Scottish National Party
MSP for Falkirk East (Constituency) 2021 - present day
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Website: michellethomson.scot
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18 June 2024 - 26 June 2024
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29 June 2023 - 17 June 2024
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17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
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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 Michelle Thomson. The date of their initial statement was 04 June 2021.
I am a Director of Senza Rit Ltd, a property management company (C/o Cunningham Grant Chartered Accountants, Unit G6, The Granary Business Centre, Coal Road, Cupar , Fife KY15 5YQ). I expect to receive remuneration of between £1,001 and £2,000 per annum in the form of life cover. I do not play an active role in running the business.
I am a sole trader of Thomson Holdings, a property investment company (C/o Cunningham Grant Chartered Accountants, Unit G6, The Granary Business Centre, Coal Road, Cupar , Fife KY15 5YQ). I expect to receive remuneration of between £10,001 and £15,000 per annum and will spend 1 hour per month in the role. This remuneration represents a net sum that is also recorded in the heritable property category.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
From 17 to 22 August 2025, I visited Portland, Oregon and Sacramento, California, USA, as part of a delegation of MSPs to meet with health professionals, family members of individuals who had used Oregon's Death with Dignity Act and California's End of Life Options Act, Senators and representatives of organisations who provided information about the provisions of the Act. The costs of the visit, including travel, accommodation and meals amounted to £3,938 and were paid by the permissible donor Dignity in Dying (a not-for-profit organisation that campaigns for a change in the law on assisted dying, of 181 Oxford Street, London, W1D 2JT). [Registered 1 September 2025]
No registrable interests.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 22 January 2024]
[Ceased Interest removed from entry: 29 August 2023]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 14 February 2023]
I own a flat in West Lothian with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000 which generates a gross income of up to £5,000 per annum.
I own a flat in Edinburgh with a market value of between £200,001 and £250,000 which generates a gross income of up to £5,000 per annum.
I own a house in Edinburgh with a market value of between £150,001 and £200,000 which generates a gross income of up to £5,000 per annum.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 17 February 2023]
I own ordinary shares in Senza Rit Ltd, a property management company, representing 60% of the issued share capital, with a market value of £16,500.
From 3 to 6 November 2024, I visited Sarajevo and Srebrenica with Beyond Srebrenica, a charity that educates and informs about the atrocities of the civil war in Bosnia. The costs of the travel and accommodation amounted to £900 (flights £605, accommodation and meals £295) and were met by Beyond Srebrenica (a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation No SCO46540; Beyond Srebrenica, c/o Turcan Connell Solicitors, Princes Exchange, Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh EH3 9EE). [Registered 2 December 2024]
From 4 to 5 September 2023, I attended and gave a talk at the Promoting International Cooperation, Cultural Understanding & Peace Conference in Skopje, North Macedonia. The costs of the travel and accommodation amounted to £753.41 and were met, along with hospitality costs, by the Institute of Cultural Diplomacy (an international, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization with headquarters in the USA and in Germany). [Registered 3 October 2023]
I am an Ambassador of the Westminster All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Fair Business Banking. I receive no income, benefit, or gifts for this role.
On 22 April, I was appointed an Ambassador of the Transparency Taskforce, a social enterprise concerned with the promotion of ongoing reform of the financial sector. This is an unremunerated role. [Registered 22 April 2022]
I am a director of Revive, a Community Interest Company which promotes the understanding of issues arising from explosive devices. I receive no income, benefit, or gifts for this role.
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 October 2025
6. Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported concerns raised by the Scottish Music Industry Association about delays in and sufficiency of funding awards, how it will ensure that the additional £20 million allocated to Creative Scotland for its multiyear funding programme in 2025-26 effectively supports the growing number of music-specific…
Chamber meeting date: 28 October 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not connect to the app, but I would have voted no."
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 28 October 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "Good morning. Thank you very much for joining us. I reflect what my colleague Liz Smith said. I am interested in you thinking about your cultures…
Chamber meeting date: 9 October 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "The latest Scottish Chambers of Commerce quarterly economic indicator survey, which was published this morning, shows that seven out of 10 Scottish firms continue to struggle with higher employment costs and have concerns about further potential adverse policies from the United Kingdom Labour Government. Has the Scottish Government had the chance…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 7 October 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "Good morning, panel. I will come to you first, Peter Drummond, and explore what you meant in one of the sentences in your submission. You said: “The RIAS has concerns about proportionality and the use of retrospective quasi-hypothecation…
Find out how Michelle Thomson has voted recently.
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 30, 2025
Result 70 for, 31 against, 11 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 21 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 43 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 85 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 24 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Find out what motions Michelle Thomson has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged:29 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to communities to promote cohesion and develop sustainable support networks for refugees and asylum seekers, to help ensure their full participation in civic and community life."
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged:28 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 29 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what further measures it is putting in place to ensure that workers are at the heart of Grangemouth’s Just Transition."
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged:22 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported concerns raised by the Scottish Music Industry Association about delays in and sufficiency of funding awards, how it will ensure that the additional £20 million allocated to Creative Scotland for its Multi-Year Funding Programme in 2025-26 effectively supports the growing number of…
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged:22 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the reported calls from the Scottish Retail Consortium and Scottish Tourism Alliance for the UK Government, in its upcoming Budget, to restore tax-free shopping for overseas visitors as a means of supporting Scotland’s retail, tourism and hospitality sectors."
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged:18 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 2 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address any delays in the granting of a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) certificate from Disclosure Scotland, and what percentage of applications currently meet the 14-day service level agreement."
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged:10 September 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government on what basis it will assess the contribution of Scotland’s performing arts organisations in advance of the next Budget."
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged:3 September 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Scotland’s population being around 5…
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged:27 August 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with UK Government ministers regarding the potential impact on the Scottish economy of recent developments with the Grangemouth cluster."
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged:4 August 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s reported forecast that food price inflation is set to increase to 6% by the end of 2025."
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged:18 June 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to supporting schools to raise awareness of, and provide the required assistance to, people with hearing and sight difficulties."
See all of Michelle Thomson's questions submitted in Parliament