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 a member of 1 cross-party group
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.
Chamber meeting date: 19 January 2022
Inequalities and Child Poverty (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley)
1. Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government how it is tackling inequalities and child poverty in Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley. (S6O-00634)"
Chamber meeting date: 19 January 2022
Inequalities and Child Poverty (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley)
1. Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government how it is tackling inequalities and child poverty in Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley. (S6O-00634)"
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 18 January 2022
National Planning Framework 4
Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "Good morning to both witnesses. I have a broader question. NPF4 will replace the document “Scottish Planning Policy”, and future frameworks will be a formal part of every local development plan…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 13 January 2022
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of Bòrd na Gàidhlig”
Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP): "Madainn mhath, a h-uile duine—good morning, everyone. First, I want to say well done to the board. I remember our predecessor committee’s session with Bòrd na Gàidhlig; it was a difficult session for those who were board members at that time…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 13 January 2022
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland”
Willie Coffey: "I have a couple of short questions for Stephen Boyle about leadership and governance, but I want to go back to what Joanne Brown said about the Near Me digital platform…
Votes
How Willie Coffey has voted in Parliament
Find out how Willie Coffey has voted recently.
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 87 for, 33 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Education Failures and Guaranteeing the 2022 Exam Diet
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Supported by: Clare Haughey, Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 67 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Education Failures and Guaranteeing the 2022 Exam Diet
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 17, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 67 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 68 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Local Government Funding in Scotland
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 17, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 65 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
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: 29 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered the request made by osteopaths to be categorised as Allied Health Professions (AHP), in line with the categorisation afforded to the profession in other parts of the UK."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 13 December 2021
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider routinely publishing all the data and statistics that it produces with a breakdown by parliamentary constituency, in addition to local authority or NHS board, in order that all elected members representing those constituencies can be fully informed about data trends within the communities they…
Answered by: John Swinney on 9 December 2021
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what improvements to transport infrastructure are planned for the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency."
Answered by: Graeme Dey on 2 December 2021
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to include COVID-19 booster status on a person's vaccination record."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 30 November 2021
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03587 by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2021, whether hyperbaric treatment is currently being considered by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) as a possible treatment, and when a decision will be taken on whether it will be made available to patients."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 24 November 2021
Asked by: Coffey, Willie, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 October 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of some reported evidence of the beneficial effects of hyperbaric treatments, whether it will consider offering these treatments to people diagnosed with long COVID."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2021
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
See all of Willie Coffey's written questions submitted in Parliament