MSP for Bathgate (Constituency)
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Scottish National Party
MSP for Bathgate (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present
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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 Pauline Stafford. The date of their initial statement was 11 June 2026.
I am a Councillor for West Lothian Council (of Howden South Road, Livingston EH54 6FF). I spend in the region of 20 hours per week on this role although this is highly variable from week to week. I receive a salary and use of a mobile phone, laptop and tablet. I estimate the total combined value of this remuneration is between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum. The basic rate of the councillor salary is deducted from my MSP salary.
Prior to my election, I was a staff musicianship tutor at the National Youth Choir of Scotland (a musical organisation; of 3rd Floor (Centre), Savoy House, 140 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3DH). I spent 2 hours per week during term time on this role and earned between £1,001 and £2,000 per annum. I am no longer employed in this role and on 28 May 2026 I received a final payment of £68.36.
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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: 8 September 2026
Pauline Stafford (Bathgate) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with Police Scotland regarding efforts to deal with antisocial and criminal behaviour involving illegal e-bikes, e-scooters and off-road motorbikes in West Lothian and across Scotland…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 2 September 2026
Pauline Stafford (Bathgate) (SNP): "Thanks for the updates. I have a quick follow-up question. Professor Roy, you mentioned that this negative income tax reconciliation is the largest that there has been but that it is based on the smallest forecasting error…
Chamber meeting date: 1 September 2026
Pauline Stafford (Bathgate) (SNP): "Will the First Minister say whether, following a successful summer of sport, he is concerned about reports of poor behaviour at youth football matches? Does he agree that football should be a safe and welcoming environment for our young people…
Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 1 September 2026
Pauline Stafford (Bathgate) (SNP): "Minister, one of the priorities that you outlined in your correspondence with the committee was the high north…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2026
Pauline Stafford (Bathgate) (SNP): "I thank Marie McNair for her long-standing commitment to the cause of action on mesothelioma and for bringing this important debate to the chamber ahead of action mesothelioma day 2026…
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Find out how Pauline Stafford has voted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-01070
Submitted by: Stephen Flynn, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Jim Fairlie, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Result 78 for, 41 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01070.5
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Result 93 for, 11 against, 14 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01070.2
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Result 15 for, 86 against, 17 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01070.3
Submitted by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Result 27 for, 76 against, 17 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01070.4
Submitted by: Malcolm Offord, West Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Result 27 for, 92 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Pauline Stafford, Bathgate, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 2 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with Police Scotland regarding efforts to deal with antisocial and criminal behaviour involving illegal e-bikes, e-scooters and off-road motorbikes in West Lothian and across Scotland."
Asked by: Pauline Stafford, Bathgate, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 7 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Kirsten Oswald on 22 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what preventative action it is taking to address graffiti, and what consideration it has given to restricting access to aerosol paint by young people, including through increasing the minimum age for its purchase."
Asked by: Pauline Stafford, Bathgate, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 3 June 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work with West Lothian Council and other local authorities, on plans to unlock pension fund assets, including in local authority pension schemes to deliver more affordable housing."
See all of Pauline Stafford's questions submitted in Parliament