MSP for South Scotland (Region)
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Scottish Labour
MSP for South Scotland (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
Substitute Member
Member
Scottish Labour
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
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 Joe Fagan. The date of their initial statement was 09 June 2026.
I am a Councillor for South Lanarkshire Council (South Lanarkshire Council HQ, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA). I estimate to spend an average of 15 house per week in this role. I receive the basic councillor salary of between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum which is deducted from my MSP salary. The Council also provides me the use of mobile devices. From May 2022 to 27 May 2026, I was Council Leader but I chose to forego the full Leader's salary for the period between 8 and 27 May 2026 during the transition to a new Council Leader. The full Council Leader salary for South Lanarkshire Council was between £60,001 and £65,000.
Donation received from GMB Scotland, trade union, on 4 September 2026 in cash and for the purposes of my Scottish Labour leadership election campaign. The value of the donation was £2500. Their address is Fountain House, 1 Woodside Crescent, Glasgow, G3 7UJ.
Donation received from Elizabeth Fagan, private individual and on the UK electoral register, on 21 August 2026 in cash and for the purposes of my Scottish Labour leadership election campaign. The value of the donation was £5000.
No registrable interests.
Donation received from USDAW, trade union, on 4 September 2026 in cash and for the purposes of my Scottish Labour leadership election campaign. The value of the donation was £2000. Their address is Voyager Building, 2 Furness Quay, Salford Quays, M50 3XZ.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
Until 27 May 2026, I was Leader of South Lanarkshire Council and I represented the Council at Leaders Meetings of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.
I am a member of the Fabian Society.
Until 1 June 2026, I was a South Lanarkshire Council delegate to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.
Until 27 May 2026, I was Chair of South Lanarkshire Community Planning Partnership.
I am a member of the GMB trade union.
I am a member of the Scottish Co-operative 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.
Chamber meeting date: 30 September 2026
Joe Fagan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I refer members to my entry in the register of interests, which shows that I am a serving councillor…
Chamber meeting date: 29 September 2026
Joe Fagan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests. I am a serving councillor…
Public Service Reform Committee meeting date: 24 September 2026
Joe Fagan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I have a couple of very specific questions. However, on the back of the past couple of questions, I will ask about something that it might be useful for the committee to know and to put on the record…
Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2026
Joe Fagan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests.The First Minister’s new proposals to reform councils go far beyond voluntary mergers and regionalisation and have no root in the local governance review or his manifesto…
Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2026
Joe Fagan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests.The First Minister’s new proposals to reform councils go far beyond voluntary mergers and regionalisation and have no root in the local governance review or his manifesto…
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Motion ref. S7M-01395
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Supported by: Hannah Mary Goodlad
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Result 70 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01395.1
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Result 9 for, 109 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01395.2
Submitted by: Malcolm Offord, West Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Result 27 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01395.4
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Result 69 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01395.5
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Result 26 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Find out what motions Joe Fagan has submitted recently.
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: 2 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with COSLA since the publication of the Programme for Government regarding its plan to replace Integration Joint Boards."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 2 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its Local Governance proposal, whether it will publish its starting point proposals to replace Integration Joint Boards."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 30 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to engage with the public sector workforce and trade unions regarding its public service reform proposals."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 24 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government to what extent it consulted local authority leaders in shaping its recently published proposals for local government reform."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 24 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government to what extent it consulted COSLA in shaping its recently published proposals for local government reform."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 24 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government to what extent it consulted trade unions in shaping its recently published proposals for local government reform."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Programme for Government announcement on local government reform, what discussions it had with COSLA prior to the announcement, what criteria it will use in identifying local authorities that might be candidates for merger, and whether it has identified any potential such local authorities and, if so,…
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 7 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 21 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the use of green bonds or alternative financing mechanisms such as EUROFIMA, to procure publicly owned rolling stock as part of ScotRail’s future intercity procurement, in light of savings bonds being identified as a potential option in ASLEF’s report, A Public Vision for…
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Programme for Government, how the new regional structures will be accountable to local authorities and local electorates."
Asked by: Joe Fagan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 7 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 21 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the implications for ScotRail’s Fleet Transition Strategy, including any plans for the procurement of publicly owned rolling stock, if the UK Government were to accede to the EUROFIMA Treaty, as proposed by ASLEF in its report, Money on the Track, Not Offshore as part of the…