Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day
Former MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2016 - 2017
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Member
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
10 October 2024 - 30 October 2024
Member
06 May 2021 - 27 September 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
19 May 2016 - 11 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 June 2016 - 11 June 2017
Member
28 June 2016 - 11 June 2017
Substitute Member
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 Douglas Ross. The date of their initial statement was 17 June 2021.
On 10 July 2023 I received remuneration of £274.70 from Ross County Football Club (of Victoria Park, Jubilee Park Road, Dingwall, IV15 9QZ). This payment represented a match fee of £222.50 and expenses of £52.20 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Ross County vs Queens Park match. [Registered 14 July 2023]
On 13 February 2026, I received remuneration of £2,016.61 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £516.92 and expenses of £115.20 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Dundee vs Hearts match; a match fee of £516.92 and expenses of £187.20 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Kilmarnock vs Hibernian match; a match fee of £347.42 and expenses of £212.95 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Dundee United vs Ayr United match; a payment of £80 for attendance at a winter training camp; and a payment of £40 for attendance at a fitness test. [Registered 26 February 2026]
On 24 February 2023 I received remuneration of £649.20 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £380 and expenses of £269.20 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Celtic vs St Mirren match. [Registered 24 February 2023]
On 10 February 2023 I received remuneration of £396.55 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £280 and expenses of £116.55 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Dundee United vs University of Stirling match. [Registered 22 February 2023]
On 22 September 2023 I received remuneration of £676.40 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £450 and expenses of £62.10 for serving as Assistant Referee in an Aberdeen vs Hibs match, and a match fee of £95 and expenses of £69.30 for a Cove Rangers vs Montrose match. [Registered 22 September 2023]
On 8 September 2023 I received remuneration of £1,582.40 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £450 and expenses of £49.50 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Ross County vs St Johnstone match, a match fee of £190 and expenses of £161.10 for a Hearts vs Partick Thistle match, and a match fee of £450 and expenses of £281.80 for a St Mirren vs Aberdeen match. [Registered 10 September 2023]
On 12 April 2024 I received remuneration of £844.60 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £225 and expenses of £117 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Dundee v Rangers match, a match fee of £184 and expenses of £117 for a Dundee United v Inverness match, and a match fee of £108 and expenses of £93.60 for a Montrose v Falkirk match. [Registered 30 April 2024]
On 15 October 2025, I received remuneration of £663.73 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £103.38 and expenses of £104.40 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Forfar Athletic vs Annan Athletic match; a match fee of £124.06 and expenses of £37.80 for serving as an Assistant Referee in an Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs East Fife match; a match fee of £211.36 and expenses of £44.10 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Queen’s Park vs Partick Thistle match; and a payment of £38.63 for attendance at a fitness test. [Registered 15 October 2025]
On 26 April 2024 I received remuneration of £621.90 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £450 and expenses of £171.90 for Motherwell v Hibernian match. [Registered 30 April 2024]
On 15 December 2025, I received remuneration of £1,727.42 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £211.36 and expenses of £105.30 for serving as an Assistant Referee in an Arbroath vs Ross County match; a match fee of £124.06 and expenses of £37.80 for serving as an Assistant Referee in an Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Cove Rangers match; a match fee of £124.06 and expenses of £136.80 for serving as an Assistant Referee in an East Fife vs Stenhousemuir match; a match fee of £516.92 and expenses of £171.45 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Rangers vs Livingston match; and a match fee of £184.92 and expenses of £114.75 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a St. Johnstone vs Cove Rangers match. [Registered 5 January 2026]
On 15 March 2024 I received remuneration of £645.75 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £450 and expenses of £195.75 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen match. [Registered 15 March 2024]
On 12 August 2022 I received remuneration of £282.30 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £106 and expenses of £4.95 for serving as Assistant Referee in an Elgin City vs Queen of the South match and a match fee of £107 and expenses of £64.35 for a Peterhead vs Airdrieonians match. [Registered 26 August 2022]
On 24 March 2023 I received remuneration of £873.75 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £445 and expenses of £195.75 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Kilmarnock vs Motherwell match, and a match fee of £89 and expenses of £144 for an East Fife vs Forfar Athletic match. [Registered 24 March 2023]
On 23 December 2022 I received remuneration of £657.30 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £155 and expenses of £57.60 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Fraserburgh vs Arbroath match, a match fee of £173 and expenses of £38.70 for an Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee match, and a match fee of £89 and expenses of £144 for a East Fife vs Bonnyrigg Rose match. [Registered 3 January 2023]
On 21 October 2022 I received remuneration of £526.60 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £107 and expenses of £93.60 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Montrose vs FC Edinburgh match and a match fee of £173 and expenses of £153 for a Raith Rovers v Cove Rangers match. [Registered 31 October 2022]
On 6 April 2023 I received remuneration of £715.55 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £445 and expenses of £270.55 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Motherwell vs Rangers match. [Registered 12 April 2023]
On 9 September 2022 I received remuneration of £543.70 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £173 and expenses of £170.10 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Hamilton Academical v Raith Rovers match and a match fee of £107 and expenses of £93.60 for a Montrose v Kelty Hearts match. [Registered 27 September 2022]
On 10 March 2023 I received remuneration of £211.70 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £173 and expenses of £38.70 for serving as Assistant Referee in an Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Hamilton Academical match. [Registered 17 March 2023]
On 4 November 2022 I received remuneration of £252.80 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £89 and expenses of £163.80 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Bonnyrigg Rose v East Fife match. [Registered 4 November 2022]
On 15 August 2025 I received remuneration of £444.80 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £127.17 and expenses of £36.90 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Brora Rangers vs Kilmarnock match; a match fee of £127.17 and expenses of £63.90 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Peterhead vs Clyde match; and a payment of £89.96 for attendance at a Category 1, VAR (Video Assistant Referee) and SAR (Specialist Assistant Referee) meeting. [Registered 15 August 2025]
On 10 May 2024 I received remuneration of £866.70 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £108 and expenses of £147.60 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Stirling Albion vs Queen of the South match, and a match fee of £450 and expenses of £161.10 for a Livingston vs Ross County match. [Registered 10 May 2024]
On 19 January 2024 I received remuneration of £1,588.95 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £108 and expenses of £69.30 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic match, a match fee of £450 and expenses of £161.10 for a Hearts vs St Mirren match, a match fee of £450 and expenses of £195.75 for a Kilmarnock vs Dundee match, and a match fee of £90 and expenses of £64.80 for a Peterhead vs Spartans match. [Registered 19 January 2024]
On 2 June 2023 I received remuneration of £561.55 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £445 and expenses of £116.55 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Dundee United vs Ross County match. [Registered 14 June 2023]
Until 4 July 2024 I was the Member of Parliament for Moray (House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA). I attended the House of Commons weekly when it was in session. I received salary and use of an iPad and laptop. I estimated the total combined value of this remuneration was between £85,001 and £90,000 per annum. During my time as an MSP and MP, I donated my MSP salary to local charities each month. My UK parliamentary business costs and expenses were made publicly available on the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority website at www.theipsa.org.uk. On 31 July 2024, I received £17,589.83 from IPSA as a payment made to former MPs. On 13 January 2025, I received £9,800 from IPSA as a payment made to MPs who were not re-elected. [Amended interest 31 May 2023, Amended interest 24 September 2024, Amended interest 25 November 2024, Amended interest 6 March 2025]
On 1 March 2024 I received remuneration of £812.70 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £108 and expenses of £93.60 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Montrose vs Edinburgh City match, and a match fee of £450 and expenses of £161.10 for a Hearts vs Motherwell match. [Registered 15 March 2024]
On 13 June 2025 I received remuneration of £522.90 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £100.86 and expenses of £103.50 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Forfar Athletic vs Stirling Albion match; a match fee of £206.21 and expenses of £67.50 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Cove Rangers vs Queen of the South match; and a payment of £44.83 for attendance at an End of Season Review Meeting. [Registered 1 July 2025]
On 24 May 2024 I received remuneration of £428.40 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £108 and expenses of £147.60 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Stirling Albion vs Annan Athletic match, and a match fee of £108 and expenses of £64.80 for a Peterhead vs Spartans match. [Registered 14 June 2024]
On 16 June 2023 I received remuneration of £1,248.20 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £445 and expenses of £157.50 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Hibernian vs Rangers match, and a match fee of £445 and expenses of £200.70 for an Ayr United vs Partick Thistle match. [Registered 21 June 2023]
On 26 August 2022 I received remuneration of £211.25 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £173 and expenses of £38.25 for serving as Assistant Referee in an Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Cove Rangers match. [Registered 26 August 2022]
On 14 November 2025, I received remuneration of £1,592 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £124.06 and expenses of £151.20 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Stenhousemuir vs Montrose match; a match fee of £211.36 and expenses of £114.30 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a St Johnstone vs Ross County match; a match fee of £211.36 and expenses of £202.50 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Ary United vs Greenock Morton match; and a match fee of £516.92 and expenses of £60.30 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Aberdeen vs Hibernian match. [Registered 3 December 2025]
On 19 May 2023 I received remuneration of £564.25 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £445 and expenses of £119.25 for serving as Assistant Referee in a St Johnstone vs Hibernian match. [Registered 29 May 2023]
On 22 December 2023 I received remuneration of £1,373.85 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £450 and expenses of £49.50 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Ross County vs Kilmarnock match, a match fee of £450 and expenses of £158.40 for a Hibs vs Aberdeen match, and a match fee of £108 and expenses of £157.95 for a Falkirk vs Kelty Hearts match. [Registered 8 January 2024]
On 19 January 2026, I received remuneration of £3,151.27 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £516.92 and expenses of £276.43 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Motherwell vs Celtic match; a match fee of £516.92 and expenses of £116.10 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Dundee vs Aberdeen match; a match fee of £516.92 and expenses of £155.25 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Falkirk vs Hearts match; a match fee of £211.36 and expenses of £154.35 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Raith Rovers vs Dunfermline match; and a match fee of £516.92 and expenses of £170.10 for serving as an Assistant Referee in a Motherwell vs Dundee match. [Registered 11 February 2026]
On 23 September 2022 I received remuneration of £171.35 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £107 and expenses of £64.35 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Peterhead v Montrose match. [Registered 27 September 2022]
On 21 April 2023 I received remuneration of £1,004.20 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £445 and expenses of £280.90 for serving as Assistant Referee in a St Mirren vs Livingston match, and a match fee of £173 and expenses of £105.30 for an Arbroath vs Dundee match. [Registered 27 April 2023]
On 13 January 2023 I received remuneration of £1,434.85 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £107 and expenses of £158.40 for serving as Assistant Referee in a FC Edinburgh vs Montrose match, a match fee of £445 and expenses of £116.55 for a Dundee United vs Hearts match, and a match fee of £445 and expenses of £162.90 for a Livingston vs Motherwell match. [Registered 16 January 2023]
On 18 November 2022 I received remuneration of £793.35 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £107 and expenses of £93.60 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Montrose vs Dunfermline match, a match fee of £107 and expenses of £144.45 for a Dunfermline vs Kelty Hearts match, and a match fee of £173 and expenses of £168.30 for a Partick Thistle vs Dundee match. [Registered 25 November 2022]
On 2 December 2022 I received remuneration of £735.75 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £445 and expenses of £290.75 for serving as Assistant Referee in an Kilmarnock vs Hibs match. [Registered 8 December 2022]
On 20 October 2023 I received remuneration of £301 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £184 and expenses of £117 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Dundee United vs Queen’s Park match. [Registered 22 October 2023]
On 3 November 2023 I received remuneration of £284.80 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £220 and expenses of £64.80 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Peterhead vs Dundee United match. [Registered 14 November 2023]
On 11 August 2023 I received remuneration of £465.30 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £108 and expenses of £144 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Dunfermline vs Kilmarnock match, and a match fee of £108 and expenses of £105.30 for an Arbroath vs Montrose match. [Registered 22 August 2023]
On 2 February 2024 I received remuneration of £412.05 form the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £300 and expenses of £112.05 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Forfar vs Hibernian match. [Registered 12 February 2024]
On 6 October 2023 I received remuneration of £893.25 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £108 and expenses of £157.95 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Falkirk vs Queen of the South match, and a match fee of £450 and expenses of £177.30 for a Rangers vs Motherwell match. [Registered 6 October 2023]
On 1 December 2023 I received remuneration of £645.75 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £450 and expenses of £195.75 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Kilmarnock vs Motherwell match. [Registered 1 December 2023]
On 27 January 2023 I received remuneration of £1,091.50 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £445 and expenses of £272.80 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Motherwell vs Hibernian match, and a match fee of £173 and expenses of £200.70 for an Ayr United vs Arbroath match. [Registered 29 January 2023]
On 16 February 2024 I received remuneration of £747 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £450 and expenses of £49.95 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Ross County vs St Johnstone match and a match fee of £90 and expenses of £157.05 for a Spartans vs Clyde match. [Registered 19 February 2024]
On 4 July 2022 I attended the All England Tennis Club for The Championships as a guest of Diageo plc (a beverages company of 16 Great Malborough Street, London, W1F 7HS). The tickets and associated hospitality amounted to a total of £475. [Registered 2 August 2022]
On 19 July 2024 I attended the 152nd Open at Royal Troon as a guest of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club (St Andrews, KY16 9JD). The cost of the ticket and hospitality, estimated by the Club, was £395. [Registered 4 September 2024]
On 16 July 2022 I attended The Open Golf Championships as a guest of Salmon Scotland (an industry representative body of 21 Calton Road, Edinburgh EH8 8 DL). The ticket and associated hospitality amounted to a total of £1,000. [Registered 4 August 2022]
On 12 September 2023, I attended the Scotland v England football match at Hampden as a guest of the Chief Executive of the Scottish Football Association, Ian Maxwell (Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). The cost of the ticket and hospitality, estimated by the Scottish Football Association, was £399. [Registered 3 October 2023]
On 4 November 2024, I received a donation of £25,000 to be retained in connection with future political activities from Mr Alasdair Locke, a private individual. The gift was a cash donation to me as an individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted it on 4 November 2024. [Registered 4 December 2024]
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I am a member of the Scottish Senior Football Referees Association.
From 7 October to 13 October 2021, I was part of an MP delegation from the British-Qatari APPG to meet ministers and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Qatar. Discussions centred around Qatar’s humanitarian and political response to the Afghanistan crisis, preparations for the World Cup, workers' rights reform and bilateral relations. On the 25th October the Embassy of Qatar confirmed the costs of the visit amounted to £7,856.24 and were met by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Qatar (Qatar Embassy, 1 South Audley Street, London W1 1NB). [Registered 15 November 2021]
From 31 Jul to 5 August 2016, I was part of a fact-finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank for Scottish Conservative MSPs. The costs of the visit amounted to £2,000 and were met by Conservative Friends of Israel (of CFI Ltd, PO BOx 72288, London, SW1P 9LB).
On 18 June 2021 I was a guest of the UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport at the England v Scotland Euro 2020 Group Stage match at Wembley stadium.
On 12th August 2022, my wife and I were guests of Air Vice Marshall Ross Thomson and the RAF, 25 Learmonth Terrace, Edinburgh EH4 1NX for a performance at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The estimated value for the evening including hospitality received was £773.48. [Registered 21 September 2022]
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Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2026
5. Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to comments by the Scottish Information Commissioner who stated, in relation to the Government’s handling of information concerning the Salmond files, “I can no longer trust the government to handle this information unsupervised and will explore more intrusive options to ensure compliance.”…
Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2026
5. Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to comments by the Scottish Information Commissioner who stated, in relation to the Government’s handling of information concerning the Salmond files, “I can no longer trust the government to handle this information unsupervised and will explore more intrusive options to ensure compliance.”…
Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2026
5. Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to comments by the Scottish Information Commissioner who stated, in relation to the Government’s handling of information concerning the Salmond files, “I can no longer trust the government to handle this information unsupervised and will explore more intrusive options to ensure compliance.”…
Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2026
5. Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to comments by the Scottish Information Commissioner who stated, in relation to the Government’s handling of information concerning the Salmond files, “I can no longer trust the government to handle this information unsupervised and will explore more intrusive options to ensure compliance.”…
Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2026
5. Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to comments by the Scottish Information Commissioner who stated, in relation to the Government’s handling of information concerning the Salmond files, “I can no longer trust the government to handle this information unsupervised and will explore more intrusive options to ensure compliance.”…
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Motion ref. S6M-21168
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, March 20, 2026
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 91 for, 1 against, 28 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21120
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 121 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21103
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 119 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21104
Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Supported by: Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 119 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 19 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the First Minister or his civil servants or special advisers have been updated on any action connected to Operation Branchform by the Lord Advocate or the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in addition to the notes provided to him by the Lord Advocate on 20 March 2025 and 19 January 2026."
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 19 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the First Minister's responses during First Minister's Questions on 19 February 2026 in relation to the briefing that he had received from the Lord Advocate about Operation Branchform, for what reason he failed to mention that he had also been briefed by the Lord Advocate on the same case in March 2025."
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 18 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to comments by the Scottish Information Commissioner who stated, in relation to the Government's handling of information concerning the Salmond files, "I can no longer trust the government to handle this information unsupervised and will explore more intrusive options to ensure compliance.""
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will initiate a review of how the scheduling of parliamentary business during the current session has impacted on parliamentary resources, particularly in light of the large volume of stage 3 proceedings in the final weeks."
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Lord Advocate briefed the First Minister that suspects arrested on alleged embezzlement charges as part of Operation Branchform were not being charged, before the individuals themselves had been notified."
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether colleges should have borrowing powers and how any such powers would be delivered."
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 13 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills is ashamed that the written case for Scottish ministers and the Lord Advocate in the judicial review of the Scottish Prison Service policy for the management of transgender people in custody did not include a single mention of women’s rights."
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 13 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs is ashamed that the written case for Scottish ministers and the Lord Advocate in the judicial review of the Scottish Prison Service policy for the management of transgender people in custody did not include a single mention of women’s rights."
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 13 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Transport is ashamed that the written case for Scottish ministers and the Lord Advocate in the judicial review of the Scottish Prison Service policy for the management of transgender people in custody did not include a single mention of women’s rights."
Asked by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 13 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the First Minister is ashamed that the written case for Scottish ministers and the Lord Advocate in the judicial review of the Scottish Prison Service policy for the management of transgender people in custody did not include a single mention of women’s rights."