Russell Findlay
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
About Russell Findlay
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6975
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Russell is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Russell is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Russell does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Russell has 1 party role
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Community Safety
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Russell does not have any previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
Register of interests
Russell'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 Russell Findlay. The date of their initial statement was 10 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
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Overseas visits
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Controlled transactions
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Heritable property
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Interest in shares
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Voluntary
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Recent Activity
What was said
What Russell Findlay 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: 10 June 2021
Justice System
Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "George Beattie is innocent. In 1973, the year in which I was born, George Beattie was convicted of murdering Margaret McLaughlin in Carluke. The BBC’s “Rough Justice” programme later exposed serious concerns about his conviction…
Chamber meeting date: 1 June 2021
Homicide Law
Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "The so-called rough sex defence is not the only issue in our justice system to impact women who have been the victims of sexual violence…
Chamber meeting date: 13 May 2021
Oaths and Affirmations
Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "took the oath."
Votes
How Russell Findlay has voted in Parliament
Find out how Russell Findlay has voted recently.
Mitigating, Tackling and Responding to the Skills Impact of Brexit
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 14, 2021
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes, Clare Haughey, Jamie Hepburn, Ivan McKee, Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Result 91 for, 29 against, 1 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Mitigating, Tackling and Responding to the Skills Impact of Brexit
Submitted by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Result 93 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Mitigating, Tackling and Responding to the Skills Impact of Brexit
Submitted by: Oliver Mundell, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Result 29 for, 73 against, 21 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Women’s Health
Submitted by: Annie Wells, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 14, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Result 33 for, 90 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Justice: Recover, Renew, Transform
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 10, 2021
Result 57 for, 58 against, 6 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Russell Findlay in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Russell Findlay has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
See all of Russell Findlay's written questions submitted in Parliament