Daniel Johnson
Scottish Labour
MSP for Edinburgh Southern (Constituency) 2016 - present day
About Daniel Johnson
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
Phone: 0131 541 2145
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
134 Comiston Road
Edinburgh
EH10 5QN
Committees
Daniel is a member of 2 committees
Criminal Justice Committee
Substitute Member
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Deputy Convener
Cross-party groups
Daniel is a member of 5 cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Daniel has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Commission For Public Audit
Member
Party Roles
Daniel has 2 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Finance
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on the Economy
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Daniel has had 12 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Member
11 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Education and Skills Committee
Deputy Convener
20 November 2019 - 03 December 2020
Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland Amendment Bill Committee
Member
10 September 2019 - 11 September 2019
Education and Skills Committee
Member
18 June 2019 - 09 September 2019
Education and Skills Committee
Substitute Member
17 January 2018 - 08 September 2019
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
Member
09 January 2018 - 08 September 2019
Justice Committee
Member
23 November 2017 - 09 January 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Member
29 September 2016 - 09 January 2018
Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Education and Skills Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 28 November 2017
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
28 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
European and External Relations Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Daniel'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 Daniel Johnson. The date of their initial statement was 27 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 8 to 13 October 2017, I visited Taiwan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). The trip was arranged by the Taipei Representative Office (Edinburgh office) in the UK, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) (of 1 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7PE). I met a number of Government departments, as well as trade and cultural organisations. The total cost of the flight, hotel and ancillary expenses was £6400. These costs were entirely met by the Taiwanese Government as detailed above.
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
I own 100% of the issued share capital of Stripe Retail Ltd, a company providing retail consulting and advisory services. These are ordinary shares with a market value of £249,230. The company is a privately owned limited company therefore market value is difficult to determine. The value given is the net asset value based on the latest accounts filed with Companies House.
Voluntary
I am a member of the Federation of Small Businesses.
I am a member of the Cooperative Party.
I am currently a non-working director of Stripe Retail Ltd but receive no remuneration or benefits in kind from this company. I am, as declared, a shareholder in this company and therefore receive dividends from it.
I am a member of Labour movement for Europe.
I am a member of the Fabian Society.
I am a member of USDAW and Community trade unions.
I am an associate member of the Labour Women’s Network.
I am Vice Chair of the board of the ADHD Foundation, a charity registered in England and Wales, Registered Charity Number 1120898.
I am a member of Amnesty International.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Daniel Johnson 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: 29 June 2022
Scotland’s Companies
Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "One of the interesting aspects of the point that the member has just raised is that a lot of academic work and theory shows that mergers very often decrease, rather than add, value. Does he think that we should give more thought to that?"
Chamber meeting date: 28 June 2022
Independence Referendum
Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "Will the First Minister clarify a point about the process that lies behind her statement? Did the Lord Advocate refuse to certify the referendum bill as being legally competent…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 28 June 2022
Financial Memorandum for the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill (Post-legislative Scrutiny)
Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "I will follow on from the point that the convener just hinted at with regard to how the methodology was arrived at, its impact and, latterly, its impact on the sector more generally…
Chamber meeting date: 23 June 2022
Provisional Outturn 2021-22
Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "I, too, thank the minister for early sight of his statement. Covid and the cost of living crisis necessitate that the Government gets the money that it has out the door as quickly as possible. The minister has cited £5…
Chamber meeting date: 22 June 2022
Police Scotland (Culture)
3. Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the review by the Police Service of Northern Ireland into findings by a tribunal of a “sexist culture” in Police Scotland. (S6O-01254)"
Votes
How Daniel Johnson has voted in Parliament
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Business Programme
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 63 for, 47 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 85 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Business Programme
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Dean Lockhart, Douglas Lumsden, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 47 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Supported by: Keith Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 84 for, 0 against, 25 abstained, 20 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 25 for, 85 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Daniel Johnson in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Daniel Johnson 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: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has requested that work be undertaken to research an 8,000 headcount reduction in the Scottish civil service."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to a civil service headcount reduction."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what research it has done on whether the Scotland Reserve's £700 million cap will be breached in the next five years."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing to evaluate rates and thresholds within the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax."
Answered by: Tom Arthur on 7 June 2022
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether ATMs at retailers’ premises will be exempted from non-domestic rates; how many ATMs will be affected by their removal from the valuation roll, and whether it will consider backdating refunds, in a similar way to that in Wales and England when ATMs were removed from the valuation roll."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 April 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that local authorities are carrying out home visits for its Super Sponsorship Scheme, for the Homes for Ukraine scheme, fairly, proportionally and equally across Scotland."
Answered by: Neil Gray on 4 May 2022
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 April 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to consult hosts within its Super Sponsorship Scheme, for the Homes for Ukraine scheme, as part of its development of the scheme."
Answered by: Neil Gray on 3 May 2022
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 March 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06722 by Lorna Slater on 7 March 2022, whether it has considered any international evidence in relation to the potential impact of the inclusion of glass in a Deposit Return Scheme on the willingness of producers to switch from using glass packaging to using aluminium or plastic…
Answered by: Lorna Slater on 31 March 2022
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 March 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06722 by Lorna Slater on 7 March 2022, what its position is on whether creating an incentive for producers to switch from using plastic packaging to using glass packaging would be a negative outcome."
Answered by: Lorna Slater on 31 March 2022
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 March 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06722 by Lorna Slater on 7 March 2022, what modelling it has done regarding the likelihood of producers in the food and drink sector switching from glass packaging to plastic packaging as a result of the inclusion of glass in its Deposit Return Scheme."
Answered by: Lorna Slater on 31 March 2022
See all of Daniel Johnson's written questions submitted in Parliament