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Chamber and committees

Substitution on Committees

  • Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2026
  • Motion type: Bureau Motion
  • Motion reference: S7M-00985
  • Current status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 02 September 2026

That the Parliament agrees that—

Mark Simpson be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Criminal Justice Committee

David Kirkwood be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Kim Schmulian be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee

Julie MacDougall be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Education and Gaelic Committee

Senga Beresford be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Thomas Kerr be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Angela Ross be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Finance and Public Administration Committee

Victor Currie be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Health, Care and Sport Committee

Duncan Massey be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Public Audit Committee

Graham Simpson be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Public Petitions Committee

Helen McDade be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Public Service Reform Committee

Max Bannerman be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Rural Affairs Committee

Julie MacDougall be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee

Jamie Langan be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Amanda Lindsay be appointed as the Reform UK substitute on the Transport Committee

Finlay Carson be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Climate Action Committee

Meghan Gallacher be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Criminal Justice Committee

Liam Kerr be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee

Rachael Hamilton be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Murdo Fraser be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Finance and Public Administration Committee

James Adams be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Rural Affairs Committee

Tim Eagle be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee

Rachael Hamilton be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Alexander Burnett be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Public Audit Committee

Craig Hoy be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Public Service Reform Committee

Mark Ruskell be appointed as the Scottish Green Party substitute on the Climate Action Committee

Laura Moodie be appointed as the Scottish Green Party substitute on the Criminal Justice Committee

Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill be appointed as the Scottish Green Party substitute on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Iris Duane be appointed as the Scottish Green Party substitute on the Education and Gaelic Committee

Ross Greer be appointed as the Scottish Green Party substitute on the Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee

Kate Nevens be appointed as the Scottish Green Party substitute on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Kate Nevens be appointed as the Scottish Green Party substitute on the Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Cara McKee be appointed as the Scottish Green Party substitute on the Health, Care and Sport Committee

Q Manivannan be appointed as the Scottish Green Party substitute on the Public Petitions Committee

Kristopher Leask be appointed as the Scottish Green Party substitute on the Public Service Reform Committee

Ariane Burgess be appointed as the Scottish Green Party substitute on the Rural Affairs Committee

Patrick Harvie be appointed as the Scottish Green Party substitute on the Transport Committee 

Donald MacKinnon be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Climate Action Committee

Daniel Johnson be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Criminal Justice Committee

Katy Clark be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Paul Sweeney be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee

Jenny Young be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Education and Gaelic Committee

Jackie Baillie be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee.

Katherine Sangster be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Joe Fagan be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Finance and Public Administration Committee

Jackie Baillie be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Health, Care and Sport Committee

Monica Lennon be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Public Audit Committee

Irshad Ahmed be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Public Petitions Committee

Michael Marra be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Public Service Reform Committee

Carol Mochan be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee

Mark Griffin be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Monica Lennon be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Transport Committee

Andrew Baxter be appointed as the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party substitute on the Climate Action Committee 

Adam Harley be appointed as the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party substitute on the Education and Gaelic Committee

Alex Cole Hamilton be appointed as the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party substitute on the Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Alex Cole Hamilton be appointed as the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party substitute on the Finance and Public Administration Committee 

Duncan Dunlop be appointed as the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party substitute on the Health, Care and Sport Committee

David Green be appointed as the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party substitute on the Rural Affairs Committee

Yi-pei Chou Turvey be appointed as the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party substitute on the Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee

Sanne Dijkstra-Downie be appointed as the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party substitute on the Transport Committee 

Pauline Stafford be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Climate Action Committee

Colm Merrick be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Criminal Justice Committee

Collette Stevenson be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Lloyd Melville be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee

Jackie Dunbar be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Education and Gaelic Committee

Steven Bonnar be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Heather Anderson be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Alex Kerr be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Finance and Public Administration Committee

David Torrance be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Health, Care and Sport Committee

Zen Ghani be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Public Audit Committee

Laura Mitchell be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Public Petitions Committee

Paul McLennan be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Public Service Reform Committee

David Barratt be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Rural Affairs Committee

Fulton MacGregor be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee

Patricia Gibson be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Martyn Day be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Transport Committee