MSP for South Scotland (Region)
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for South Scotland (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
Scottish Liberal Democrats
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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: 24 June 2026
Duncan Dunlop (South Scotland) (LD): "Apologies, Deputy Presiding Officer. I did not mean to speak on this question."
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)"
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)"
Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2026
Duncan Dunlop (South Scotland) (LD): "Apologies, Deputy Presiding Officer. I did not mean to speak on this question."
Chamber meeting date: 23 June 2026
Duncan Dunlop (South Scotland) (LD): "The Scottish National Party promised to completely eradicate delayed discharges from hospital, but a consultant from Borders general hospital has confirmed to me that, on any one day, up to 30 per cent of the hospital’s beds are blocked by patients who could be cared for at home. Delayed discharge is draining £440 million a year from the health…
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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
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
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
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
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
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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: 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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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 work it has carried out to date regarding the development of its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers."
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 its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers will replace the existing one-year probationary period under the Teacher Induction Scheme or whether the probationary year set by the General Teaching Council for Scotland will remain unchanged and form part of its proposed three-year…
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 what assessment it has made of any potential impact of its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers on the wider teaching labour market."
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 from which academic year it anticipates that newly qualified teachers will first be eligible to participate in its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme."
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