Linda Fabiani
Scottish National Party
MSP for East Kilbride (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 1999 - 2011
About Linda Fabiani
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Committees
Linda is a member of 2 committees
Equalities and Human Rights Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Linda is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Linda has 1 parliamentary and government role
Deputy Presiding Officer
Scottish Parliament
Party Roles
Linda does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Linda has had 29 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
06 February 2019 - 20 February 2019
Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints
Member
07 September 2016 - 29 September 2016
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
25 May 2011 - 19 May 2016
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
29 October 2014 - 23 March 2016
Devolution Further Powers Committee
Member
05 November 2015 - 23 March 2016
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Substitute Member
27 November 2014 - 05 November 2015
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Substitute Member
18 September 2012 - 27 November 2014
Welfare Reform Committee
Member
23 October 2012 - 29 October 2014
Referendum Scotland Bill Committee
Member
23 February 2012 - 18 September 2012
Welfare Reform Committee
Substitute Member
21 June 2011 - 01 May 2012
Scotland Bill Committee
Convener
09 June 2011 - 21 June 2011
Scotland Bill Committee
Member
01 July 2009 - 22 March 2011
Scotlands Futures Forum
Director
12 February 2009 - 22 March 2011
Finance Committee
Member
26 February 2009 - 22 March 2011
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
30 May 2003 - 02 April 2007
Parliamentary Bureau
Substitute Member
27 September 2005 - 02 April 2007
Conveners Group
Member
30 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
27 September 2005 - 02 April 2007
European and External Relations Committee
Convener
18 March 2005 - 02 April 2007
Standards and Public Appointments Committee
Member
06 September 2005 - 02 April 2007
Art Advisory Group
Member
15 September 2005 - 27 September 2005
European and External Relations Committee
Member
23 September 2004 - 14 September 2005
Communities Committee
Member
23 September 2004 - 18 March 2005
Standards Committee
Member
13 June 2000 - 06 October 2004
Holyrood Progress Group
Member
03 September 2003 - 29 September 2004
Procedures Committee
Substitute Member
04 June 2003 - 21 September 2004
Public Petitions Committee
Member
06 September 2001 - 31 March 2003
Social Justice Committee
Member
02 November 2000 - 06 September 2001
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 01 November 2000
Transport and the Environment Committee
Member
Register of interests
Linda'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 Linda Fabiani. The date of their initial statement was 07 June 2016.
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
I am an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of Architects in Scotland.
I am a patron of the East Kilbride and District Crime Prevention Panel.
I am a patron of the Peru Support Group.
On 23 October 2017 I received 3 bottles of Barclays Extra Special Old Blended Scotch Whisky from Campbell Meyer in East Kilbride. The value of this gift was around £45, £15 per bottle. I intend to donate these to local charity events. [Registered 23 October 2017]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 12 January 2018]
I am a patron of the Strathaven Fair Trade Group
Recent Activity
What was said
What Linda Fabiani 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: 24 March 2021
Education and Skills
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Linda Fabiani): "Good afternoon, everyone. I remind members that social distancing measures are in place in the chamber and across the campus. I ask members to take care to observe those measures, including when entering and exiting the chamber…
Chamber meeting date: 24 March 2021
West College Scotland Campus (Investment)
The Deputy Presiding Officer: "I have supplementaries from Stuart McMillan and Jamie Greene. I call Stuart McMillan."
Chamber meeting date: 24 March 2021
Digital Exclusion (Glasgow Schools)
The Deputy Presiding Officer: "We have a supplementary question from Clare Adamson."
Chamber meeting date: 24 March 2021
Education (Attainment Gap)
The Deputy Presiding Officer: "Thank you very much, cabinet secretary, but I am afraid that you have Iain Gray now. Laughter."
Chamber meeting date: 24 March 2021
Hospital Waiting Times
The Deputy Presiding Officer: "Och, well, I am going to indulge myself now."
Votes
How Linda Fabiani has voted in Parliament
Find out how Linda Fabiani has voted recently.
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Emma Harper, South Scotland, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Result 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motion of No Confidence
Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, John Scott, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Adam Tomkins, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 31 for, 65 against, 27 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Andy Wightman, Lothian, Independent. Date lodged: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
National Mission to Reduce Drug Deaths and Harms
Submitted by: Brian Whittle, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Supported by: Donald Cameron
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 18, 2021
Result 43 for, 69 against, 1 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Linda Fabiani in Parliament
Find out what motions Linda Fabiani has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Linda Fabiani 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: Fabiani, Linda, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Young Scot Health Panel report, Preventing Harm - Alcohol Marketing and Young People, when it will launch its consultation on alcohol marketing."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Fabiani, Linda, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support childminders who have been unable to access financial support through current support schemes."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 9 September 2020
Asked by: Fabiani, Linda, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 July 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a progress update on the rail decarbonisation action plan."
Answered by: Michael Matheson on 28 July 2020
Asked by: Fabiani, Linda, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 July 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of (a) Police Scotland officers and (b) Scottish Police Authority staff are from ethnic minority groups, broken down by rank and grade respectively."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 27 July 2020
Asked by: Fabiani, Linda, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 July 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of (a) Police Scotland officers and (b) Scottish Police Authority staff are female, broken down by rank and grade respectively."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 27 July 2020
Asked by: Fabiani, Linda, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of school leavers in each of the last five years who then set up their own business, and whether this is recorded as a positive destination."
Answered by: John Swinney on 4 February 2020
Asked by: Fabiani, Linda, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the commitment set out by the UK Government in the paper, New Decade, New Approach, that "as part of wider work examining funding options to support preparedness for entering new trading arrangements with the [EU] and support for businesses, [it] will engage specifically with the [Northern Ireland]…
Answered by: Michael Russell on 21 January 2020
Asked by: Fabiani, Linda, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the report by the Institute for Government, Getting Brexit Done, which argues that the UK Government must involve the Scottish Government in its Brexit negotiations to “properly reflect” Scotland's interests."
Answered by: Michael Russell on 21 January 2020
Asked by: Fabiani, Linda, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the commitment set out by the UK Government in the paper, New Decade, New Approach, that it will ensure that representatives from the Northern Ireland Executive will be "invited to be part of the UK delegation in any meetings of the UK-EU Specialised or Joint Committees discussing Northern Ireland…
Answered by: Michael Russell on 21 January 2020
Asked by: Fabiani, Linda, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 December 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government when the next Joint Ministerial Committee meeting will take place."
Answered by: Michael Russell on 19 December 2019
See all of Linda Fabiani's written questions submitted in Parliament