Tim Eagle
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2024 - present day
About Tim Eagle
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6989
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Tim is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Tim is a member of 1 cross-party group
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Tim does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Tim does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Tim does not have any previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
Register of interests
Tim's register of interests
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 Tim Eagle. The date of their initial statement was 13 March 2024.
Remuneration and related undertaking
Until 15 March 2024 I worked as a land agent at Peter Graham & Associates, Land Agency Business (of New Elgin Road, Elgin, IV30 6BA) earning £52,500 per annum for working 5 days per week. I will sporadically offer unpaid support over next few months in 2024.
Until 23 October 2023 I worked as a Regional Manager at the Scottish Land and Estates (of Stuart House, Eskmills Business Park, Musselburgh EH21 7PB) earning £18,000 per annum for working 3 days per week.
I am a sole trader and owner of Hillfords Farm, of Moray, a small sheep and arable farm. I expect to spend in the region of an average of 10 hours a week on this role. In 2022/23 I received £2,628 income from this farm. I also receive £3,500 from single farm payment and £300 from the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) per annum in connection with operation of my farm.
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I own approximately 15 acres of land in the Moray local authority area with a market value of between £100,001 – £150,000. I receive no income from this land and use it for my own farming business.
I rent 35 acres of tenanted land owned by the Moray Council in the Moray local authority area with a market value of between £700,000 – £800,000 on repeating five-year short limited duration tenancy. I receive no income from this land and use it for my own farming business.
I rent 25 acres of tenanted land owned by the Crown Estate Scotland in the Moray local authority area with a market value of between £200,000 – £300,000 on repeating five-year short limited duration tenancy. I receive no income from this land and use it for my own farming business.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
Between 2017 and 2022 I was a Councillor for Moray Council.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Tim Eagle 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.
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2024
Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "I remind members of my entry in the register of members’ interests. I am an active farmer. Amendment 71 is similar to an amendment that was lodged and debated at stage 2…
Chamber meeting date: 12 June 2024
Rural Depopulation
Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "I thank all the members who are in the chamber and those who will speak in what is, I think, a pretty important debate. I have to be honest—the slight problem that I have with my debate is where to start…
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee meeting date: 11 June 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "I am happy to take those items in private, but I just want to declare an interest in relation to item 6, which is on the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill, in that I am a farmer and have received basic payment support."
Chamber meeting date: 6 June 2024
Hyperbaric Treatment Services (West Coast)
2. Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it has held any discussions with stakeholders regarding the future of hyperbaric treatment services on the west coast. (S6O-03541)"
Chamber meeting date: 29 May 2024
Brexit (Impact on Agriculture)
Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "Vets play a vital role in relation to border controls, which is important on the back of Brexit. Will the minister update the Parliament on the plans to introduce a Scottish veterinary service…
Votes
How Tim Eagle has voted in Parliament
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Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 50 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 24, 2024
Supported by: Màiri McAllan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Supported by: Mark Ruskell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 8 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 58 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 68 for, 0 against, 46 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Tim Eagle in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Tim Eagle has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Eagle, Tim, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment for the draft Housing (Scotland) Bill."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 26 June 2024
Asked by: Eagle, Tim, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it still plans to undertake a review of the short-term let licensing scheme by late spring 2024 to assess how the scheme is working in practice, as it has previously committed to."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 26 June 2024
Asked by: Eagle, Tim, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27323 by Neil Gray on 17 May 2024, how it plans to evaluate the role that the Golden Hello payment scheme plays in supporting GP retention."
Answered by Neil Gray on 26 June 2024
Asked by: Eagle, Tim, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its next Carbon Neutral Islands Project Progress Report."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 25 June 2024
Asked by: Eagle, Tim, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the question S6W-25696 by Jenny Gilruth on 5 March 2024, whether it is still the case that its report following the consultation on draft guidance on the Delivery of relationships, sexual health and parenthood (RSHP) education in Scottish schools will be published in spring 2024."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 25 June 2024
Asked by: Eagle, Tim, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it considered establishing a ferry compensation scheme for island businesses in advance of its announcement on 24 May 2024 of new funding schemes for island communities."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 June 2024
Asked by: Eagle, Tim, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many (a) public and (b) private electric vehicle charging points there currently are in each local authority area."
Answer expected on 17 July 2024
Asked by: Eagle, Tim, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns from projects in Scotland regarding an anticipated future decrease in the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund, and what action it plans to take to mitigate any loss of funding."
Answer expected on 16 July 2024
Asked by: Eagle, Tim, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been distributed to projects from the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund in each local authority area in each of the last five years."
Answer expected on 16 July 2024
Asked by: Eagle, Tim, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported data published by the British Medical Association Scotland showing that the top five NHS boards with the highest number of GP vacancies per 100,000 population are within the Highlands and Islands region."
Answered by Neil Gray on 18 June 2024