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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
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Jackie Baillie

Scottish Labour

MSP for Dumbarton (Constituency)

About Jackie Baillie

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5905
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

11 Castle Street
Dumbarton
G82 1QS

Phone: 01389 734214
Text relay calls welcome.

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish Labour
MSP for Dumbarton (Constituency)
06 May 1999 to present

Committees

Jackie Baillie is a member of 3 committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Substitute Member

Health, Care and Sport Committee

Substitute Member

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

Cross-party groups

Jackie Baillie is a member of 1 cross-party group

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans

Deputy Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Jackie Baillie does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Jackie Baillie has 2 party roles

Deputy Party Leader

Scottish Labour

Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care

Scottish Labour

Previous roles

Jackie Baillie has had the following roles in Parliament

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

23 July 2026 to 19 September 2026

Acting Leader

Scottish Labour

07 May 2026 to 23 July 2026

Deputy Party Leader

Scottish Labour

06 May 2021 to 08 April 2026

Deputy Party Leader

Scottish Labour

31 May 2021 to 08 April 2026

Party Spokesperson on Health

Scottish Labour

31 May 2021 to 08 April 2026

Party Spokesperson on Social Care

Scottish Labour

10 April 2023 to 08 April 2026

Party Spokesperson on Drugs Policy

Scottish Labour

10 April 2023 to 08 April 2026

Party Spokesperson on NHS Recovery

Scottish Labour

10 April 2023 to 08 April 2026

General Election campaign co-ordinator

Scottish Labour

22 September 2021 to 08 April 2026

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Substitute Member

22 September 2021 to 14 July 2023

COVID-19 Recovery Committee

Substitute Member

31 May 2021 to 10 April 2023

Party Spokesperson on Covid Recovery

Scottish Labour

27 February 2021 to 04 May 2021

Deputy Party Leader

Scottish Labour

01 March 2021 to 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Health

Scottish Labour

01 March 2021 to 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Social Care

Scottish Labour

01 March 2021 to 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Equalities

Scottish Labour

06 February 2019 to 04 May 2021

Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints

Member

05 May 2020 to 04 May 2021

Finance and Constitution Committee

Member

28 April 2020 to 01 March 2021

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Labour

28 April 2020 to 01 March 2021

Election Co-ordinator

Scottish Labour

14 January 2021 to 27 February 2021

Interim Leader

Scottish Labour

03 April 2020 to 14 January 2021

Deputy Party Leader

Scottish Labour

06 September 2018 to 05 May 2020

Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee

Member

25 May 2016 to 04 October 2018

Party Spokesperson on Economy

Scottish Labour

25 May 2016 to 04 October 2018

Party Spokesperson on Employment

Scottish Labour

08 June 2016 to 06 September 2018

Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee

Member

20 April 2017 to 22 December 2017

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee

Acting Convener

20 April 2017 to 22 December 2017

Scottish Commission for Public Audit

Member

20 April 2017 to 22 December 2017

Conveners Group

Member

30 March 2017 to 20 April 2017

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee

Member

19 August 2015 to 23 March 2016

Party Spokesperson on Public Services

Scottish Labour

19 August 2015 to 23 March 2016

Party Spokesperson on Wealth Creation

Scottish Labour

08 January 2015 to 23 March 2016

Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee

Substitute Member

02 September 2015 to 23 March 2016

Finance Committee

Member

08 January 2015 to 02 September 2015

Finance Committee

Substitute Member

16 December 2014 to 19 August 2015

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Labour

16 December 2014 to 19 August 2015

Party Spokesperson on Constitutional Affairs

Scottish Labour

16 December 2014 to 19 August 2015

Party Spokesperson on Economy

Scottish Labour

19 September 2012 to 08 January 2015

Welfare Reform Committee

Substitute Member

03 September 2013 to 08 January 2015

Equal Opportunities Committee

Substitute Member

28 June 2013 to 16 December 2014

Party Spokesperson on Communities

Scottish Labour

20 May 2011 to 28 June 2013

Party Spokesperson on Health

Scottish Labour

27 June 2012 to 19 September 2012

Welfare Reform Committee

Member

18 April 2012 to 27 June 2012

Welfare Reform Committee

Substitute Member

27 October 2009 to 22 March 2011

Party Spokesperson on Health

Scottish Labour

07 October 2008 to 04 November 2009

Finance Committee

Deputy Convener

30 April 2009 to 04 November 2009

Equal Opportunities Committee

Substitute Member

02 October 2008 to 29 April 2009

Health and Sport Committee

Member

30 March 2008 to 15 October 2008

Chief of Staff

Scottish Labour

02 October 2008 to 07 October 2008

Finance Committee

Member

20 September 2007 to 01 October 2008

European and External Relations Committee

Substitute Member

01 May 2008 to 01 October 2008

Subordinate Legislation Committee

Member

18 September 2007 to 14 April 2008

Parliamentary Bureau

Member

17 September 2007 to 30 March 2008

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Parliamentary Business

Scottish Labour

17 September 2007 to 30 March 2008

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Constitutional Affairs

Scottish Labour

19 June 2007 to 20 September 2007

European and External Relations Committee

Convener

19 June 2007 to 20 September 2007

Conveners Group

Member

13 June 2007 to 19 June 2007

European and External Relations Committee

Member

10 September 2003 to 02 April 2007

Equal Opportunities Committee

Substitute Member

04 June 2003 to 02 April 2007

Public Petitions Committee

Member

04 June 2003 to 02 April 2007

Justice 2 Committee

Member

05 September 2006 to 15 December 2006

Justice 2 Sub-Committee

Convener

28 June 2006 to 05 September 2006

Justice 2 Sub-Committee

Member

30 June 2004 to 08 May 2006

Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Bill Committee

Convener

16 June 2004 to 30 June 2004

Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Bill Committee

Member

26 September 2002 to 31 March 2003

Subordinate Legislation Committee

Substitute Member

29 November 2001 to 31 March 2003

Education, Culture and Sport Committee

Member

16 January 2003 to 26 March 2003

Commissioner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill Committee

Member

01 November 2000 to 28 November 2001

Minister for Social Justice

Scottish Government

19 May 1999 to 01 November 2000

Deputy Minister for Social Inclusion, Equality and the Voluntary Sector

Scottish Government

Register of interests

Jackie Baillie'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 Jackie Baillie. The date of their initial statement was 08 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

No registrable interests.

Interest in shares

No registrable interests.

Voluntary

I am an unremunerated Director of Strathleven Regeneration Company.

I am an unremunerated Trustee of the Strathleven Foundation.

I am a Patron of Vision Schools Scotland.

I am an unremunerated Honorary President of Dunbartonshire Disability Sports Club.

I am an unremunerated Honorary Vice-President of Energy Action Scotland.

Recent Activity

Official Report

What Jackie Baillie 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.

Winter Planning and Hospital Flow

Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2026

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): "I thank the cabinet secretary for an advance copy of her statement and very much welcome the public awareness campaign that she announced…

Baby Loss Awareness Week 2026

Chamber meeting date: 7 October 2026

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): "I thank Patricia Gibson for securing time for the debate and for her very powerful contribution, and I associate myself with all her remarks and her requests of the minister…

Neonatal Intensive Care Plan (Rural Areas)

Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): "The Scottish Government’s evidence review that led to the neonatal centralisation plan shows that only two of the 17 peer-reviewed papers even remotely supported the Government’s position…

Representation of the People Bill

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee meeting date: 1 October 2026

Jackie Baillie: "I will direct my question to Professor James first. Recent experience in the news shows that at least one political party has received rather large crypto donations and large donations from overseas voters…

Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Commonwealth Citizens) Bill: Stage 1

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee meeting date: 1 October 2026

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): "I am slightly bemused, but perhaps I did not understand you correctly. Are you saying that no checks at all are applied and that it is up to the individual to make sure that they are eligible?"

Votes

How Jackie Baillie has voted in Parliament

Find out how Jackie Baillie has voted recently.

Strengthening Scotland’s Cyber Resilience

Motion ref. S7M-01517.2

Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Supported by: Patrick Harvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026

Result 65 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote

MSP not voted

Agreed

Strengthening Scotland’s Cyber Resilience

Motion ref. S7M-01517

Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026

Result 70 for, 37 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote

MSP not voted

Agreed

Strengthening Scotland’s Cyber Resilience

Motion ref. S7M-01517.1

Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026

Result 96 for, 13 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote

MSP not voted

Agreed

Strengthening Scotland’s Cyber Resilience

Motion ref. S7M-01517.3

Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026

Result 35 for, 74 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote

MSP not voted

Disagreed

Supporting Scotland's Fishing Industry

Motion ref. S7M-01460.3

Submitted by: James Adams, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Result 102 for, 15 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Jackie Baillie has asked

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

Question reference: S7W-04078

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 7 October 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of a May 2026 update from Aberdeen Health and Social Care Partnership stating that all three NHS Grampian walk-in clinics would be open by late summer/early autumn 2026, for what reason only one is currently operational, when it expects the Moray and Aberdeenshire clinics to be operational, and how much it…

Question reference: S7W-04079

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 7 October 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government when it became aware that NHS Grampian did not expect to restore maternity services to Dr Gray’s Hospital in 2026."

Question reference: S7W-04052

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 7 October 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the sustainability of the amount spent by NHS boards on agency locum anaesthetists in each of the last five years."

Question reference: S7W-04074

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 7 October 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants employed by it are resident (a) in the rest of the UK and (b) abroad and whether there will be any exceptions to its policy on office attendance."

Question reference: S7W-03579

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 24 September 2026

Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 7 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will establish the dedicated working group to oversee the local authority rollout of the Veterans Homelessness Prevention Pathway following the publication of the Scottish Veterans Commissioner’s 2026 Progress Report."

Question reference: S7W-03532

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 24 September 2026

Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 7 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether the appointment of Professor Caroline Hiscox and Professor Jann Gardner as lead officers for the East and West Subnational Planning and Delivery Committees was subject to competition."

Question reference: S7W-04054

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 6 October 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on maternity services of the reported shortage of anaesthetists across NHS Scotland."

Question reference: S7W-04055

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 6 October 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on postponements and cancellations of surgery of the reported shortage of anaesthetists across NHS Scotland."

Question reference: S7W-04053

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 6 October 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the adequacy of current anaesthetist numbers across NHS Scotland."

Question reference: S7W-03578

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 24 September 2026

Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 6 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what the current registration rate of GP practices under the Armed Forces Veteran Recognition Scheme is, and what steps it is taking to increase participation."