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 local office
6 High Street
Galashiels
TD1 1SD
Phone: 07976 596 245
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Christine is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Christine is a member of 2 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gardening and Horticulture
Deputy Convener
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.
07 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Substitute Member
03 December 2020 - 04 May 2021
Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee
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
14 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Justice Committee
Convener
21 March 2013 - 23 March 2016
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
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: 1 June 2023
Community Pharmacy Scotland
4. Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): "To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that the Community Pharmacy Scotland board has described the financial settlement that it has been offered as “derisory”. (S6F-02200)"
Chamber meeting date: 31 May 2023
Education (National Discussion)
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): "Mr Rennie actually quoted from the part of the report from which I was going to quote. I very much agree about the presumption about mainstream education, but I feel that in some schools it is almost mandatory…
Chamber meeting date: 30 May 2023
Deposit Return Scheme
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): "I emphasise that I fully support including glass recycling in the DRS and that I deplore interference by the UK Government in a fully devolved issue. My concern has always been about the practicalities of glass recycling…
Chamber meeting date: 30 May 2023
Hospital at Home Programme
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): "I have to admit that, until recently, when I heard a news programme about it, I was unaware that the hospital at home service existed. That was my failure…
Chamber meeting date: 30 May 2023
Protecting Devolution and the Scottish Parliament
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): "The Scottish Parliament reconvened on 1 July 1999, 300 years after it was abolished, as part of the process of union with England…
Votes
How Christine Grahame has voted in Parliament
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Let's Talk Education – The National Discussion
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Result 29 for, 90 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Hospital at Home Programme in Scotland
Submitted by: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Supported by: Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Hospital at Home Programme in Scotland
Submitted by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Result 17 for, 94 against, 3 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Hospital at Home Programme in Scotland
Submitted by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Result 47 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Ending Violence in Scottish Schools
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Result 93 for, 18 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Christine Grahame in Parliament
Find out what motions Christine Grahame has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Christine Grahame has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 May 2023
"To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that the Community Pharmacy Scotland Board has described the financial settlement that it has been offered as "derisory"."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2023
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 May 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to bring people with children back into work."
Taken in the Chamber on 24 May 2023
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 May 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures can be taken to accelerate the prosecution of criminal cases."
Taken in the Chamber on 11 May 2023
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 April 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Brain Tumour Charity report, Brain Tumours: Fighting for a Faster Diagnosis, what action it is currently taking to reduce diagnosis times for brain tumours."
Answered by Michael Matheson on 2 May 2023
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 April 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to families of veterans."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 April 2023
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government’s legislation to introduce compulsory pet cat microchipping in England to help reunite lost cats with their owners, whether it plans to introduce similar legislation in Scotland."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 March 2023
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party,
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to improve the rural economy in the Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency."
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 March 2023
"To ask the First Minister what impact the proposed pay settlement for teachers, if accepted, will have on other Scottish Government budgets."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2023
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing legislation in Scotland similar to the UK Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2023
Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of its contributions to development in Malawi through its Malawi Development Programme 2018-23."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 March 2023
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