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26 June 2024 - 10 September 2025
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20 November 2024 - 22 April 2025
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06 November 2024 - 13 November 2024
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18 September 2024 - 06 November 2024
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17 June 2021 - 06 November 2024
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08 September 2021 - 18 September 2024
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06 March 2024 - 17 June 2024
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16 November 2023 - 04 March 2024
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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 Dunbar. The date of their initial statement was 20 May 2021.
I was a Councillor for Aberdeen City Council (of Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1FY). I spent around 20-30 hours per week on this role. I received a salary and use of a mobile phone and laptop. I estimate the total combined value of this remuneration was between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum. [Registered 20 May 2021, Amended interest 5 May 2022]
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[Ceased interest removed from entry: 21 May 2025]
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I am a Burgess of Aberdeen City.
I am a member of the Scottish National Party.
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.
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 10 September 2025
Jackie Dunbar (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP): "Minister, you said in your opening statement that you had liaised with COSLA, local authorities and unions. Will you tell us how those meetings went and what the outcomes were?"
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 10 September 2025
Jackie Dunbar: "Good morning and thank you for coming along. I will ask about the proposed changes to children’s hearings. Responses to the suggestion that single-member panels be introduced have been split. Some people are for them and some are against…
Chamber meeting date: 9 September 2025
Jackie Dunbar (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP): "The importance of the contribution of pupils feeling supported towards improving their behaviour in schools cannot be overestimated…
Chamber meeting date: 4 September 2025
Jackie Dunbar (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP): "I, too, thank the committee for the hard work that was put into the report…
Chamber meeting date: 2 September 2025
Jackie Dunbar (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP): "After a long recess away from Parliament, it is good to be back talking about our priorities and about what matters to my constituents and to folk across Scotland…
Find out how Jackie Dunbar has voted recently.
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025
Result 60 for, 49 against, 7 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025
Result 23 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025
Result 26 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Result 72 for, 45 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 8, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Result 91 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Jackie Dunbar has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Dunbar, Jackie, Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 1 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the commitment in its Programme for Government 2025-26 to set out its "priorities for future reform of school education by June 2025, appointing an experienced headteacher to lead this work"."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 September 2025
Asked by: Dunbar, Jackie, Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will support LGBTI+ people (a) during Pride month and (b) in the coming year."
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 9 July 2025
Asked by: Dunbar, Jackie, Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the planned publication of new guidance on consequences and risk assessments in schools."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Dunbar, Jackie, Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting tenants in Aberdeen to protect and enhance their rights to a safe, secure and affordable place to live."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Dunbar, Jackie, Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report, Energy Transition: 41st Survey, by the Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce, which reportedly demonstrates that the UK is losing the supply chain and skills necessary to deliver net zero."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Dunbar, Jackie, Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the impact of the increase to employer national insurance contributions on the third sector in Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2025
Asked by: Dunbar, Jackie, Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Government on the subject of food security."
Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
Asked by: Dunbar, Jackie, Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 April 2025
"To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of any implications for its work to grow Scotland’s economy of the EY ITEM Club Spring Forecast, which downgraded expectations for UK output over the next two years."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2025
Asked by: Dunbar, Jackie, Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to build on the reported successes of the Aberdeen City Region Deal, which is due to conclude its 10-year plan next year."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025
Asked by: Dunbar, Jackie, Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been given the 2024-25 influenza vaccine, broken down by eligibility criteria."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 March 2025
See all of Jackie Dunbar's questions submitted in Parliament