MSP for South Scotland (Region)
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The Scottish Parliament
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Scottish Labour
MSP for South Scotland (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
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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: 14 May 2026
Joe Fagan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I, Joe Fagan, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm, that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law."
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Motion ref. S7M-00208.3
Submitted by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 1, 2026
Supported by: Mark Ruskell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Result 88 for, 17 against, 16 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00159.3
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Supported by: Patrick Harvie, Kristopher Leask, Cara McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026
Result 15 for, 110 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00159.1
Submitted by: Duncan Massey, North East Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026
Result 28 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00159
Submitted by: Stephen Gethins, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Supported by: Steven Bonnar, Katie Hagmann, Jamie Hepburn, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026
Result 70 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00159.5
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026
Result 25 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
This MSP has not lodged any Motions yet. Information will be added here when available.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) gross and (b) net running costs are of its operations, and how these have changed since its records began."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on integrated smart ticketing across bus and rail in the Strathclyde area."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out what its role is in relation to the development of ScotRail timetables."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to further enhance (a) East Kilbride, (b) Hairmyres and (c) Thorntonhall train stations."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the barriers are to increasing rail services on the East Kilbride line, and how these can be addressed."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the deadline for proposals against new 2026 rateable values was set at 31 July."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that there is capacity to increase the frequency of rail services on the East Kilbride line."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many of the battery energy storage applications approved by the Energy Consents Unit are operational."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many battery energy storage applications have been (a) granted and (b) rejected by the Energy Consents Unit."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many small businesses were estimated to be eligible for the Small Business Bonus Scheme in 2025-26, and how many it estimates will to be eligible in 2026-27 following the recent rates revaluation, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) joint valuation board area."