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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Stephanie Callaghan

Scottish National Party

MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill (Constituency) 2021 - present day

About Stephanie Callaghan

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5493
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

40b Grovewood Business Centre
Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill
ML4 3NQ

Phone: 01698 849888
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Stephanie is a member of 10 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Autism

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Independent Convenience Stores

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Learning Disability

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Malawi

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Showmen's Guild

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on St Andrew's Day

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on the Scottish Games Ecosystem

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women's Health

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Stephanie does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Stephanie does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Stephanie has had 3 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

31 October 2023 - 18 June 2024

Local Government Housing and Planning Committee

Member

18 April 2023 - 01 November 2023

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Substitute Member

17 June 2021 - 31 October 2023

Health Social Care and Sport Committee

Member

Register of interests

Stephanie'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 Stephanie Callaghan. The date of their initial statement was 26 May 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

Until 5 May 2022, I was a Councillor for South Lanarkshire Council (of Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA). I spent around 10-20 hours per week on this role. The remuneration I received was between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum [Amended interest 10 June 2022].

Gifts

On 23 September 2023, I attended the Ayr Gold Cup at Ayr Racecourse as a guest of Scottish Racing (an organisation promoting and supporting the sport of horseracing throughout Scotland, delivering sustainability for the sport across its five Scottish Racecourses; c/o Hamilton Park Racecourse, Bothwell Road, Hamilton, ML3 0DW). The value of the gift was £378. [Registered 26 October 2023]

Overseas visits

No registrable interests

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

No registrable interests

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

I am an unremunerated director of Hamilton Business Improvement District (BID) which is a business-led initiative that works in partnership with the Council to support the local business community within Hamilton Town Centre. The BID's goals and actions are set by the business community for the benefit of the business community (of Brandon Gate, 1 Leechlee Road, Hamilton, ML3 0XB). I am appointed to this role as one of two council representatives on the board of Hamilton BID.

No registrable interests

Recent Activity

What was said

What Stephanie Callaghan 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.

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 7 May 2024

National Planning Framework 4 (Annual Review)

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP): "Good morning. I am interested in resourcing of local authority and national planning departments. Has there been any improvement in resourcing? What impacts are the proposed changes to planning fees and available resources expected to have?"

Chamber meeting date: 2 May 2024

Hatton Lea Care Home

3. Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of reports that HC-One plans to terminate the contract for the hospital-based complex clinical care service at Hatton Lea care home. (S6O-03382)"

Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 1 May 2024

Scottish Languages Bill: Stage 1

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP): "You have spoken about accessibility. Robert Burns or Walter Scott can be quite difficult for us all. The bill is really about the language that people use in the playground and at home…

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 30 April 2024

Rural and Island Housing

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP): "I will direct my first question to Mike Staples and Russel Griggs, but I am happy for anybody else to comment. The rural community housing bodies have been awarded funding of £960,000 jointly by the Scottish Government and the Nationwide Foundation…

Chamber meeting date: 25 April 2024

Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP): "As a member of the Education, Children and Young People Committee, I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the stage 3 debate on the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill…

Votes

How Stephanie Callaghan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Stephanie Callaghan has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-14820

Challenge Poverty Week

Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Result 99 for, 14 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-14820.1

Challenge Poverty Week

Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Result 26 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-14820.3

Challenge Poverty Week

Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Result 16 for, 96 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-14719

Housing Emergency

Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 30, 2024

Supported by: Mark Griffin, Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Result 59 for, 55 against, 8 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-14719.4

Housing Emergency

Submitted by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Result 60 for, 54 against, 8 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Stephanie Callaghan has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6W-30448

Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to address the issues faced by patients affected by transvaginal mesh when two NHS boards are involved in their care and they (a) cannot agree on a course of treatment and (b) are not communicating with each other on the matter."

Answer expected on 1 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-29300

Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-28925 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 14 August 2024, what steps it has taken to urge pensioners to check their eligibility for pension credit and thereby be eligible for Winter Fuel Payment in the Uddingston and Bellshill constituency, in light of Independent Age's report that an…

Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 12 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29301

Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on the (a) progress of the safer drug consumption facility pilot, (b) establishment of drug-checking facilities and (c) expansion of access to life-saving naloxone and residential rehabilitation services, and what additional measures are being implemented to reduce the harm and…

Answered by Neil Gray on 11 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-28925

Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 August 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the UK Government's reported decision to means test Winter Fuel Payment on Social Security Scotland's Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, and any subsequent effects on pensioner poverty levels in Scotland."

Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 14 August 2024

Question ref. S6W-28020

Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for mothers with bottle-fed newborns who have tongue-tie, and what steps are being taken to raise awareness of this condition in newborns."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 June 2024

Question ref. S6W-27953

Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31 May 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to (a) prevent severe topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) reactions that can result from long-term use of topical steroid treatments, (b) monitor and review the prescribing of topical corticosteroids on the NHS and (c) consider a four-nation approach to include TSW in the MedDRA clinical coding…

Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 June 2024

Question ref. S6O-03382

Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 April 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of reports that HC-One plans to terminate the contract for the Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care service at Hatton Lea Care Home."

Taken in the Chamber on 2 May 2024

Question ref. S6O-03313

Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 April 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Child Poverty Action Group’s recent analysis of official data showing that 4.3 million children were in relative poverty across the UK, up from 3.6 million in 2010-11."

Taken in the Chamber on 18 April 2024

Question ref. S6W-26187

Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 March 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recently published inquiry into public financial support for tree planting and forestry, launched by the Royal Society of Edinburgh."

Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 March 2024

Question ref. S6F-02909

Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 March 2024

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