. [Registered 2 December 2021]
I received a bottle of whisky from the Scotch Whisky Association, the nominal value for the COP26 Limited Edition Blended Scotch Whisky to be £30, although it is not for commercial sale. [Registered 22 December 2021]
On 26 February 2022 I was the guest of NatWest Group at Scotland France 6 Nations Rugby Game. The value of the gift was ticket valued at £111.50 and hospitality of £35.00. The combined value of this gift and hospitality is below the threshold for registration in the Gifts category. [Registered 2 March 2022]
On 5 December 2023 I received a gift of a food hamper valued at approximately £150 from Community Windpower Ltd (Godscroft Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 6XU). The gift was to me as an individual. [Registered 12 December 2023]
I was paid £100 by You Gov on 21 November 2022 for completing a survey. [Registered 12 December 2022]
I am a Trustee and Chair of the Burke-Veitch Scholarship which provides funds to allow children / young people to attend drama school. I have no financial interests arising from this role.
On the 27 April 2022, I attended the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2022, as a guest of Young Scot. The hospitality had a value of £150. [Registered 4 May 2022]
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: 11 June 2025
3. Martin Whitfield (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent EY assessment of the Scottish economy. (S6O-04770)"
Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2025
Martin Whitfield (South Scotland) (Lab): "Will the member take an intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2025
Martin Whitfield (South Scotland) (Lab): "Katy Clark raises the important point that, as the industry becomes more complex and its ownership more diverse, the people whom it should be caring for are much more remote from their data and information…
Chamber meeting date: 5 June 2025
Martin Whitfield (South Scotland) (Lab): "One of the challenges with local heat and energy efficiency strategies is that they cross local authority areas…
Chamber meeting date: 5 June 2025
Martin Whitfield (South Scotland) (Lab): "Like other members, I thank Karen Adam for securing this phenomenally important debate, on a day on which its importance to members here should not have been overshadowed by events elsewhere…
Find out how Martin Whitfield has voted recently.
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 24 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 19 for, 62 against, 27 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 67 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 85 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 9, 2025
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 91 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Martin Whitfield has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Whitfield, Martin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, whether it has undertaken any internal economic modelling of the potential impact on trade of introducing customs checks at Gretna and Berwick in an independent Scotland, and, if so, whether it will publish this."
Answer expected on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Whitfield, Martin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, whether it will commit to publishing a full impact assessment of the potential (a) economic and (b) social implications of any hard border between an independent Scotland and the rest of the UK, in advance of any future independence referendum being…
Answer expected on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Whitfield, Martin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, whether it has consulted with small business representative organisations regarding the potential impact on their members of a trade border between an independent Scotland and the rest of the UK."
Answer expected on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Whitfield, Martin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what assessment it has made of the potential administrative burden that could be placed on small Scottish exporters in the event that cross-border trade between an independent Scotland and the rest of the UK required customs declarations."
Answer expected on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Whitfield, Martin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what assessment it has made of any potential disruption to Scottish public procurement contracts held by suppliers based in England under any border regime in an independent Scotland."
Answer expected on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Whitfield, Martin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what economic modelling it has undertaken of the potential impact on Scotland’s GDP growth of introducing a hard border with the rest of the UK."
Answer expected on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Whitfield, Martin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is for mitigating any potential delays on (a) the M74, (b) the A1 and (c) other key transport corridors in an independent Scotland in the event that customs infrastructure is introduced."
Answer expected on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Whitfield, Martin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, whether it has (a) sought and (b) received any legal advice on its potential ability to allow an independent Scotland to avoid any border checks with the rest of the UK while applying EU single market rules, and, if so, whether it will publish any…
Answer expected on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Whitfield, Martin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what assessment it has made of the potential impact of any border delays on the viability of transporting perishable goods such as seafood and fresh produce from an independent Scotland to the rest of the UK."
Answer expected on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Whitfield, Martin, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is on what the arrangements would be for residents who commute daily between Dumfries and Cumbria or the Borders and Northumberland in the event of a hard border between an independent Scotland and England."
Answer expected on 26 June 2025
See all of Martin Whitfield's questions submitted in Parliament