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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Evelyn Tweed

Scottish National Party

MSP for Stirling (Constituency) 2021 - present day

About Evelyn Tweed

Contact details

Contact online

Website: evelyntweed.scot

X (previously known as Twitter): @EvelynTweedSNP

Facebook: Evelyn's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5088
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Stirling Business Centre
Wellgreen Place
Stirling
FK8 2DZ

Phone: 01786 235255
Text relay calls welcome.

Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Evelyn is a member of 6 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Bangladesh

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Co-Operatives

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tourism

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wood Panel Industry

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Evelyn does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Evelyn does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Evelyn has had 9 previous roles

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

06 March 2024 - 19 June 2025

Equalities Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Member

13 November 2024 - 15 January 2025

Education Children and Young People Committee

Member

19 June 2024 - 12 November 2024

Education Children and Young People Committee

Deputy Convener

18 June 2024 - 19 June 2024

Education Children and Young People Committee

Member

09 November 2023 - 17 June 2024

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Member

05 September 2023 - 06 March 2024

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

17 June 2021 - 09 November 2023

Health Social Care and Sport Committee

Member

29 June 2023 - 05 September 2023

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Substitute Member

31 August 2021 - 18 April 2023

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Substitute Member

Register of interests

Evelyn'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 Evelyn Tweed. The date of their initial statement was 10 June 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

Until 5 May 2022, I was a Councillor for Stirling Council (of Old Viewforth, 14-20 Pitt Terrace, Stirling, FK8 2ET). I spent around 15-20 hours per week on this role. The remuneration I receive was between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum. [Amended 2 June 2022]. Until 31 May 2021 I was Housing Portfolio Holder and my remuneration was between £20,001 and £25,000 per annum.

Until 24 May 2021, I was Chair of the Renewables and Energy Efficiency Committee Association of Public Sector Excellence (APSE) (a not for profit unincorporated association of 300 Councils across the UK promoting excellence in public services of Scottish Office, Brandon House, 23-25 Brandon Street, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6DA). I worked around 4 hours per month on this role and received an annual stipend of £1,000.

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

From 17 to 26 November 2023 I was part of a cross-party delegation of MSPs who visited the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at the invitation of the High Commission of Bangladesh to the UK based in London (28 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London SW7 5JA) and Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh. The purpose of the visit was to engage with senior politicians within the Bangladeshi government, organisations, academics and business leaders to strengthen relationships between Bangladesh and Scotland, especially on issues of joint importance such as climate change, education, support for refugees and, fair pay and conditions for garment workers, and to build skill and knowledge sharing opportunities which will benefit both our nations. The delegation held meetings with Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh; A.K. Abdul Momen MP, Foreign Affairs Minister; Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury MP, Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament; Md. Shahab Uddin MP, Minister of Environment Forest & Climate Change; Professor Dr AKM Zakir Hossain, Vice-Chancellor of Kurigram Agricultural University; Md. Atiqul Islam, The Mayor of Dhaka North City; Dinner with Mahbub Ali MP, Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism; and breakfast with Matt Cannell, British Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director to Bangladesh. The Delegation visited the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar; Sylhet Women’s Medical College Hospital; Nabiganj and Habiganj; the medical camp in Biswanath’s Amtoil Village, and NRB Hospital in Sylhet. In the course of these visits, the delegation held meetings with Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, Mayor of Sylhet; Chamber of Commerce of Sylhet and other business leaders from the region; university academic and administrative heads, and Ataur Rahman Selim, Mayor of Habiganj. The total cost of the visit was £3,683.57. Of the total costs, £2,300 for return flights from Edinburgh to Dhaka and a one-way internal flight from Sylhet to Dhaka was met by Workpermitcloud Limited (legal recruitment experts; of the Gherkin Level 28, 30 Street Mary Axe, London, England, EC3A, Company Registration: 12909694) and £1,082.92 for hotel accommodation, £240.65 for food and transport, £60 for internal return flights Dhaka to Cox Bazar were met by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh (State Ministry which oversees foreign relations of Bangladesh; of Segunbagicha, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh) and Sylhet City Corporation (Sylhet City Council; of Nagar Bhaban, 3100, Bangladesh). I also received gifts, which including welcome crests, posters and books. The values of the items are below the threshold for registration in the gifts category. [Registered 22 December 2023]

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

On 9 September 2022, I purchased a house in Angus with a market value of between £250,001-£300,000 from which I receive no rental income. [Registered 26 September 2022]

Until March 2024 I owned a commercial property in the Stirling local authority area with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000. This was an empty premises that was not trading. [Amended interest 18 March 2024, Ceased interest 18 March 2024]

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

I am a member of the Scottish National Party.

I am a member of GMB Trade Union.

From 6 September 2023, I am a director of Scotland’s Future Forum Limited. This is an unremunerated position. [Registered 14 September 2023]

I registered as a Director of May Murray LLP in April 2024. As of 16 February 2025, I have not carried out any active work for this company. [Registered 16 February 2025]

I am a member of Loreburn Housing Association Ltd.

I took part in an MSP survey and for completing it, a donation was made to a charity nominated by me. A payment for £105 was made payable to Action in Mind in Stirling and issued by PA Advocacy. [Registered 9 November 2023]

Recent Activity

What was said

What Evelyn Tweed 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: 26 June 2025

Apprenticeships (Availability)

5. Evelyn Tweed (Stirling) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any regional variability in the availability of apprenticeships. (S6O-04862)"

Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025

Young People’s Neurodivergence, Mental Health and Wellbeing

Evelyn Tweed (Stirling) (SNP): "I welcome the minister to his new post. The Scottish Government has been trying to make improvements aimed at reducing CAMHS waiting times, but it is vital that we maintain momentum on that…

Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025

ILGA-Europe Rainbow Index

5. Evelyn Tweed (Stirling) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent ILGA-Europe rainbow index of LGBTI equality laws, which shows that the United Kingdom, including Scotland, has fallen from first place in 2015 to second worst this year. (S6O-04828)"

Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025

ILGA-Europe Rainbow Index

5. Evelyn Tweed (Stirling) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent ILGA-Europe rainbow index of LGBTI equality laws, which shows that the United Kingdom, including Scotland, has fallen from first place in 2015 to second worst this year. (S6O-04828)"

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 18 June 2025

European Union-United Kingdom Co-operation Agreement

Evelyn Tweed (Stirling) (SNP): "Are we fully utilising our quotas, and are there fleet sectors that could be developed to increase quota uptake?"

Votes

How Evelyn Tweed has voted in Parliament

Find out how Evelyn Tweed has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-18081

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18075

Employment Rights Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025

Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18080

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18076

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025

Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 49 Amendment 232

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Result 88 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Evelyn Tweed has asked

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

Question ref. S6O-04862

Asked by: Tweed, Evelyn, Stirling, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any regional variability in the availability of apprenticeships."

Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2025

Question ref. S6O-04828

Asked by: Tweed, Evelyn, Stirling, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent ILGA-Europe Rainbow Index of LGBTI equality laws, which shows that the UK, including Scotland, has fallen from first place in 2015 to second worst this year."

Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2025

Question ref. S6O-04703

Asked by: Tweed, Evelyn, Stirling, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with stakeholders regarding safe parking and road use in popular rural areas, including Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park."

Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025

Question ref. S6O-04647

Asked by: Tweed, Evelyn, Stirling, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details on how its planned museums capacity and support programme will support local and regional museums and galleries."

Taken in the Chamber on 14 May 2025

Question ref. S6O-04555

Asked by: Tweed, Evelyn, Stirling, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps the justice secretary is taking to prevent young people from becoming involved in gang-related activity."

Taken in the Chamber on 23 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-36258

Asked by: Tweed, Evelyn, Stirling, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to further support the delivery of Scotland’s health visiting service and health visitor workforce, in light of their role in supporting early child health and development through a focus on prevention, early intervention and parental wellbeing."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04486

Asked by: Tweed, Evelyn, Stirling, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of the development and delivery of its economic strategy, what assessment it has made of the contribution of the net zero sector to the economy."

Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04468

Asked by: Tweed, Evelyn, Stirling, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it supports schools to ensure that pupils with additional support needs can access learning environments that meet their needs without being excluded from activities or isolated from their peers."

Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04427

Asked by: Tweed, Evelyn, Stirling, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase democratic engagement, in line with the powers outlined in the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025."

Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04400

Asked by: Tweed, Evelyn, Stirling, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it will work with the NHS to ensure that infrastructure is in place to meet demand for adult ADHD and autism assessments, in light of reports that NHS Forth Valley has closed its service."

Taken in the Chamber on 6 March 2025

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