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Lloyd Melville

Scottish National Party

MSP for Angus South (Constituency)

About Lloyd Melville

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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish National Party
MSP for Angus South (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present

Committees

Lloyd Melville is a member of 2 committees

Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee

Substitute Member

Transport Committee

Deputy Convener

Cross-party groups

Lloyd Melville is a member of 3 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Housing

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Ukraine

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Lloyd Melville does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Lloyd Melville does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Lloyd Melville had the following role in Parliament

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

11 June 2026 to 17 June 2026

Transport Committee

Member

Register of interests

Lloyd Melville'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 Lloyd Melville. The date of their initial statement was 27 May 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

I am a councillor at Angus Council (Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar, DD8 1AN). I attend the full council meetings once per six-week cycle until the end of my dual mandate. I receive remuneration of between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum and the use of a laptop and a mobile phone. The basic rate of the councillor salary is deducted from my MSP salary.

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

Since 1 June 2026, I have Honorary Membership of the Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce.

Recent Activity

Official Report

What Lloyd Melville 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.

Creative Economy

Chamber meeting date: 24 September 2026

Lloyd Melville (Angus South) (SNP): "The foundation of the creative economy is ordinary people having a small thought: “Perhaps I could do that.” Sometimes, we can trace that thought back to a single moment…

Historic Buildings (Visitor Attraction)

Chamber meeting date: 23 September 2026

6. Lloyd Melville (Angus South) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with Historic Environment Scotland and VisitScotland to attract visitors to historic buildings. (S7O-00274)"

Scotland’s Right to Decide

Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2026

Lloyd Melville (Angus South) (SNP): "Will Russell Findlay define a generation for us?"

Scotland’s Rail Services

Transport Committee meeting date: 16 September 2026

Lloyd Melville (Angus South) (SNP): "Thank you for that. Reputationally, the incident does not do a lot for our publicly owned railway. Indeed, the First Minister has said that the launch of the app has damaged the reputation of ScotRail as an operator…

Dundee and Angus College (Arbroath Campus)

Chamber meeting date: 15 September 2026

Lloyd Melville (Angus South) (SNP): "Dundee and Angus College has ambitious plans for a new campus at Arbroath, which would be the biggest education and regeneration project in the town’s history…

Votes

How Lloyd Melville has voted in Parliament

Find out how Lloyd Melville has voted recently.

Growing Scotland’s Creative Economy

Motion ref. S7M-01304.2

Submitted by: Q Manivannan, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026

Result 99 for, 16 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Growing Scotland’s Creative Economy

Motion ref. S7M-01304.4

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026

Result 40 for, 65 against, 7 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Growing Scotland’s Creative Economy

Motion ref. S7M-01304

Submitted by: Màiri McAllan, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Martyn Day, Alyn Smith
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026

Result 89 for, 22 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Growing Scotland’s Creative Economy

Motion ref. S7M-01304.3

Submitted by: Katherine Sangster, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026

Result 46 for, 53 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Growing Scotland’s Creative Economy

Motion ref. S7M-01304.1

Submitted by: David Kirkwood, South Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026

Result 15 for, 93 against, 7 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motions

Motions made by Lloyd Melville in Parliament

Find out what motions Lloyd Melville has submitted recently.

Questions

Questions Lloyd Melville has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S7O-00274

Asked by: Lloyd Melville, Angus South, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 16 September 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with Historic Environment Scotland and VisitScotland to attract visitors to historic buildings."

Question reference: S7W-03305

Asked by: Lloyd Melville, Angus South, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 15 September 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 16 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its regulatory check of local road user charging powers under Part 3 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001."

Question reference: S7O-00207

Asked by: Lloyd Melville, Angus South, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 2 September 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what role it envisages for Angus in its proposed East Coast Arc between Aberdeen, Dundee and St Andrews."

Question reference: S7O-00149

Asked by: Lloyd Melville, Angus South, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 26 August 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Angus Council regarding the presence of RAAC in council and privately-owned homes in Monifieth."

Question reference: S7W-01323

Asked by: Lloyd Melville, Angus South, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 25 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its engagement with Angus Council regarding the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) that was discovered in local authority and privately owned homes in Monifieth."

Question reference: S7W-01325

Asked by: Lloyd Melville, Angus South, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 25 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how its planned investment in housing during the period 2026 to 2032 will benefit Angus."

Question reference: S7W-01324

Asked by: Lloyd Melville, Angus South, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 25 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 10 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what further steps it plans to take to ensure that communities are protected from the impacts of flooding, including the communities along the Dighty Burn in South Angus and Dundee that were affected during Storm Babet in 2023."

Question reference: S7O-00079

Asked by: Lloyd Melville, Angus South, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 10 June 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that NHS boards take account of planned housing growth when assessing future demand for GP, dental and other primary care services."

Question reference: S7O-00026

Asked by: Lloyd Melville, Angus South, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 3 June 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support farmers, crofters and agricultural businesses in Angus South and throughout Scotland, in light of the reported rising input costs, pressure on farmgate prices, increased employer National Insurance contributions and concerns regarding changes to agricultural property and business…