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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for West Scotland (Region)
06 May 2021 to present
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
27 September 2024 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
22 June 2021 to 10 October 2024
Deputy Convener
28 June 2023 to 27 September 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
22 September 2021 to 08 September 2022
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 to 22 June 2021
Member
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Here is the register for Russell Findlay. The date of their initial statement was 03 June 2026.
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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: 5 November 2026
Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "In 1914, “For the Fallen” was first published. The poem was in honour of British forces killed in the early days of the first world war. Many more men and women have since laid down their lives to protect our country and our freedoms…
Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2026
Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "Last week, I gave John Swinney five chances to back the Rosebank oil field, but he refused to give a clear yes or no answer. One of his MSPs has since told me that the SNP does back Rosebank…
Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2026
Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "In 1914, “For the Fallen” was first published. The poem was in honour of British forces killed in the early days of the first world war. Many more men and women have since laid down their lives to protect our country and our freedoms…
Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2026
Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "Last week, I gave John Swinney five chances to back the Rosebank oil field, but he refused to give a clear yes or no answer. One of his MSPs has since told me that the SNP does back Rosebank…
Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2026
Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "In 1914, “For the Fallen” was first published. The poem was in honour of British forces killed in the early days of the first world war. Many more men and women have since laid down their lives to protect our country and our freedoms…
Read all of Russell Findlay's contributions in the Debating Chamber
Find out how Russell Findlay has voted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-01881
Submitted by: Stephen Flynn, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Supported by: Tom Arthur
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026
Result 84 for, 33 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01881.3
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Fife North East, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026
Result 47 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01881.5
Submitted by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Supported by: Stephen Kerr
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026
Result 24 for, 92 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01881.2
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026
Result 84 for, 34 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01881.1
Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026
Result 29 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Find out what motions Russell Findlay has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 3 November 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2026
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 3 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in developing the Population Impact Assessment that it committed to in Supporting and enabling sustainable communities: An Action Plan to Address Depopulation, published in February 2024, and when it expects the assessment to be available for use in public sector decision-making processes."
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 3 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how the findings of a Population Impact Assessment would be expected to inform decision-making where a proposed intervention is assessed as having positive population or economic impacts at national or regional level but significant adverse impacts on particular communities, and whether, in such circumstances,…
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 3 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how its proposed Population Impact Assessment will take account of cumulative and interacting interventions in the same locality, in light of the 2025 recommendation by the Expert Advisory Group on Migration and Population in favour of a place-based community impact assessment to examine the combined effects of…
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 3 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to undertake Population Impact Assessments prior to the approval of significant interventions that can potentially affect the geographical distribution of population, and, if so, what types or scale of intervention would trigger such an assessment."
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 2 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 28 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-03392 by Stephen Gethins on 30 September 2026, and the debate on motion S7M-01178, (Middle East: Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) on 16 September 2026, in which the Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy stated that, “The International Criminal Court—an…
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 27 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 October 2026
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 6 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2026
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 17 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 30 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the debate on motion S7M-01178, (Middle East: Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) on 16 September 2026, in which the Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy stated that, “The International Criminal Court—an organisation that I wholeheartedly support—has 13 situations under…
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 29 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2026
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
See all of Russell Findlay's questions submitted in Parliament