MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill (Constituency)
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Scottish National Party
MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present
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02 September 2026 to 08 September 2026
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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.
Chamber meeting date: 24 September 2026
Steven Bonnar (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP): "I will start by saying something quite simple: I have no difficulty recognising that some white working-class boys and young men are struggling in our education system…
Chamber meeting date: 23 September 2026
9. Steven Bonnar (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the new national approach to additional support for learning delivers more consistent support for children and young people across Scotland, and provides schools and families with greater clarity about what support is available. (S7O-00277)"
Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee meeting date: 23 September 2026
Steven Bonnar (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP): "It is the transition periods that have accounted for the rise in ADP assessments, which have now levelled out…
Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2026
Steven Bonnar (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP): "What measures in the new programme for government will strengthen the rights, protections and accountability available to people with learning disabilities and neurodivergent people, following the decision not to proceed with the proposed learning disabilities, autism and neurodivergence bill? Will the First Minister recognise the significant…
Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2026
Steven Bonnar (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP): "At the core of this debate is a simple question: who gets to decide Scotland’s future…
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Motion ref. S7M-01304.2
Submitted by: Q Manivannan, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 99 for, 16 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304.4
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 40 for, 65 against, 7 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304
Submitted by: Màiri McAllan, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Martyn Day, Alyn Smith
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 89 for, 22 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304.3
Submitted by: Katherine Sangster, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 46 for, 53 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304.1
Submitted by: David Kirkwood, South Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 15 for, 93 against, 7 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
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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: Steven Bonnar, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 21 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether current cancer waiting times standards provide sufficient monitoring and accountability for women with suspected endometrial cancer, given that it is not one of the 10 cancer types covered by the 62-day cancer waiting times standard, and what consideration it has given to…
Asked by: Steven Bonnar, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 16 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the new national approach to additional support for learning delivers more consistent support for children and young people across Scotland, and provides schools and families with greater clarity about what support is available."
Asked by: Steven Bonnar, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 2 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address delays in the provision of Remedial Service Statements to NHS pension scheme members affected by the McCloud/Sargeant remedy, including measures to prevent financial detriment to members, in light of reports that some former NHS employees have been waiting almost four years to…
Asked by: Steven Bonnar, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 26 August 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that people with complex needs, including mental ill health and problematic substance use, receive joined-up support and continuity of care."
Asked by: Steven Bonnar, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 21 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 18 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding a coordinated oversight framework for large-scale data centre and AI infrastructure developments, in light of the cross-cutting issues that such developments raise across devolved planning powers and reserved matters, including energy and digital…
Asked by: Steven Bonnar, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 21 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what national guidance exists for NHS boards regarding the assessment of risk and discharge planning for patients presenting with co-existing mental ill health, substance misuse and homelessness, what its position is on whether that guidance is sufficient and consistently implemented across Scotland and whether it has…
Asked by: Steven Bonnar, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 12 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service regarding the number of Adult Disability Payment (ADP) appeals requiring second or subsequent hearings, including where additional evidence is required, and what assessment it has made of any delays to determining ADP appeals resulting from…
Asked by: Steven Bonnar, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 25 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 22 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the increasing scale and strategic significance of proposed data centre developments, whether it will consider establishing a centralised ministerial oversight framework, similar in principle to the Energy Consents Unit for major energy infrastructure, to ensure a coordinated national approach to…
Asked by: Steven Bonnar, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 25 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 17 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding a coordinated oversight framework for large-scale data centre developments, including those supporting AI infrastructure, in light of the intersecting issues that such developments raise across devolved planning powers and reserved matters, including energy…
Asked by: Steven Bonnar, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 16 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 2 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received any representations from NHS Lanarkshire regarding the establishment of a GP walk-in centre in North Lanarkshire, and what its response was."
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