Kim Schmulian
Reform UK · Scotland
“Will the member take an intervention? Alex Cole-Hamilton: I am afraid that I have given way enough now and I must make progress. Kim Schmulian: It is a short one. Alex Cole-Hamilton: I must make progress. By investing in social care, we can get those 2,000 Scots out of hospital.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“I recently met the chief executive of the Scottish Hospitality Group, who raised concerns about the ongoing impact of the way in which rates are currently assessed on hospitality businesses and will be in the foreseeable future.”
Scottish Parliament23 June 2026Source ↗
“To ask the Scottish Government, following the recently closed public consultation into the future of the Woodside viaducts, which support a section of the M8 in Glasgow, what further consultation has taken place with key stakeholders regarding preferred options and associated costs for the delivery of this major project. (S7O-00100)”
Scottish Parliament23 June 2026Source ↗
“I thank the minister for her statement. Given the importance of major infrastructure projects to growing the economy in this seventh parliamentary session, can the minister advise which projects from the current infrastructure plan are taking place, and which have passed the business test and are in the active planning stage?”
Scottish Parliament18 June 2026Source ↗
“I move amendment S7M-00249.2, to leave out from “believes” to end and insert: “notes the data published by HMRC and research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which show that each 1% increase in income tax results in a 0.77% reduction in tax revenue; believes that this acts as a disincentive to growth and contributes to economic stagna…”
Scottish Parliament4 June 2026Source ↗
“That background is not incidental to why I am here; it is the reason why I am here. Those views mirror what I heard from Reform voters on the doorstep—they said it, and I certainly got it. So, to the business of the chamber. The most obvious task that I have is to play a part in holding the Government to account. That begins today.”
Scottish Parliament4 June 2026Source ↗