Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for North East Fife (Constituency) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2011 - 2016
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Deputy Convener
Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
06 May 2021 - 19 July 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
05 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
29 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
08 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
15 November 2017 - 04 May 2021
Member
08 November 2016 - 25 September 2019
Substitute Member
08 November 2016 - 18 September 2019
Substitute Member
11 May 2016 - 17 May 2016
Member
17 May 2011 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Liberal Democrats
12 November 2012 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Liberal Democrats
12 November 2012 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Liberal Democrats
29 October 2014 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
01 November 2012 - 29 October 2014
Substitute Member
09 June 2011 - 01 May 2012
Member
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 Rennie. The date of their initial statement was 14 May 2021.
No registrable interests
From 16 September 2013 to July 2015 I was in receipt of a donation of £18,000 per annum from the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd (an organisation which funds political campaigns in the United Kingdom to promote democratic reform, civil liberties and social justice, of The Garden House, Water End, York, YO30 6WQ) for the services of a part-time researcher who worked in my office.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]
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No registrable interests
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
I am Director of the Miscarriages of Justice Organisation (MOJO).
From September 2011 to July 2012 I received research and administrative support from a Christian Action Research and Education (CARE) intern. The nominal cost to CARE of providing this intern fell below the threshold for registration.
I am a Patron of the International Fire and Rescue Association.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]
I am a Patron of Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline.
I am a Trustee of the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther. I receive no remuneration for this role.
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: 15 May 2025
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "Stephen Kerr is right that there is a significant challenge with the number of computing science teachers. It is down at a record low of 550, and there has been a drop of 28 in the past year…
Chamber meeting date: 15 May 2025
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "If the minister does not know how many young people have been denied secure care, how does she know how many extra secure beds are required?"
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee meeting date: 15 May 2025
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "I agree with Douglas Ross."
Chamber meeting date: 14 May 2025
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "I am not sure why the SNP continues to return to the scene of the crime to check that the body is really dead…
Chamber meeting date: 14 May 2025
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "I start with a letter from a primary school teacher to the First Minister: “When I started teaching, inclusion was becoming more and more the norm within schools…
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Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 70 for, 45 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 15 for, 96 against, 3 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 27 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Result 61 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Result 61 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
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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: Rennie, Willie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-04562 by Neil Gray on 24 April 2025, whether the progress made towards meeting the child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) waiting time standard would have been possible without changes in the approach to making neurodevelopmental assessments, such as NHS Tayside…
Answer expected on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Rennie, Willie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information and signposting to alternative support is provided to people who are not admitted to child and adolescent mental health services, broken down by NHS board."
Answer expected on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Rennie, Willie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards’ child and adolescent mental health services are not accepting referrals for neurodevelopmental assessments of young people without co-morbid mental health problems."
Answer expected on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Rennie, Willie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the proportion of referrals not accepted by child and adolescent mental health services has reportedly increased over the last year."
Answer expected on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Rennie, Willie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the most common reasons that are currently being given by NHS boards for not accepting referrals to child and adolescent mental health services."
Answer expected on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Rennie, Willie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any progress made in implementing the National Neurodevelopmental Specification for Children and Young People, including progress made against standard 1: 1.2."
Answer expected on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Rennie, Willie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people are waiting for a neurodevelopmental assessment, broken down by NHS board."
Answer expected on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Rennie, Willie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there is a relationship between its waiting times target for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) being met in the final quarter of 2024 and the reported increase in the proportion of referrals not being accepted by CAMHS."
Answer expected on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Rennie, Willie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress each NHS board has made in ensuring that notifications of referrals that are not accepted include a direct re-referral to a more appropriate service, in line with recommendation 13 of the 2018 report, Rejected Referrals Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services."
Answer expected on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Rennie, Willie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it reportedly does not publish waiting time data for children and young people waiting for neurodevelopmental assessments and support, and what plans it has to publish routine waiting time data in the future."
Answer expected on 22 May 2025
See all of Willie Rennie's questions submitted in Parliament