Shona Robison
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
About Shona Robison
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Website: shona.robison.scot
X (previously known as Twitter): @ShonaRobisonMSP
Facebook: Shona's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 01382 903219
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
The Fun Factory
15 Balunie Drive
Dundee
DD4 8PS
Phone: 01382 903219
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Shona is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Shona is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Shona has 1 parliamentary and government role
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance
Scottish Government
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Party Roles
Shona does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Shona has had 19 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
20 May 2021 - 29 March 2023
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
Scottish Government
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Social Security Committee
Member
11 March 2020 - 04 May 2021
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
Member
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Justice Committee
Member
21 April 2020 - 03 December 2020
COVID19 Committee
Member
18 May 2016 - 28 June 2018
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport
Scottish Government
21 November 2014 - 18 May 2016
Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport
Scottish Government
22 April 2014 - 21 November 2014
Cabinet Secretary for Commonwealth Games, Sport, Equalities and Pensioners' Rights
Scottish Government
25 May 2011 - 22 April 2014
Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport
Scottish Government
10 February 2009 - 25 May 2011
Minister for Public Health and Sport
Scottish Government
17 May 2007 - 10 February 2009
Minister for Public Health
Scottish Government
30 May 2003 - 02 April 2007
Party Spokesperson on Health
Scottish National Party
04 June 2003 - 02 April 2007
Health Committee
Member
03 September 2003 - 30 September 2004
Communities Committee
Substitute Member
27 June 2001 - 31 March 2003
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Community Care
Scottish National Party
27 June 2001 - 31 March 2003
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Health
Scottish National Party
02 November 2000 - 31 March 2003
Health and Community Care Committee
Member
18 January 2000 - 01 November 2000
Equal Opportunities Committee
Deputy Convener
17 June 1999 - 18 January 2000
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
Register of interests
Shona'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 Shona Robison. The date of their initial statement was 09 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
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Overseas visits
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Controlled transactions
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Heritable property
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Interest in shares
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Voluntary
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Recent Activity
What was said
What Shona Robison 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: 29 February 2024
PFI and PPP (Local Authority Finances)
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance (Shona Robison): "PFI and PPP unitary payments are a significant pressure on local authority budgets. There are 38 on-going local authority PFI and PPP contracts. Up to £8.15 billion has been paid on those contracts up to this year, with a further £7…
Chamber meeting date: 29 February 2024
Non-domestic Rates Public Health Supplement
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance (Shona Robison): "The announcement in the Scottish budget for 2024-25 signalled the Scottish Government’s intent to explore the reintroduction of a public health supplement for large retailers in advance of the next budget…
Chamber meeting date: 27 February 2024
Budget (Scotland) (No 3) Bill
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance (Shona Robison): "In opening today’s stage 3 debate on the 2024-25 Scottish budget, I am direct with the Parliament that it is a challenging budget that requires difficult choices…
Chamber meeting date: 27 February 2024
Budget (Scotland) (No 3) Bill: Stage 3
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance (Shona Robison): "The seven amendments that we have proposed today simply update the bill to reflect the Cabinet changes that were announced by the First Minister on 8 February…
Chamber meeting date: 22 February 2024
Scottish Income Tax Rate Resolution 2024-25
Shona Robison (Dundee City East) (SNP): "Will Liz Smith take an intervention on that point?"
Votes
How Shona Robison has voted in Parliament
Find out how Shona Robison has voted recently.
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Result 80 for, 0 against, 32 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Result 80 for, 0 against, 32 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Growing Scotland’s Economy
Submitted by: Màiri McAllan, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Supported by: Patrick Harvie, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Bringing Down NHS Waiting Lists
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Supported by: Jenni Minto
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Result 63 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Bringing Down NHS Waiting Lists
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 11, 2024
Supported by: Carol Mochan, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Result 63 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Shona Robison in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Shona Robison has asked
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 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 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 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 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 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 P1 to P3 pupils in Dundee receive free school meals, and how many it estimates will receive them following the roll-out to P4 to P7 pupils."
Answered by John Swinney on 19 March 2021
See all of Shona Robison's questions submitted in Parliament