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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
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Alan Brown

Scottish National Party

MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Constituency)

About Alan Brown

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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish National Party
MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present

Committees

Alan Brown is a member of 2 committees

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Member

Public Audit Committee

Member

Cross-party groups

Alan Brown is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Alan Brown does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Alan Brown does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Alan Brown does not have any previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

Register of interests

Alan Brown'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.

Recent Activity

Official Report

What Alan Brown 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.

Energy Security

Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2026

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "Grangemouth provided aviation fuel and could have been used to develop sustainable aviation fuel for the future…

Public Trust in Scottish Politics

Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2026

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "Will the member take an intervention?"

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statistics 2024

Chamber meeting date: 9 June 2026

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "Peterhead power station is the biggest carbon emitter in Scotland, but it is also, through its dispatchable energy production, vital for energy security. Carbon capture is the obvious solution, and the cabinet secretary has touched on that…

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statistics 2024

Chamber meeting date: 9 June 2026

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "Peterhead power station is the biggest carbon emitter in Scotland, but it is also, through its dispatchable energy production, vital for energy security. Carbon capture is the obvious solution, and the cabinet secretary has touched on that…

High Speed 2 Future Journey Times (Scotland-London)

Chamber meeting date: 4 June 2026

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of future journey times on cross-border services between Scotland and London once HS2 is operational, including how passenger service and demand will be affected. (S7O-00016)"

Votes

How Alan Brown has voted in Parliament

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Inquiry to Restore Public Trust in Scottish Politics

Motion ref. S7M-00294

Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 8, 2026

Supported by: Jackie Baillie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Result 71 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Inquiry to Restore Public Trust in Scottish Politics

Motion ref. S7M-00294.3

Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Result 53 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Inquiry to Restore Public Trust in Scottish Politics

Motion ref. S7M-00294.2

Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Supported by: Patrick Harvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Result 70 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Inquiry to Restore Public Trust in Scottish Politics

Motion ref. S7M-00294.1

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Result 55 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Growing Scotland’s Economy

Motion ref. S7M-00290.1

Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, June 8, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Result 78 for, 28 against, 16 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motions

Motions made by Alan Brown in Parliament

Find out what motions Alan Brown has submitted recently.

Questions

Questions Alan Brown has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S7O-00076

Asked by: Alan Brown, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 10 June 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how the CashBack for Communities programme is supporting projects and young people in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency during its phase 7."

Question reference: S7W-00003

Asked by: Alan Brown, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 14 May 2026

Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 1 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what Barnett consequential funding is expected to arise from the support granted to the British Steel plant, Scunthorpe steelworks."

Question reference: S7W-00004

Asked by: Alan Brown, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 14 May 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 28 May 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what the impact might be (a) on its climate emission targets and (b) job creation in North East Scotland of the funding allocated by the UK Government to the East Coast Cluster and HyNet carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) clusters compared with the Acorn cluster, and what assessment it has made of this…

Question reference: S7W-00002

Asked by: Alan Brown, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 14 May 2026

Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 28 May 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for announcing the (a) location and (b) opening date of the proposed walk-in GP clinic for East Ayrshire."

Question reference: S7O-00016

Asked by: Alan Brown, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 27 May 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of future journey times on cross-border services between Scotland and London once HS2 is operational, including how passenger service and demand will be affected."