MSP for North East Scotland (Region)
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Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for North East Scotland (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
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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 Yi-pei Chou Turvey. The date of their initial statement was 09 June 2026.
I am a Councillor for Aberdeenshire Council (of Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB16 5GB). I spend approximately 2.5 days per week in this role depending on Council meetings and casework. I receive the basic councillor salary of between £25,001 and £30,000 which is deducted from my MSP salary.
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I serve on the Board of Trustees of La petite French School d'Aberdeen SCIO (SC055332).
I serve on the Board of Trustees of Woodend Arts Limited, a Scottish registered charity (SC022620) and a not-for-profit company (company number 392079).
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: 12 November 2026
Yi-pei Chou Turvey (North East Scotland) (LD): "Further to members’ questions on the impact of the scheme, can the cabinet secretary give an assurance that adequate support will be provided to the research and development sector in the north-east, to ensure that any developments maximise the opportunity to support the wider supply chain and energy jobs?"
Chamber meeting date: 12 November 2026
Yi-pei Chou Turvey (North East Scotland) (LD): "Can the minister assure residents of the north-east that there will be opportunities to support harbours and ports and so ensure that skilled workers are able to find opportunities in the long term?"
Chamber meeting date: 12 November 2026
Yi-pei Chou Turvey (North East Scotland) (LD): "Can the minister assure residents of the north-east that there will be opportunities to support harbours and ports and so ensure that skilled workers are able to find opportunities in the long term?"
Chamber meeting date: 10 November 2026
Yi-pei Chou Turvey (North East Scotland) (LD): "I thank the cabinet secretary for advance sight of his statement. It is said that there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes…
Chamber meeting date: 10 November 2026
Yi-pei Chou Turvey (North East Scotland) (LD): "First, I thank the prison officers and staff at HMP Polmont and across the Scottish Prison Service for their professionalism in responding to this serious incident…
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Motion ref. S7M-01988
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Supported by: Stephen Gethins, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 12, 2026
Result 73 for, 38 against, 1 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01963
Submitted by: Katherine Sangster, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, November 9, 2026
Supported by: Jenny Young
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Result 69 for, 48 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01963.1
Submitted by: Laura Moodie, South Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Result 95 for, 22 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01963.3
Submitted by: Màiri McAllan, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Alyn Smith
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Result 67 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01962
Submitted by: Màiri McAllan, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 9, 2026
Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Alyn Smith
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Result 70 for, 48 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Find out what motions Yi-pei Chou Turvey has submitted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-02039
Motion ref. S7M-02025
Motion ref. S7M-01836
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 11 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7O-00444 by Màiri McAllan on 4 November 2026, what steps it is taking to ensure that arts funding is distributed more equally across the country."
Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 11 November 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that third sector organisations, including in North East Scotland, can participate sustainably as equal partners in its planned public service reform."
Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 9 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether any targets or key performance indicators are in place for the restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites on publicly owned or managed land and, if so, when they were last met."
Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 9 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, given that it owns approximately half of the Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites in Scotland, what assessment it has made of its responsibility to demonstrate best practice in the restoration of publicly owned and managed Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites, and whether it considers that it is meeting that…
Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 9 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what criteria are used to determine which Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites are selected for restoration, and where the resulting decisions are documented for land management purposes."
Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 9 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many hectares of publicly owned or managed land have been subject to restoration work on Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites in each of the last 10 years."
Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 9 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what targets and key performance indicators it has set for the restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites on publicly owned or publicly managed land, including any specific targets and key performance indicators applying to Forestry and Land Scotland."
Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 9 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent directly on the restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) publicly owned land and (b) publicly managed land."
Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 9 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of not having explicit targets or key performance indicators for the restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites."
Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 9 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent over the last 10 years on the restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites through grant schemes including the Forestry Grant Scheme and the Nature Restoration Fund, broken down by (a) year and (b) land ownership type."
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