MSP for Edinburgh Northern (Constituency)
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Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for Edinburgh Northern (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present
Member
Scottish Liberal Democrats
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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…
Chamber meeting date: 2 June 2026
Sanne Dijkstra-Downie (Edinburgh Northern) (LD): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app would not connect. I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 28 May 2026
Sanne Dijkstra-Downie (Edinburgh Northern) (LD): "Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and congratulations on your election.It is a profound honour to stand here as the MSP for the new constituency of Edinburgh Northern…
Chamber meeting date: 28 May 2026
Sanne Dijkstra-Downie (Edinburgh Northern) (LD): "Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and congratulations on your election.It is a profound honour to stand here as the MSP for the new constituency of Edinburgh Northern…
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Motion ref. S7M-00294
Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 8, 2026
Supported by: Jackie Baillie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Result 71 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00294.3
Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Result 53 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00294.2
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Supported by: Patrick Harvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Result 70 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00294.1
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Result 55 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00290.1
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, June 8, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Result 78 for, 28 against, 16 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
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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: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 8 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether its position regarding the funding of the Edinburgh tram extension has changed from that set out by the then Cabinet Secretary for Transport on 1 May 2024."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 4 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether young people placed in kinship care under section 11 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 are eligible for the Care Leaver Payment and, if not, for what reason."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 4 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether young people placed in kinship care under provisions other than section 17(6) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 are eligible for the Care Leaver Payment and, if not, for what reason."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 4 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7F-00008 by John Swinney on 4 June 2026, when it anticipates that the full national roll-out of the £2 bus fare cap will be completed."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 4 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7F-00008 by John Swinney on 4 June 2026, when it anticipates that the roll-out of the £2 bus fare cap to the west of Scotland will take place."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 4 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to amend schedule 1 of the The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 to include large battery energy storage systems (BESS)."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 4 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances young people leaving kinship care might not be eligible to access the Care Leaver Payment."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 4 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7F-00008 by John Swinney on 4 June 2026, whether it will provide information on the estimated cost of extending the £2 bus fare cap to the west of Scotland."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 4 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop guidance on cross-pavement solutions for charging electric vehicles."
Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 4 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7F-00008 by John Swinney on 4 June 2026, for what reason the west of Scotland was chosen for the next stage of the roll-out of the £2 cap on bus fares."
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