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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
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Duncan Dunlop

Scottish Liberal Democrats

MSP for South Scotland (Region)

About Duncan Dunlop

Contact details

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for South Scotland (Region)
07 May 2026 to present

Committees

Duncan Dunlop is a member of 1 committee

Education and Gaelic Committee

Member

Cross-party groups

Duncan Dunlop is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Duncan Dunlop does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Duncan Dunlop has 1 party role

Spokesperson for Education, Children & Young People

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Previous roles

Duncan Dunlop does not have any previous roles

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

Register of interests

Duncan Dunlop'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 Duncan Dunlop. The date of their initial statement was 03 June 2026.

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, jointly with my wife, a semi-detached cottage in Montenegro with a market value of between £100,001 and £150,000 with gross rental income of between £5,001 and £7,500 per annum (€8,400 per annum).

Interest in shares

No registrable interests.

Voluntary

I have previously worked with many Citizens Advice Bureaux across Scotland.

In the last two years, I have independently campaigned for care experienced people.

I am a Director of D. Dunlop Ltd. I receive no remuneration for this role at this time.

Recent Activity

Official Report

What Duncan Dunlop 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.

Breakfast Clubs (Primary and Special Schools)

Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2026

Duncan Dunlop (South Scotland) (LD): "Apologies, Deputy Presiding Officer. I did not mean to speak on this question."

Care Leaver Payment (Kinship Care)

Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2026

Duncan Dunlop (South Scotland) (LD): "To ask the Scottish Government whether children and young people in kinship care are eligible to receive the care leaver payment. (S7O-00122)"

Care Leaver Payment (Kinship Care)

Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2026

Duncan Dunlop (South Scotland) (LD): "To ask the Scottish Government whether children and young people in kinship care are eligible to receive the care leaver payment. (S7O-00122)"

Breakfast Clubs (Primary and Special Schools)

Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2026

Duncan Dunlop (South Scotland) (LD): "Apologies, Deputy Presiding Officer. I did not mean to speak on this question."

Care Leaver Payment (Kinship Care)

Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2026

Duncan Dunlop (South Scotland) (LD): "To ask the Scottish Government whether children and young people in kinship care are eligible to receive the care leaver payment. (S7O-00122)"

Votes

How Duncan Dunlop has voted in Parliament

Find out how Duncan Dunlop has voted recently.

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469

Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 89 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.3

Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Supported by: Kate Nevens
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 16 for, 104 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.5

Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Supported by: James Adams
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 26 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.1

Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 26 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.2

Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 65 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motions

Motions made by Duncan Dunlop in Parliament

Find out what motions Duncan Dunlop has submitted recently.

Questions

Questions Duncan Dunlop has asked

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

Question reference: S7W-01762

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 16 July 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 13 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to revise guidance to local authorities on supporting autistic children with a Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile."

Question reference: S7W-01763

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 16 July 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 13 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop national training programmes to support educators to identify and respond to children's needs, and what funding and resources it will provide to ensure that staff across nurseries, schools and colleges receive such training."

Question reference: S7W-01764

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 16 July 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 13 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it plans to have with the independent panel of experts developing recommendations for the UK Department for Education and UK Department of Health of Social Care on the design, structure and content of the draft National Inclusion Standards and Specialist Provision Packages."

Question reference: S7W-01761

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 16 July 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 13 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government's plan to set out "evidence informed approaches for educators to identify and support children with additional needs, including for autistic children with a Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile", whether it will adopt a similar approach."

Question reference: S7W-01621

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 8 July 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide funding directly for its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers or whether funding will be distributed through local authorities, existing school budgets or through another mechanism."

Question reference: S7W-01627

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 8 July 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether teachers who completed their Teacher Induction Scheme probationary year before the introduction of the proposed three-year job guarantee scheme will be eligible to apply for participation in the scheme, if they are still within three years of completing their newly qualified teacher year."

Question reference: S7W-01617

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 8 July 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether newly qualified teachers participating in its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme will be considered as probationers for the full duration of the three-year period."

Question reference: S7W-01625

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 8 July 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether newly qualified teachers participating in its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme will be expected to remain in the same school for the duration of the scheme."

Question reference: S7W-01618

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 8 July 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the consultation it plans to carry out regarding its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers, including which organisations, bodies and stakeholders it plans to consult, and what timetable it has established for the process."

Question reference: S7W-01628

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 8 July 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to deliver its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers in circumstances where there are insufficient suitable vacancies within a teacher's preferred subject area, local authority area or sector."