Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands

David Stewart MSP - Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands

MG.05 The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP
3 Gordon Terrace Inverness IV2 3HD
01463 716299
http://www.davidstewartmsp.org.uk
David.Stewart.msp@parliament.scot

Dave Stewart has been the MSP for the Highlands and Islands Region since 2007. Previously, Dave was the Member of Parliament for Inverness East, Nairn, and Lochaber.

Dave is a member of the following Scottish Parliament Committees:

Health and Sport Committee (Member)
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee (Substitute Member)

MG.05 The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP
3 Gordon Terrace Inverness IV2 3HD
01463 716299
http://www.davidstewartmsp.org.uk
David.Stewart.msp@parliament.scot

Latest from Dave in Parliament

Manufacturing (Support for NHS Scotland)

Scottish Parliament debates

Will the minister join me in congratulating Inverness-born design engineer Ross Hunter, who has reached the final in a global competition to invent a low-cost mechanical ventilator to help people...

Care Homes (Reproduction Number)

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When he gave evidence to Health and Sport Committee recently, Professor Pennington argued that the R number might be as high as 10 in some care homes. What assessment has the cabinet secretary...

Insurance Company Obligations

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The First Minister is aware that thousands of small businesses—from hotels to hardware stores—across Scotland are trying to claim on their insurance policies because of the...

Covid-19

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My question is for the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport. In previous statements, the First Minister rightly referred to the crucial role of ventilators and ICUs and the critical shortage of...

Potholes

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What assessment has the minister made of the role of potholes in accidents, particularly in rural areas? Will he ask his colleagues in Transport Scotland and the police to do specific assessments...

Covid-19 (Update)

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My question is for the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport. The chief medical officer for England predicted that nearly all the Covid-19 cases will hit in a heavily concentrated burst—50...

Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal

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I congratulate Linda Fabiani on securing the debate and thank her for her very thoughtful speech. I am glad to have the opportunity to speak in the debate, because on Friday evening I attended a...

Mental Health Services in Tayside (Independent Inquiry)

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I and other members across the chamber have been aware of pressures on mental health services in our areas, so a commitment to a national review by the Government is very welcome. Can the...

Covid-19 (Update)

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Can the cabinet secretary outline the Scottish Government’s strategy for the final stage of dealing with the coronavirus, which is the mitigation phase, particularly with reference to...

International Cyberattacks

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I acknowledge James Kelly’s expertise in this area. The corporate body ensures that the level of protection that is offered to our systems meets or exceeds the baseline standards that are...

International Cyberattacks

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The SPCB has monitoring systems that are designed to provide early warning of cyberattacks and their origins. Although significant targeted cyberattacks against the Scottish Parliament are...

International Cyberattacks

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The SPCB does that by working with the NCSC and the Scottish Government. We update our technical safeguards regularly while balancing security with ease of use. As I mentioned, the SPCB has...

International Cyberattacks

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The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body fully recognises that the importance of cyberresilience for all organisations has never been greater. Digital technologies are vital to the successful...

Transport Services (Island Communities)

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The minister will be well aware of the news that broke overnight that regional airline Flybe has collapsed, which is putting at risk 2,000 jobs across the United Kingdom. Will the minister...

Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2020

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I, too, commend Emma Harper for bringing this vitally important topic to the chamber, especially during what is, as we have heard, eating disorders awareness week. As we have already heard, the...

Poverty Reduction Targets

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The best start grant helps the Government to meet the poverty reduction target. What formula will the cabinet secretary use for future uprating of that grant? Will she report on the cumulative...

Covid-19 Update

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The cabinet secretary will be well aware from World Health Organization statistics that coronavirus is highly infectious and that older people with pre-existing conditions are most at risk. For...

Tourism (Highlands)

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I welcome the cabinet secretary to his new tourism brief. Mr Ewing will be well aware of my campaign to find a new home for the iconic Ironworks music venue in Inverness, which is very popular...

Tourism (Highlands)

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6. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support tourism in the Highlands. (S5O-04160)

Proposed Scottish Parliament (Assistance for Political Parties) Bill

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I believe that the last time that the Parliament discussed what we commonly refer to as Short money was on 2 June 1999—indeed, that was one of the first debates that the newly established...