Shona Robison
Scottish National Party
MSP for Dundee City East (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Dundee East (Constituency) 2003 - 2011
Former MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 1999 - 2003
About Shona Robison
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Website: shona.robison.scot
Twitter: @ShonaRobisonMSP
Facebook: Shona's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 01382 903219
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
The Fun Factory
15 Balunie Drive
Dundee
DD4 8PS
Phone: 01382 903219
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Shona is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Shona is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Shona has 1 parliamentary and government role
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
Scottish Government
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Party Roles
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Previous roles
Shona has had 9 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Social Security Committee
Member
11 March 2020 - 04 May 2021
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
Member
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Justice Committee
Member
21 April 2020 - 03 December 2020
COVID19 Committee
Member
04 June 2003 - 02 April 2007
Health Committee
Member
03 September 2003 - 30 September 2004
Communities Committee
Substitute Member
02 November 2000 - 31 March 2003
Health and Community Care Committee
Member
18 January 2000 - 01 November 2000
Equal Opportunities Committee
Deputy Convener
17 June 1999 - 18 January 2000
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
Register of interests
Shona'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 Shona Robison. The date of their initial statement was 09 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
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Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
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Recent Activity
What was said
What Shona Robison 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: 25 January 2023
Homelessness
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government (Shona Robison): "We would have thought from Miles Briggs’s speech that the Tory cost of living crisis has no impact on people’s ability to afford their home or, indeed, on the increase in homelessness…
Chamber meeting date: 25 January 2023
Housing
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government (Shona Robison): "If Miles Briggs has been meeting with the sector, he will have heard what I have heard, which is that the key issue that it faces is the rate of inflation—interest rates, too, but particularly the rate of inflation…
Chamber meeting date: 24 January 2023
Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government (Shona Robison): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app did not connect; I would have voted no."
Chamber meeting date: 19 January 2023
Rural Homes Commitments (Scottish Government Engagement)
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government (Shona Robison): "The Scottish Government regularly meets community housing enablers…
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 19 January 2023
Budget 2023-24
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government (Shona Robison): "Thank you, convener, for inviting us to the committee meeting today. We have again faced a very challenging fiscal context in which to set the budget…
Votes
How Shona Robison has voted in Parliament
Find out how Shona Robison has voted recently.
Budget (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Supported by: George Adam, Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Ivan McKee, Lorna Slater, Nicola Sturgeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 2, 2023
Result 68 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Three Years On - Brexit and Workers’ Rights
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, January 30, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Result 24 for, 96 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Three Years On - Brexit and Workers’ Rights
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 30, 2023
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Ivan McKee, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Business Programme
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Supported by: Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Murdo Fraser, Jamie Greene, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Roz McCall, Liz Smith, Sue Webber
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Result 54 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Revision to Business Programme
Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Supported by: Alexander Burnett, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Pam Gosal, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Ross, Sue Webber, Tess White
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Result 51 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Shona Robison in Parliament
Find out what motions Shona Robison has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Shona Robison has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of its energy efficiency investment in housing in Dundee in each year since 2016, also broken down by area."
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many students have received support through the Care Experienced Bursary since its inception."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to universities and colleges in Dundee in each year since 2016, broken down by funding type."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Dundee receive concessionary bus travel, broken down by eligibility type, and how many people it estimates will receive this when eligibility is rolled out to under-22s."
Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in Dundee have received 100% non-domestic rates relief in each year since 2006, also broken down by (a) area and (b) estimated total amount of rates relief."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have received non-domestic rates reductions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, broken down by area, and what total value of rates reduction it estimates has been received by businesses."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it provided to tackle youth unemployment in Dundee in each year between 2006 and 2020, broken down by (a) support type and (b) amount of funding provided."
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in mental health services in Tayside in each year since 2016, broken down by (a) adult services and (b) CAMHS."
Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Dundee it estimates will receive the Pandemic Support Payments of £130 for households receiving Council Tax Reduction, and when they will receive these payments."
Answered by Aileen Campbell on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many P1 to P3 pupils in Dundee receive free school meals, and how many it estimates will receive them following the roll-out to P4 to P7 pupils."
Answered by John Swinney on 19 March 2021
See all of Shona Robison's questions submitted in Parliament