Scottish National Party
MSP for Dundee City East (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Dundee East (Constituency) 2003 - 2011
Former MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 1999 - 2003
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Website: shona.robison.scot
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29 March 2023 - 08 May 2024
Scottish Government
20 May 2021 - 29 March 2023
Scottish Government
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Member
11 March 2020 - 04 May 2021
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06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Member
21 April 2020 - 03 December 2020
Member
18 May 2016 - 28 June 2018
Scottish Government
21 November 2014 - 18 May 2016
Scottish Government
22 April 2014 - 21 November 2014
Scottish Government
25 May 2011 - 22 April 2014
Scottish Government
10 February 2009 - 25 May 2011
Scottish Government
17 May 2007 - 10 February 2009
Scottish Government
30 May 2003 - 02 April 2007
Scottish National Party
04 June 2003 - 02 April 2007
Member
03 September 2003 - 30 September 2004
Substitute Member
27 June 2001 - 31 March 2003
Scottish National Party
27 June 2001 - 31 March 2003
Scottish National Party
02 November 2000 - 31 March 2003
Member
18 January 2000 - 01 November 2000
Deputy Convener
17 June 1999 - 18 January 2000
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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.
Chamber meeting date: 5 June 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (Shona Robison): "This Government has consistently made the case to the UK Government to fully fund the additional costs to public services of its increase in employer national insurance contributions…
Chamber meeting date: 29 May 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (Shona Robison): "The Scottish budget delivers against the Government’s priorities to eradicate child poverty, grow the economy, tackle the climate emergency and ensure high-quality and sustainable public services across the whole of Scotland…
Chamber meeting date: 21 May 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (Shona Robison): "I am grateful to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and individual local authorities for their support in urging the United Kingdom Government to fully fund the tax increase…
Chamber meeting date: 21 May 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (Shona Robison): "Anyone in Scotland who has an income of less than £30,000 will pay less income tax than they would if they lived elsewhere in the United Kingdom. That accounts for more than half of Scottish income tax payers."
Chamber meeting date: 21 May 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (Shona Robison): "We, of course, appreciate the pressures that health and social care face, which is why we provided record funding for health boards and local government in 2025-26…
Find out how Shona Robison has voted recently.
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 2, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Result 84 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Result 55 for, 57 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Result 28 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Result 49 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Result 96 for, 18 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Shona Robison has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of its energy efficiency investment in housing in Dundee in each year since 2016, also broken down by area."
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to universities and colleges in Dundee in each year since 2016, broken down by funding type."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Dundee receive concessionary bus travel, broken down by eligibility type, and how many people it estimates will receive this when eligibility is rolled out to under-22s."
Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many students have received support through the Care Experienced Bursary since its inception."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it provided to tackle youth unemployment in Dundee in each year between 2006 and 2020, broken down by (a) support type and (b) amount of funding provided."
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in mental health services in Tayside in each year since 2016, broken down by (a) adult services and (b) CAMHS."
Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Dundee it estimates will receive the Pandemic Support Payments of £130 for households receiving Council Tax Reduction, and when they will receive these payments."
Answered by Aileen Campbell on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in Dundee have received 100% non-domestic rates relief in each year since 2006, also broken down by (a) area and (b) estimated total amount of rates relief."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have received non-domestic rates reductions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, broken down by area, and what total value of rates reduction it estimates has been received by businesses."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Dundee receive the Scottish Child Payment, and (a) how many people it estimates will be eligible and (b) what the total value of these payments will be in Dundee in each of the next three years."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 19 March 2021
See all of Shona Robison's questions submitted in Parliament