MSP for Edinburgh Northern (Constituency)
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Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for Edinburgh Northern (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present
Member
Substitute Member
Scottish Liberal Democrats
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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 Sanne Dijkstra-Downie. The date of their initial statement was 04 June 2026.
I am a self-employed professional face painter at Flair Face Painting. I spend occasional days on this role, typically during school holidays. I earn between £1,001 and £2,000 gross per annum.
I am a Councillor for the City of Edinburgh Council (of City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ). Following my election, I spend approximately 30 hours per month on this role, which varies widely 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 annual councillor salary is deducted from my MSP salary.
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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.
Climate Action Committee meeting date: 25 June 2026
Sanne Dijkstra-Downie (Edinburgh Northern) (LD): "My entry in the register of members’ interests says that I am a councillor at City of Edinburgh Council. I also declare that my husband is employed as a principal engineer by Sweco, which is an Edinburgh-based engineering consultancy firm."
Chamber meeting date: 23 June 2026
Sanne Dijkstra-Downie (Edinburgh Northern) (LD): "A recent report to City of Edinburgh Council’s education, children and families committee showed that there were more than 2,000 violent incidents in Edinburgh schools last year, which was a 43 per cent increase on figures from the previous year…
Chamber meeting date: 23 June 2026
Sanne Dijkstra-Downie (Edinburgh Northern) (LD): "In 2021, I spent a week at the 26th United Nations climate change conference of the parties—COP26—in Glasgow…
Chamber meeting date: 9 June 2026
Sanne Dijkstra-Downie (Edinburgh Northern) (LD): "I thank the cabinet secretary for advance sight of her statement, and I welcome her to her role.I very much share the cabinet secretary’s ambition in relation to climate change requiring sensible and practical solutions, not ideological blockages…
Chamber meeting date: 9 June 2026
Sanne Dijkstra-Downie (Edinburgh Northern) (LD): "I thank the cabinet secretary for advance sight of her statement, and I welcome her to her role.I very much share the cabinet secretary’s ambition in relation to climate change requiring sensible and practical solutions, not ideological blockages…
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Motion ref. S7M-01022
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Simita Kumar, Màiri McAllan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Result 36 for, 63 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01022.4
Submitted by: Morven-May MacCallum, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Result 59 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01022.1
Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Result 35 for, 68 against, 9 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01022.2
Submitted by: Holly Bruce, Glasgow Southside, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Result 15 for, 83 against, 13 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01022.5
Submitted by: Julie MacDougall, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Result 21 for, 90 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
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Motion ref. S7M-00684
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 3 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many online advertisements or social media accounts offering illegal waste disposal services have been identified and removed in each of the last five years, and what assessment it and its agencies have made of the role of online platforms in facilitating waste crime."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 3 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is satisfied that the current definition and recording of waste crime adequately capture large-scale illegal waste operations, including sites where waste is deliberately stored or buried over an extended period, rather than being disposed of through fly-tipping."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 3 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how much money has been recovered from individuals and organisations involved in illegal waste operations in each of the last five years."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 3 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has identified any illegal waste sites in Scotland containing more than 20,000 tonnes of waste, comparable to the "super sites" recently identified in England, and, if so, how many such sites are known to SEPA."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 3 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many high-priority illegal waste sites SEPA is currently monitoring, broken down by (a) estimated tonnage of waste and (b) site location."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 3 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the total cost to taxpayers of investigating, securing and clearing illegal waste sites over the last five years, and what proportion of these costs has subsequently been recovered from those responsible."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 3 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many vehicles have been searched or seized using powers introduced under the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 in relation to suspected illegal waste activity, and how many of these cases have led to enforcement action since the introduction of the Act."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 7 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 26 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of individuals being advised that they face a wait of 50 weeks for such treatment, whether it is satisfied with the current waiting times for audiology treatment in NHS Lothian, and what action it is taking to reduce waiting times and improve access to treatment."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 5 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 26 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its latest estimate is of the total number of jobs that have been created in Scotland's supply chain as a direct result of the ScotWind programme, and how this compares with the estimates made when the programme was launched in 2022."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 5 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 26 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its latest estimate is of the total value of ScotWind project expenditure that will be spent in Scotland over the lifetime of the programme, and how this compares with the estimates it has previously provided."
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