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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: 3 September 2025

Social Care Services (East Dunbartonshire)

6. Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "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. (S6O-04879)"

Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 3 September 2025

Substance Misuse in Prisons

Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "To be very brief, I will pretty much echo what you said, convener. I do not think that anybody in the prison service would disagree with a word that you said, because everybody agrees on that issue…

Chamber meeting date: 2 September 2025

Crime Statistics

Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "The vast number of charges under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 are being prosecuted, with more than 90 per cent proceeding to court…

Chamber meeting date: 2 September 2025

Housing Emergency

Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "Can the cabinet secretary advise how tackling the housing emergency by ensuring that families have access to a home will work towards the Scottish Government’s core mission of eradicating child poverty?"

Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025

Young People’s Neurodivergence, Mental Health and Wellbeing

Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "It is important that children and young people receive all the support that they need at an early stage to thrive in an educational setting, particularly when those children and young people have neurodivergent and mental health issues…

Votes

How Rona Mackay has voted in Parliament

Find out how Rona Mackay has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-18704

Employment Rights Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, September 5, 2025

Supported by: Neil Gray, Jenni Minto, Paul Sweeney, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 4, 2025

Result 71 for, 0 against, 26 abstained, 32 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18686.3

Palestine

Submitted by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Result 26 for, 83 against, 5 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-18686.2

Palestine

Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Result 83 for, 25 against, 6 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18686.1

Palestine

Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Result 62 for, 31 against, 21 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18686

Palestine

Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 1, 2025

Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Result 65 for, 24 against, 26 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

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 ref. S6O-04924

Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 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."

Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40153

Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 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."

Answered by Angela Constance on 28 August 2025

Question ref. S6O-04879

Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 August 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."

Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-39797

Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 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."

Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39666

Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 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."

Answered by Jim Fairlie on 31 July 2025

Question ref. S6W-38958

Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 June 2025

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

Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 25 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-38872

Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 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."

Answered by Kate Forbes on 20 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-38463

Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2025

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

Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 6 June 2025

Question ref. S6O-04796

Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025

Question ref. S6O-04766

Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 May 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."

Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2025

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