Humza Yousaf
Scottish National Party
MSP for Glasgow Pollok (Constituency) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2011 - 2016
About Humza Yousaf
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Committees
Humza is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Humza is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Humza has 1 parliamentary and government role
Cabinet Secretary for Justice
Scottish Government
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Party Roles
Humza does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Humza has had 2 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
01 June 2011 - 06 September 2012
Justice Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 06 September 2012
Public Audit Committee
Member
Register of interests
Humza'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 Humza Yousaf. The date of their initial statement was 09 June 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
In February 2008 I visited the United States as part of the US Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. The United States Government met the cost of this visit, which was US $6,710.32 (£3415.55 at February 2008 exchange rates).
From 10 to 12 September 2011 I visited Barcelona to attend the National Day of Catalonia and give a presentation in the town of Riudecanyes. The costs of flights to and from Barcelona (£216.54) were met by the Provincial Council of Riudecanyes (the local authority of Riudecanyes of Town Hall Carrer Dimecres, 9 43771, Riudecanyes) and accommodation costs (£200) were met by Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (a political party in Catalonia and currently the opposition in the Catalonian Parliament of National Office of ERC Calàbria, 166 08015, Barcelona).
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 13 November 2020]
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Humza Yousaf 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: 17 March 2021
Domestic Abuse (Court Delays)
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Humza Yousaf): "Before I answer on the substance of the question, I pay tribute to Linda Fabiani’s interest in raising issues of domestic abuse, both in relation to the relatively new domestic abuse offence that was passed by the Parliament in 2018 and on a range of other relevant issues such as non-harassment orders. She has been a champion for the rights of…
Chamber meeting date: 17 March 2021
Knife Crime (North Ayrshire)
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Humza Yousaf): "The police recorded 130 cases of offences of possessing an article with a blade or point in a public setting in North Ayrshire in 2019-20…
Chamber meeting date: 17 March 2021
Miners’ Strike (Pardons)
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Humza Yousaf): "In October last year, I announced that the Scottish Government had accepted in principle the recommendation that was made by an independent review panel that, subject to suitable criteria being established, legislation should be introduced to pardon miners who were convicted for matters relating to the 1984-85 strike. I also committed to giving…
Chamber meeting date: 17 March 2021
Covid-19 (Reintroduction of Local Restriction Levels)
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Humza Yousaf): "I engage with Police Scotland regularly around Covid-19 regulations. Operational policing decisions are, of course, a matter for the chief constable…
Chamber meeting date: 17 March 2021
Covid-19 (Reoffending and Youth Justice in Dundee)
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Humza Yousaf): "We have had considerable success when it comes to young people in our criminal justice system. That includes, for example, a fall of 75 per cent in the number of 12 to 17-year-olds proceeded against in Scotland’s courts…
Votes
How Humza Yousaf has voted in Parliament
Find out how Humza Yousaf has voted recently.
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Emma Harper, South Scotland, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Result 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motion of No Confidence
Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, John Scott, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Adam Tomkins, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 31 for, 65 against, 27 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Andy Wightman, Lothian, Independent. Date lodged: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
National Mission to Reduce Drug Deaths and Harms
Submitted by: Brian Whittle, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Supported by: Donald Cameron
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 18, 2021
Result 43 for, 69 against, 1 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Humza Yousaf in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Humza Yousaf 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: Yousaf, Humza, Glasgow, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 April 2012
"To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have type (a) 1 and (b) 2 diabetes, broken down by Scottish official ethnicity classification."
Answered by: Michael Matheson on 3 May 2012
Asked by: Yousaf, Humza, Glasgow, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 December 2011
"To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has come to a decision regarding the service change proposals submitted by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for approval that older people’s inpatient rehabilitation beds be transferred from Lightburn Hospital to Stobhill Hospital, that day hospital and outpatient services be transferred to Glasgow…
Answered by: Nicola Sturgeon on 19 December 2011
Asked by: Yousaf, Humza, Glasgow, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 August 2011
"To ask the Scottish Executive how it is encouraging entrepreneurship and business start-up amongst people who are deaf or hard of hearing."
Answered by: Fergus Ewing on 9 September 2011
Asked by: Yousaf, Humza, Glasgow, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 August 2011
"To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to make public services more accessible for people who are deaf or hard of hearing."
Answered by: Michael Matheson on 5 September 2011
Asked by: Yousaf, Humza, Glasgow, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 August 2011
"To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to protect and promote British Sign Language."
Answered by: Michael Matheson on 5 September 2011
Asked by: Yousaf, Humza, Glasgow, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 August 2011
"To ask the Scottish Executive what the timetable is for the implementation of specific equality duties under the Equality Act 2010."
Answered by: Nicola Sturgeon on 26 August 2011
Asked by: Yousaf, Humza, Glasgow, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 August 2011
"To ask the Scottish Executive when it will bring forward regulations to introduce specific equality duties under the Equality Act 2010."
Answered by: Nicola Sturgeon on 26 August 2011
Asked by: Yousaf, Humza, Glasgow, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 August 2011
"To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to ensure that air quality in Glasgow is compliant with the EU ambient air quality directive on nitrogen dioxide (2008/50/EC) levels and whether this will be achievable in time for the 2014 Commonwealth Games."
Answered by: Stewart Stevenson on 26 August 2011
Asked by: Yousaf, Humza, Glasgow, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 August 2011
"To ask the Scottish Executive what responsibilities and powers (a) local authorities, (b) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and (c) other statutory agencies have to ensure that air quality in Scotland meets the standards required by the EU ambient air quality directive (2008/50/EC) and what enforcement measures are available to…
Answered by: Stewart Stevenson on 18 August 2011
Asked by: Yousaf, Humza, Glasgow, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 August 2011
"To ask the Scottish Executive what areas of Scotland met the 2010 targets for nitrogen dioxide limits set out in the EU ambient air quality directive (2008/50/EC); when it expects the whole of Scotland to be compliant with the directive, and what action is being taken to achieve this."
Answered by: Stewart Stevenson on 18 August 2011
See all of Humza Yousaf's written questions submitted in Parliament