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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

Deputy Convener

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 had the following role in Parliament

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

11 June 2026 to 17 June 2026

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Member

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.

Here is the register for Alan Brown. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

Until 12 May 2026, when I resigned, I was a Senior Design Manager for Jacobs UK LTD (engineering consultants; of 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow G2 7HX). I spent in the region of 40 hours per week on this role prior to my election. Following my election, I was not physically working 40 hours per week due to annual leave. I received remuneration of between £75,001 and £80,000 per annum. I received my final payment of £2,001.80 on 28 May 2026.

Gifts

No registrable interests.

Overseas visits

No registrable interests.

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests.

Heritable property

No registrable interests.

Interest in shares

No registrable interests.

Voluntary

No registrable interests.

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.

Programme for Government (Child Poverty)

Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026

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

Hyperscale AI Data Centres

Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "I thank Graham Simpson for lodging this motion for debate. Many hope that AI will improve their daily lives, and some would argue that that is already happening. The Scottish Government hopes that AI will make public services more efficient…

Hyperscale AI Data Centres

Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "I thank Graham Simpson for lodging this motion for debate. Many hope that AI will improve their daily lives, and some would argue that that is already happening. The Scottish Government hopes that AI will make public services more efficient…

Auditor General for Scotland (Work Programme)

Public Audit Committee meeting date: 3 September 2026

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "Good morning…

House Building (Rural Areas)

Chamber meeting date: 2 September 2026

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "New homes do not necessarily mean new house building…

Votes

How Alan Brown has voted in Parliament

Find out how Alan Brown has voted recently.

Programme for Government, An Economy Fit for the Future

Motion ref. S7M-01070

Submitted by: Stephen Flynn, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026

Supported by: Tom Arthur, Jim Fairlie, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Result 78 for, 41 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Programme for Government, An Economy Fit for the Future

Motion ref. S7M-01070.5

Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Result 93 for, 11 against, 14 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Programme for Government, An Economy Fit for the Future

Motion ref. S7M-01070.2

Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Result 15 for, 86 against, 17 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Programme for Government, An Economy Fit for the Future

Motion ref. S7M-01070.3

Submitted by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Result 27 for, 76 against, 17 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Programme for Government, An Economy Fit for the Future

Motion ref. S7M-01070.4

Submitted by: Malcolm Offord, West Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Result 27 for, 92 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motions

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-00191

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

Date lodged: 2 September 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update regarding the latest assessment it has made of the impact of PFI payments on public sector finances."

Question reference: S7W-01817

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

Date lodged: 20 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 4 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of domestic properties in Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley have access to fibre broadband, how many properties have still to be provided with access to fibre broadband, and what the timescales are for completion of the rollout of fibre broadband in the constituency."

Question reference: S7W-01500

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

Date lodged: 2 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding any assessment it has made of any implications of the UK–US trade deal for the pricing of new medicines in Scotland, including the potential impact on NHS Scotland's budget."

Question reference: S7O-00115

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

Date lodged: 17 June 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to carry out a cumulative impact assessment of the number of planning applications proposed for AI data centres, including the power and water resources required and the impact on climate emissions."

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."