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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Rona Mackay

Scottish National Party

MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Constituency) 2016 - present day

About Rona Mackay

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @RonaMackaySNP

Facebook: Rona's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5789
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Enterprise House
Southbank Business Park
Kirkintilloch
G66 1XQ

Phone: 0141 776 1561
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Rona is a member of 8 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Medicinal Cannabis

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Men's Violence Against Women and Children

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on St Andrew's Day

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women, Families and Justice

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women's Health

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Rona does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Rona has 1 party role

Chief Whip

Scottish National Party

Previous roles

Rona has had 8 previous roles

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

08 September 2021 - 29 June 2023

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Substitute Member

06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021

Education and Skills Committee

Member

14 June 2016 - 04 May 2021

Justice Committee

Deputy Convener

06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021

Public Petitions Committee

Substitute Member

06 October 2016 - 04 May 2021

Justice SubCommittee on Policing

Member

07 September 2016 - 04 May 2021

Scottish Commission for Public Audit

Member

08 June 2016 - 06 September 2018

Public Petitions Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 14 June 2016

Justice Committee

Member

Register of interests

Rona'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 Rona Mackay. The date of their initial statement was 14 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 Rona Mackay 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: 2 October 2025

Prison Population

Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "The United Kingdom Labour Government expects to significantly reduce its high prison population through measures in its Sentencing Bill, which include changes to bail provisions, the suspending of sentences of less than a year and the reducing of the release point for prisoners to 33 per cent of their sentence. Given that around 600 prisoners a…

Chamber meeting date: 2 October 2025

Devolved Benefits (Spending)

Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "The Scottish Conservatives keep raising the topic of expenditure on benefits, but they continue to shy away from the question of whose benefits they would see cut…

Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2025

Urban Gulls Summit

Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "Minister, you have previously said that the summit allowed for the sharing of practical solutions, learning from real-world examples and identifying “gaps in current policies to develop a co-ordinated approach…

Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2025

International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day 2025

Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "It is my pleasure to bring this important debate on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, known as FASD, to the chamber again, and I thank members from across the chamber for supporting my motion…

Chamber meeting date: 30 September 2025

Techscaler Programme

Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "Recent figures confirm that Scotland is by far the fastest-growing start-up economy in the UK and is fast becoming Europe’s leading start-up nation…

Votes

How Rona Mackay has voted in Parliament

Find out how Rona Mackay has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19123

Mobile Phones in Schools

Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 29, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 85 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19124.1

Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service

Submitted by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 54 for, 56 against, 2 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-19124

Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service

Submitted by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 29, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 56 for, 53 against, 3 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19124.2

Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service

Submitted by: Siobhian Brown, Ayr, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Supported by: Angela Constance
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 55 for, 52 against, 3 abstained, 19 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19123.1

Mobile Phones in Schools

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 49 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Rona Mackay has asked

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

Question reference: S6O-04924

Asked by: Rona Mackay, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:3 September 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what funding and timelines will support the new Disability Equality Plan to ensure that its aims deliver real change for disabled people."

Question reference: S6W-40153

Asked by: Rona Mackay, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:27 August 2025

Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 28 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to add the characteristic of sex to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021."

Question reference: S6O-04879

Asked by: Rona Mackay, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:27 August 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to East Dunbartonshire Council to help meet any additional costs of providing social care services for an ageing population."

Question reference: S6W-39797

Asked by: Rona Mackay, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:6 August 2025

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Plan of Action on Cladding, which was published in March 2025."

Question reference: S6W-39666

Asked by: Rona Mackay, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:30 July 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 31 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it provides any support to community transport operators to allow them to invest in zero emission vehicles and charging infrastructure."

Question reference: S6W-38958

Asked by: Rona Mackay, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:24 June 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 25 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the responses to its consultation on dual mandates in the Scottish Parliament."

Question reference: S6W-38872

Asked by: Rona Mackay, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:19 June 2025

Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 20 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to end the use of WhatsApp and other mobile messaging applications in the Scottish Government, as announced by the Deputy First Minister in December 2024."

Question reference: S6W-38463

Asked by: Rona Mackay, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:5 June 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 6 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost of employing special advisers was in 2024-25."

Question reference: S6O-04796

Asked by: Rona Mackay, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:4 June 2025

Question reference: S6O-04766

Asked by: Rona Mackay, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:28 May 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on ScotRail driver recruitment and training programmes, in light of reports of previous service reductions being attributed to staffing shortages."

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