Keith Brown
Scottish National Party
MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Ochil (Constituency) 2007 - 2011
About Keith Brown
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
Phone: 01259 219333
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Unit 4
Townhead Institute
39 Drysdale Street
Alloa
FK10 1JA
Phone: 01259 219333
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Keith is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Keith is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Keith has 1 parliamentary and government role
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans
Scottish Government
Find out more about the Cabinet and Ministers at the Scottish Government website.
Party Roles
Keith has 1 party role
Deputy Party Leader
Scottish National Party
Previous roles
Keith has had 15 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
13 December 2018 - 04 May 2021
Social Security Committee
Member
01 September 2020 - 04 May 2021
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
06 September 2018 - 13 December 2018
Health and Sport Committee
Member
13 November 2008 - 16 February 2009
European and External Relations Committee
Member
03 December 2008 - 22 January 2009
Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Bill Committee
Convener
13 November 2008 - 03 December 2008
Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Bill Committee
Member
02 October 2007 - 12 November 2008
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Convener
14 June 2007 - 12 November 2008
European and External Relations Committee
Substitute Member
02 October 2007 - 12 November 2008
Conveners Group
Member
28 September 2007 - 02 October 2007
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
19 June 2007 - 28 September 2007
Standards and Public Appointments Committee
Convener
26 June 2007 - 28 September 2007
Procedures Committee
Convener
19 June 2007 - 28 September 2007
Conveners Group
Member
13 June 2007 - 26 June 2007
Procedures Committee
Member
13 June 2007 - 19 June 2007
Standards and Public Appointments Committee
Member
Register of interests
Keith'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 Keith Brown. The date of their initial statement was 31 May 2021.
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
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Keith Brown 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: 6 October 2021
Prison Estate (Modernisation)
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (Keith Brown): "Our on-going investment in our prison estate will ensure that it is fit for the future…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2021
Cybercrimes
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (Keith Brown): "We believe that the figure likely reflects the growing adoption of digital technologies in Scottish society, which has been accelerated by the pandemic…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2021
Fatal Accident Inquiries
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (Keith Brown): "Fatal accident inquiries are inquisitorial judicial proceedings before sheriffs or sheriffs principal that are held in the public interest to investigate the circumstances of a death, to establish the time, place and cause of a death, and to identify reasonable precautions that might be taken to prevent deaths in similar circumstances. It is not…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2021
Barnahus Model
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (Keith Brown): "Last week, I announced a £2 million funding initiative to support the roll-out of the new Scottish child interview model, which protects children and reduces the stress associated with recounting their experiences…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2021
Veterans (Support)
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (Keith Brown): "Each year since 2017, the Scottish Government has given Parliament an annual update on our support for veterans and the armed forces community. We will do so again in November this year…
Votes
How Keith Brown has voted in Parliament
Find out how Keith Brown has voted recently.
Carer's Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 118 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 51 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 51 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 51 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 50 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Keith Brown in Parliament
Find out what motions Keith Brown has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Keith Brown 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: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been made to the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund, also broken down by how many have (a) been approved, (b) been rejected and (c) yet to be processed."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the reasons that applications to the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund have been rejected."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what the average award granted by the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund has been."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses (a) are eligible for the Small Business Bonus Scheme and (b) have been exempt from paying non-domestic rates in the financial year 2020-21 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, in the Clackmannanshire local authority area."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 11 February 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many families in the Clackmannanshire local authority area received a Baby Box since they were introduced."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 11 February 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of (i) households and (ii) business premises have had access to superfast broadband since 2016."
Answered by: Paul Wheelhouse on 11 February 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding Clackmannanshire Council has received each year in respect of the (a) Attainment Challenge and (b) Pupil Equity Fund, and how many (i) schools and (ii) pupils have been beneficiaries of this funding."
Answered by: John Swinney on 9 February 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many households in the Clackmannanshire local authority area it anticipates will receive the £10 Child Supplement."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 February 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many Modern Apprenticeship places have been created in the Clackmannanshire local authority area for each year since 2015."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 8 February 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many families in the Clackmannanshire local authority area have received the (a) Best Start Grant and (b) Best Start Foods."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 February 2021
See all of Keith Brown's written questions submitted in Parliament