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
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
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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.
01 September 2020 - 04 May 2021
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
13 December 2018 - 04 May 2021
Social Security 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
14 June 2007 - 12 November 2008
European and External Relations Committee
Substitute Member
02 October 2007 - 12 November 2008
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Convener
02 October 2007 - 12 November 2008
Conveners Group
Member
28 September 2007 - 02 October 2007
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
26 June 2007 - 28 September 2007
Procedures Committee
Convener
19 June 2007 - 28 September 2007
Standards and Public Appointments 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: 17 June 2021
Prosecution System
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (Keith Brown): "Scotland’s prosecution system is, of course, a matter for the Lord Advocate. The Lord Advocate is head of the systems for the prosecution of crime in Scotland and exercises those functions independently of any other person…
Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2021
Victims’ Mental Health (Effect of Trial Delays)
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (Keith Brown): "As I made clear in the Parliament last week, in the “Justice: recover, renew, transform” debate, I recognise the impact that delays and uncertainty have on all those who are involved in criminal court processes, including on victims’ mental and physical health. That is why the Government will ensure that our justice system takes account of the…
Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2021
Cashback for Communities (East Lothian)
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (Keith Brown): "Since the cashback for communities programme was launched, in 2008, young people in East Lothian have benefited from 40 projects and £1.5 million of investment…
Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2021
Police Scotland (Officer and Staff Numbers)
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (Keith Brown): "I would first like to thank the police officers and police staff throughout the country for their hard work and dedication throughout the pandemic. The member will know that the deployment of officers is a matter for the chief constable…
Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2021
Sentencing Policy (Assault on Emergency Workers)
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (Keith Brown): "The presumption against short sentences was extended in 2019 from three months or less to 12 months or less and applied to offences committed on or after 4 July 2019…
Votes
How Keith Brown has voted in Parliament
Find out how Keith Brown has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 24, 2021
Result 30 for, 90 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Supported by: George Adam
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 24, 2021
Result 90 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 24, 2021
Result 59 for, 61 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 24, 2021
Result 61 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Result 33 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Keith Brown in Parliament
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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 (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 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 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