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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Annabelle Ewing

Scottish National Party

MSP for Cowdenbeath (Constituency) 2016 - present day

Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2011 - 2016

About Annabelle Ewing

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6290
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Cowdenbeath Constituency Office
253-257 High Street
Cowdenbeath
KY4 9QF

Phone: 01383 611067
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Annabelle is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Annabelle is a member of 3 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Europe

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gardening and Horticulture

Deputy Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Annabelle has 1 parliamentary and government role

Deputy Presiding Officer

Scottish Parliament

Party Roles

Annabelle does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Annabelle has had 16 previous roles

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

01 September 2020 - 04 May 2021

Member

21 April 2020 - 04 May 2021

Member

06 September 2018 - 03 December 2020

Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee

Member

06 September 2018 - 31 August 2020

Member

18 May 2016 - 28 June 2018

Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs

Scottish Government

25 November 2014 - 18 May 2016

Minister for Youth and Women’s Employment

Scottish Government

03 April 2014 - 25 November 2014

Finance Committee

Substitute Member

29 October 2014 - 25 November 2014

Devolution Further Powers Committee

Member

25 January 2012 - 25 November 2014

Welfare Reform Committee

Member

01 October 2012 - 19 November 2014

Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Deputy First Minister

Scottish Government

01 October 2012 - 19 November 2014

Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities

Scottish Government

23 October 2012 - 29 October 2014

Referendum Scotland Bill Committee

Member

15 June 2011 - 24 October 2012

Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee

Deputy Convener

23 February 2012 - 01 October 2012

Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment

Scottish Government

01 June 2011 - 23 February 2012

European and External Relations Committee

Member

01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011

Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee

Member

Register of interests

Annabelle'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 Annabelle Ewing. The date of their initial statement was 17 May 2021.

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 a flat in Edinburgh. I estimate the overall value of the property to be between £200,001 and £250,000. Until 23 November 2016 I owned a third share of this property. As of 1 November 2018 I receive gross rental income from the property of between £10,001 and £15,000 per annum.

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

I am a member of the Law Society of Scotland and hold a current practising certificate for the year to 31 October 2025. [Amended interest 15 November 2021, Amended interest 2 November 2022, Amended 1 November 2023, Amended interest 19 March 2025]

Recent Activity

What was said

What Annabelle Ewing 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.

Disabled People’s Representation in Scottish Democracy

Chamber meeting date: 5 March 2026

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing): ": I ask members of the public who have come to visit us today—and they are very welcome—if they are leaving the chamber to please do so quickly and quietly, because we are about to move on to our next item of business…

More Homes Scotland

Chamber meeting date: 5 March 2026

3. Annabelle Ewing (Cowdenbeath) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates the establishment of more homes Scotland will lead to additional social housing being built in Fife, in light of reports of long waiting lists in the region. (S6O-05605)"

More Homes Scotland

Chamber meeting date: 5 March 2026

3. Annabelle Ewing (Cowdenbeath) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates the establishment of more homes Scotland will lead to additional social housing being built in Fife, in light of reports of long waiting lists in the region. (S6O-05605)"

More Homes Scotland

Chamber meeting date: 5 March 2026

3. Annabelle Ewing (Cowdenbeath) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates the establishment of more homes Scotland will lead to additional social housing being built in Fife, in light of reports of long waiting lists in the region. (S6O-05605)"

More Homes Scotland

Chamber meeting date: 5 March 2026

3. Annabelle Ewing (Cowdenbeath) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates the establishment of more homes Scotland will lead to additional social housing being built in Fife, in light of reports of long waiting lists in the region. (S6O-05605)"

Votes

How Annabelle Ewing has voted in Parliament

Find out how Annabelle Ewing has voted recently.

Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill

Motion ref. S6M-20944

Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 2, 2026

Supported by: Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 5, 2026

Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Fixing Scotland's Ferry Fiasco

Motion ref. S6M-20957.2

Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Result 52 for, 66 against, 2 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Fixing Scotland's Ferry Fiasco

Motion ref. S6M-20957

Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, March 2, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Result 85 for, 33 against, 1 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Fixing Scotland's Ferry Fiasco

Motion ref. S6M-20957.3

Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Result 66 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Judging the Scottish Government on its Education Record

Motion ref. S6M-20956

Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, March 2, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Result 59 for, 61 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motions

Motions made by Annabelle Ewing in Parliament

Find out what motions Annabelle Ewing has submitted recently.

Questions

Questions Annabelle Ewing has asked

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

Question reference: S6W-44112

Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 6 March 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 20 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what the status is of the negotiations on the part of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service with the Fire Brigades Union on the pay uplift required following the in-principle agreement on role expansion for firefighters."

Question reference: S6W-43900

Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 24 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 2 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the planned walk-in GP clinic for Central Fife, whether it will provide information on when it will open and where specifically within Central Fife it will be situated."

Question reference: S6W-43841

Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 19 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 26 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what additional funding would require to be made available to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to implement the expansion of the firefighter role."

Question reference: S6O-05605

Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 25 February 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates the establishment of More Homes Scotland will lead to additional social housing being built in Fife, in light of reports of long waiting lists in the region."

Question reference: S6W-43838

Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 18 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 25 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out how the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) defines “tolerable” risk, and what its position is on the deployment of this yardstick by the SFRS."

Question reference: S6W-43839

Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 18 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 25 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how many non-fatal fire casualties there have been (a) in absolute terms and (b) broken down by (i) Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) areas and (ii) non-SIMD areas, in each of the last three years."

Question reference: S6W-43840

Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 18 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 25 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government when the 2022 agreement in principle on the expansion of the firefighter role will be implemented."

Question reference: S6O-05547

Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 18 February 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on support provided to the Mossmorran workforce, following the early closure of the ExxonMobil Fife Ethylene Plant."

Question reference: S6O-05468

Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 28 January 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what the implications of its draft Budget 2026-27 are for the provision of a new medical centre for Lochgelly."

Question reference: S6W-42898

Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 8 January 2026

Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 January 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Futures Trust will report to the Scottish Ministers on alternative funding options, including revenue funded models for capital projects."