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Alyn Smith

Scottish National Party

MSP for Stirling (Constituency)


Alyn Smith is Convener of the Criminal Justice Committee

About Alyn Smith

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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish National Party
MSP for Stirling (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present

Committees

Alyn Smith is a member of 1 committee

Criminal Justice Committee

Convener

Cross-party groups

Alyn Smith is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Alyn Smith has 1 parliamentary and government role

Conveners Group

Member

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Alyn Smith does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Alyn Smith does not have any previous roles

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Register of interests

Alyn Smith's register of interests

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Recent Activity

Official Report

What Alyn Smith has said in Parliament

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Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities)

Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2026

Alyn Smith (Stirling) (SNP): "I congratulate Ivan McKee—I will call him super Ivan, given the scale of his task, based on his speech and the vision that he has set out today…

Racist Demonstrations (Glasgow)

Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2026

Alyn Smith (Stirling) (SNP): "I commend Paul Sweeney for his contributions in the chamber. There is a lot of unanimity across the Parliament, and we should all be careful with our words in general when discussing such matters.These are aggravated offences…

Screen Sector

Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2026

Alyn Smith (Stirling) (SNP): "I am delighted to lead my first members’ business debate in the chamber on a subject of great importance not just to Stirling, but to Scotland and, indeed, to all of our constituencies and constituents…

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Economic Impacts)

Chamber meeting date: 9 June 2026

Alyn Smith (Stirling) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any implications of the European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism for Scotland’s economy, including what representations it has made to the United Kingdom Government regarding the mitigation of any potential threats for Scotland’s exports. (S7O-00028)"

Hospitality Sector (VAT)

Chamber meeting date: 9 June 2026

Alyn Smith (Stirling) (SNP): "The First Minister is well aware that hospitality businesses do not have their troubles to seek at the moment, with rising input costs on all fronts…

Votes

How Alyn Smith 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 Alyn Smith in Parliament

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Questions

Questions Alyn Smith has asked

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Question reference: S7O-00028

Asked by: Alyn Smith, Stirling, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 3 June 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any implications of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism for Scotland's economy, including what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding the mitigation of any potential threats for Scotland's exports."