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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
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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 not a member of any committees

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Alan Brown does not have any parliamentary or government roles

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Alan Brown does not have any previous roles

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Register of interests

Alan Brown's register of interests

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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.

Scotland’s Energy

Chamber meeting date: 28 May 2026

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "To go back to the issue of constraint payments, the member will realise that one of the reasons that constraint payments are paid is that the nuclear sector is pumping baseload on to the grid and cannot actually be turned off…

Scotland’s Energy

Chamber meeting date: 28 May 2026

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "To go back to the issue of constraint payments, the member will realise that one of the reasons that constraint payments are paid is that the nuclear sector is pumping baseload on to the grid and cannot actually be turned off…

First Homes Fund

Chamber meeting date: 27 May 2026

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "It is fantastic to hear the cabinet secretary roll out the manifesto commitment on the first homes fund so quickly. Will there be any consideration of regionalisation or prioritisation of funding, or will it remain a Scotland-wide fund…

First Homes Fund

Chamber meeting date: 27 May 2026

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "It is fantastic to hear the cabinet secretary roll out the manifesto commitment on the first homes fund so quickly. Will there be any consideration of regionalisation or prioritisation of funding, or will it remain a Scotland-wide fund…

First Homes Fund

Chamber meeting date: 27 May 2026

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "It is fantastic to hear the cabinet secretary roll out the manifesto commitment on the first homes fund so quickly. Will there be any consideration of regionalisation or prioritisation of funding, or will it remain a Scotland-wide fund…

Votes

How Alan Brown has voted in Parliament

Find out how Alan Brown has voted recently.

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.3

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Supported by: Patrick Harvie, Kristopher Leask, Cara McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 15 for, 110 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.1

Submitted by: Duncan Massey, North East Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 28 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159

Submitted by: Stephen Gethins, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Supported by: Steven Bonnar, Katie Hagmann, Jamie Hepburn, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 70 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.5

Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 25 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.2

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 16 for, 98 against, 10 abstained, 5 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motions

Motions made by Alan Brown in Parliament

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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: S7W-00003

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

Date lodged: 14 May 2026

Current Status: Answer expected 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: Answer expected on 1 June 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: Answer expected on 1 June 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."