Willie Coffey
Scottish National Party
MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Constituency) 2007 - 2011
About Willie Coffey
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6514
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
62 John Finnie Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 1BS
Phone: 01563 537300
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Willie is a member of 2 committees
Cross-party groups
Willie is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Willie does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Willie does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Willie has had 17 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
21 April 2020 - 04 May 2021
COVID19 Committee
Member
10 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee
Deputy Convener
30 March 2017 - 03 December 2020
Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee
Member
03 September 2019 - 10 September 2019
Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee
Member
06 September 2018 - 03 September 2019
Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
29 September 2016 - 03 September 2019
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
24 May 2018 - 06 September 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
29 September 2016 - 30 March 2017
Equalities and Human Rights Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Finance Committee
Member
18 September 2012 - 23 March 2016
European and External Relations Committee
Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 27 November 2014
Public Audit Committee
Member
11 December 2008 - 22 March 2011
Public Audit Committee
Member
26 February 2009 - 20 May 2010
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
26 June 2008 - 26 February 2009
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
13 June 2007 - 10 December 2008
Audit Committee
Member
Register of interests
Willie'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 Willie Coffey. The date of their initial statement was 02 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I own a small number of shares in Kilmarnock Football Club.
I was a local authority councillor for East Ayrshire Council. I attended regular council meetings, conducted surgeries and liaised with council officers on behalf of my constituents. I left the Council in 2012.
I am a former employee of Learning and Teaching Scotland, now Education Scotland.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Willie Coffey 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: 14 September 2021
Electoral Arrangements Regulations
Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "Good morning, Karen and Maggie. Welcome to the committee. I will ask a question that does not relate to your authority areas, but I would be pleased to hear your views…
Chamber meeting date: 9 September 2021
River Bank Erosion (Monitoring and Support)
8. Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the impacts of river bank erosion and what support it provides for those who are affected by the erosion. (S6O-00130)"
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 9 September 2021
“Improving outcomes for young people through school education”
Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "Thank you very much, convener, and good morning again, Auditor General. Could you tell us a little bit more about the response to Covid and the part that remote learning and digital technology played in that…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 7 September 2021
Local Government, Housing and Planning
Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "Cabinet secretary, will you share a few words with the committee on the national care service consultation that is taking place…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 2 September 2021
Audit Scotland Strategic Priorities and Future Work Programme
Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "I was pleased to hear the earlier discussion about the nature of audit work, which is about identifying not just failure but success. Over the years, I have sometimes felt that people are scared to come to this committee."
Votes
How Willie Coffey has voted in Parliament
Find out how Willie Coffey has voted recently.
A Land of Opportunity - Supporting a Fairer and More Equal Society
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 16, 2021
Result 67 for, 30 against, 20 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
A Land of Opportunity - Supporting a Fairer and More Equal Society
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 16, 2021
Result 25 for, 93 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
A Land of Opportunity - Supporting a Fairer and More Equal Society
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Supported by: Sharon Dowey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 16, 2021
Result 33 for, 65 against, 20 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Return to Normal GP Services
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Supported by: Kevin Stewart, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Result 67 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Return to Normal GP Services
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Supported by: Paul O'Kane, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Result 56 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Willie Coffey in Parliament
Find out what motions Willie Coffey has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Willie Coffey has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 August 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider establishing a compensation scheme for individuals who have been harmed by sodium valproate."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 2 September 2021
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 July 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with establishing a National Care Service and what the impact of such a service would have on people living in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley area."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 20 July 2021
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 July 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the establishment of a digital fund for small businesses within the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley area and how that fund will be administered."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 19 July 2021
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 July 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on COVID-19 recovery funding support for town centres within the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley area."
Answered by: Tom Arthur on 19 July 2021
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 July 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress is being made with abolishing non-residential care charges."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 15 July 2021
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to see a significant impact on the COVID-19 pandemic-induced backlog of elective surgery activity and a return to pre-COVID-19 levels of hospital waiting times, in light of the recent announcement of a further £60 million investment in waiting times recovery."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government when COVID-19 testing kits will be supplied to standalone nurseries."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 11 March 2021
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will regularly report the COVID-19 test positivity rate among supermarket and retail staff compared with the general population, and, if it does not collect this information, whether it will consider doing so…
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 22 January 2021
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish this year’s Annual Energy Statement."
Answered by: Paul Wheelhouse on 18 December 2020
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress at the Office of the Public Guardian with respect to the processing of power of attorney applications."
Answered by: Ash Denham on 18 November 2020
See all of Willie Coffey's written questions submitted in Parliament