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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

Party Roles

Alyn Smith does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Alyn Smith does not have any previous roles

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

Register of interests

Alyn Smith'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 Alyn Smith. The date of their initial statement was 05 June 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests.

Gifts

No registrable interests.

Overseas visits

No registrable interests.

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests.

Heritable property

I own 50% of a house in Edinburgh with a market value of between £400,001 and £500,000. My parents reside at the house and I receive no rental income from the property.

Interest in shares

No registrable interests.

Voluntary

I am the voluntary Chair of the Board of Creative Stirling, an arts charity based at King Street in Stirling. The charity supports hundreds of microbusinesses across the Forth Valley through its trading arm, Made in Stirling and receives multiannual funding from Creative Scotland. I receive no remuneration of any kind for the role.

Recent Activity

Official Report

What Alyn Smith 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.

Prison Population

Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2026

Alyn Smith (Stirling) (SNP): "I warmly commend the cabinet secretary on his speech, which was a brave one. He proposed some bold action and made the biggest admission in modern politics, which is that what we are doing needs to change…

Decision on Taking Business in Private

Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 24 June 2026

The Convener (Alyn Smith): "Colleagues, it is good to see you all. It is great to have you all here on a warm, sunny day in Edinburgh. Happy hay fever season to all who celebrate it. I apologise if I end up snuffling while chairing the meeting…

Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026

Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 24 June 2026

The Convener: "Welcome back. I hope that colleagues are refreshed.Item 3 is a Scottish statutory instrument that is subject to annulment. Forgive me if I sound a little bit robotic—there is a form of words that I need to use while we are discussing legislation…

Scotland’s Prisons

Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 24 June 2026

The Convener: "I welcome our guests from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland. We have Sara Snell, who is His Majesty’s chief inspector of prisons, and Jacqueline Clinton, who is the thematic lead inspector. It is great to have you both with us…

Organised Crime (Rural Scotland)

Chamber meeting date: 23 June 2026

Alyn Smith (Stirling) (SNP): "Like me, the First Minister represents a large area of rural Scotland, so he will be well aware of the growing concern among farmers that organised crime groups are targeting farms across rural Scotland, particularly in conjunction with organised crime groups based in Northern Ireland. Does he share my concern about such events?"

Votes

How Alyn Smith has voted in Parliament

Find out how Alyn Smith has voted recently.

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469

Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 89 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.5

Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Supported by: James Adams
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 26 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.3

Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Supported by: Kate Nevens
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 16 for, 104 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.1

Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 26 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.2

Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 65 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motions

Motions made by Alyn Smith in Parliament

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Questions

Questions Alyn Smith has asked

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

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."