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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Keith Brown

Scottish National Party

MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Constituency) 2011 - present day

Former MSP for Ochil (Constituency) 2007 - 2011

About Keith Brown

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

Phone: 01259 219333
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Office 2.5
The E-Centre
Cooperage Way
Alloa
FK10 3LP

Phone: 01259 219333
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Keith is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Keith has 1 parliamentary and government role

Congress Of Local And Regional Authorities Of The Council Of Europe

Member

Party Roles

Keith has 1 party role

Deputy Party Leader

Scottish National Party

Previous roles

Keith has had 27 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

22 January 2025 - 02 April 2025

Education Children and Young People Committee

Member

17 May 2023 - 14 June 2023

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Member

03 May 2023 - 17 May 2023

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Substitute Member

26 May 2021 - 29 March 2023

Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans

Scottish Government

01 September 2020 - 04 May 2021

Local Government and Communities Committee

Member

13 December 2018 - 04 May 2021

Social Security Committee

Member

06 September 2018 - 13 December 2018

Health and Sport Committee

Member

18 May 2016 - 26 June 2018

Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work

Scottish Government

25 November 2014 - 18 May 2016

Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities

Scottish Government

05 September 2012 - 25 November 2014

Minister for Transport and Veterans

Scottish Government

25 May 2011 - 04 September 2012

Minister for Housing and Transport

Scottish Government

12 December 2010 - 25 May 2011

Minister for Transport and Infrastructure

Scottish Government

18 January 2010 - 12 December 2010

Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning

Scottish Government

12 February 2009 - 18 January 2010

Minister for Schools and Skills

Scottish Government

13 November 2008 - 16 February 2009

European and External Relations Committee

Member

27 March 2008 - 12 February 2009

parliamentaryLiaisonOfficerToTheOffice of the First Minister

Scottish Government

03 December 2008 - 22 January 2009

Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Bill Committee

Convener

13 November 2008 - 03 December 2008

Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Bill Committee

Member

14 June 2007 - 12 November 2008

European and External Relations Committee

Substitute Member

02 October 2007 - 12 November 2008

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Convener

02 October 2007 - 12 November 2008

conveners group

Member

28 September 2007 - 02 October 2007

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

26 June 2007 - 28 September 2007

Procedures Committee

Convener

19 June 2007 - 28 September 2007

Standards and Public Appointments Committee

Convener

19 June 2007 - 28 September 2007

conveners group

Member

13 June 2007 - 26 June 2007

Procedures Committee

Member

13 June 2007 - 19 June 2007

Standards and Public Appointments Committee

Member

Register of interests

Keith'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 Keith Brown. The date of their initial statement was 31 May 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

No registrable interests

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

I own a house in Clackmannanshire with a market value of £300,001 to £400,000. From 31 January 2025 I will receive gross rental income of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum. [Registered 8 January 2025]

From 10 January 2025 I am part-owner of a flat in East Lothian. I own a one sixth share of the property which has a market value of £150,001 to £200,000. I do not receive any rental income from the property. [Registered 8 January 2025]

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

No registrable interests

Recent Activity

What was said

What Keith Brown 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: 4 December 2025

United Kingdom Government Budget

4. Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the UK Government budget announced on 26 November. (S6O-05246)"

Chamber meeting date: 4 December 2025

Devolution Settlement

Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP): "The First Minister will know that, before the general election last year, the Labour Party promised to widen devolution for Scotland and Wales…

Chamber meeting date: 4 December 2025

Point of Order

Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP): "On a point of order, Deputy Presiding Officer…

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 27 November 2025

Legal Mechanism for any Independence Referendum

Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP): "Good morning. I proposed this inquiry, and when I did so, I posed the following question…

Votes

How Keith Brown has voted in Parliament

Find out how Keith Brown has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19980.1

Transparency in Tackling Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Result 50 for, 73 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-19980

Transparency in Tackling Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, December 1, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Result 95 for, 27 against, 1 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19977.1

Crisis in Social Care

Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Supported by: Tom Arthur, Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Result 68 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19980.2

Transparency in Tackling Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Supported by: Angela Constance
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Result 67 for, 55 against, 1 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19977

Crisis in Social Care

Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, December 1, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Result 67 for, 51 against, 5 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Keith Brown has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S6O-05267

Asked by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 3 December 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contribution that community-led initiatives can make to supporting local government services and outcomes, and reducing demand through early intervention and prevention."

Question reference: S6O-05246

Asked by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 26 November 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the UK Government Budget announced on 26 November."

Question reference: S6W-42127

Asked by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 24 November 2025

Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 25 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what the publication costs were for the recent paper, Your Right to Decide."

Question reference: S6O-05195

Asked by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 19 November 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what response it has had to its letter to the UK Government regarding the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund."

Question reference: S6O-05160

Asked by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 12 November 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with delivery of the Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal."

Question reference: S6O-05137

Asked by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 5 November 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any progress made to address concerns raised by local residents about levels of noise from HMP Cornton Vale."

Question reference: S6O-05108

Asked by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 29 October 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to safeguard the future of the Alloa Campus of Forth Valley College."

Question reference: S6W-41120

Asked by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 8 October 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 9 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its consideration of the escalation status for NHS Forth Valley, under the NHS Scotland Support and Intervention Framework."

Question reference: S6W-41095

Asked by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 7 October 2025

Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 8 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what further publications it has planned in connection with its policy on giving people in Scotland the information that they need to make an informed decision on their constitutional future."

Question reference: S6O-05024

Asked by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 24 September 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when the housing secretary will meet with those constituents from Tillicoultry affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, following the commitment to do so that was made in early August."

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