Christine Grahame
Scottish National Party
MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for South of Scotland (Region) 1999 - 2011
About Christine Grahame
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Website: christinegrahame.com
Facebook: Christine's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5729
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Phone: 07976 596 245
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Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Christine is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Christine is a member of 2 cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Christine has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
Party Roles
Christine does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Christine has had 24 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
03 December 2020 - 04 May 2021
Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee
Member
07 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Substitute Member
26 November 2019 - 03 December 2020
Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland Amendment Bill Committee
Convener
31 October 2019 - 26 November 2019
Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland Amendment Bill Committee
Member
14 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Conveners Group
Member
21 March 2013 - 23 March 2016
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
Convener
14 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Justice Committee
Convener
13 March 2013 - 21 March 2013
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
Member
01 June 2011 - 14 June 2011
Justice Committee
Member
20 June 2007 - 22 March 2011
Conveners Group
Member
20 June 2007 - 22 March 2011
Health and Sport Committee
Convener
13 June 2007 - 20 June 2007
Health and Sport Committee
Member
23 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Communities Committee
Member
30 March 2006 - 02 April 2007
Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill Committee
Member
10 June 2003 - 13 September 2004
Health Committee
Convener
10 June 2003 - 13 September 2004
Conveners Group
Member
04 June 2003 - 10 June 2003
Health Committee
Member
11 September 2001 - 31 March 2003
Justice 1 Committee
Convener
06 January 2003 - 31 March 2003
Conveners Group
Member
11 September 2001 - 05 January 2003
Conveners Liaison Group
Member
06 September 2001 - 11 September 2001
Justice 1 Committee
Member
08 January 2001 - 06 September 2001
Justice 2 Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 01 November 2000
Public Petitions Committee
Member
Register of interests
Christine'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 Christine Grahame. 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
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Christine Grahame 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.
Chamber meeting date: 27 January 2022
Physical Activity (Access During Lockdown)
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): "I preface my comment by saying that I am not promoting intergenerational wars, but older people—I declare an interest in that regard—not only have missed exercise but are often still understandably cautious about being out and about in public…
Chamber meeting date: 25 January 2022
Covid-19
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): "NHS Borders has substantial staff absences directly because of Covid, as is the case elsewhere, so it has asked the public to ease pressure on accident and emergency services and not to attend unless doing so is absolutely necessary—for example, when somebody has severe breathing difficulties or severe bleeding. Does the First Minister agree with…
Chamber meeting date: 19 January 2022
Fire Alarm Standards
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): "As the cabinet secretary is aware, I wrote to her last year to raise many of the concerns that have been iterated today, so I welcome her statement. However, £200 is an optimistic figure, even for just the kit…
Chamber meeting date: 13 January 2022
Energy Costs (Support)
6. Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): "To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Government can provide to people struggling to pay their energy bills. (S6F-00662)"
Chamber meeting date: 23 December 2021
Pets for Christmas
5. Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to prevent the casual purchase of pets for Christmas. (S6O-00586)"
Votes
How Christine Grahame has voted in Parliament
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Budget (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Ivan McKee, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 27, 2022
Result 69 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Budget (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 27, 2022
Result 25 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Budget (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 27, 2022
Result 33 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 20, 2022
Supported by: Kevin Stewart, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Result 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Result 49 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Christine Grahame in Parliament
Find out what motions Christine Grahame has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Christine Grahame has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will take action to stop the culling, through NatureScot, of Greenland barnacle geese on Islay, in light of the reported strain already on the species population due to the effects of bird flu on the Svalbard population on the Solway, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of guidance published by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation on 1 September 2021, advising that patients with severe immunosuppression should receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, whether people with Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance will be included in the clinically…
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 7 December 2021
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 October 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-27833 by James Wolffe QC on 13 March 2020, what progress has been made with regard to the possible introduction of diversionary driving courses, including a Speed Awareness Course, as an alternative to prosecution."
Answered by: Dorothy Bain on 29 October 2021
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 September 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what data it has on the number of people eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine but who are unable to have one due to needle phobia; what support is provided to such people, and, for the purposes of COVID-19 vaccination certification, whether such a phobia is considered a valid exemption, and, if so, what evidence would be…
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 July 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-26335 by Kevin Stewart on 25 November 2019, whether it will consider amending the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to curtail peat extraction permissible under current licences."
Answered by: Tom Arthur on 24 August 2021
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether funding support being made available to businesses such as cinemas will also be made available to Bingo Halls, and what the reasons are for its decision on this matter."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will reconsider the policy of permitting Members' offices four mobile devices only, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic leading to an increase in the number of staff who are working from home and who require their own office device to be in contact with constituents who might not have…
Answered by: David Stewart MSP (on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate B on 11 November 2020
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to prevent training days organised by dog trainers that involve the use of electric shock collars from taking place."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 3 November 2020
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government which animal welfare organisations it has had meetings with in the last two years regarding electric shock collars."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 30 October 2020
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 9 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will amend COVID-19 regulations in Scotland to include fines for breaching gathering regulations by organising these in a similar way to those under the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions on Holding of Gatherings and Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020."
Answered by: Michael Russell on 24 September 2020
See all of Christine Grahame's written questions submitted in Parliament