Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for North East Fife (Constituency) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2011 - 2016
Email: [email protected]
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Deputy Convener
Member
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish Liberal Democrats
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]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]
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: 24 February 2026
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "The Parliament, with the support of the Government, agreed that there should be an independent national investigation. What has changed since the Parliament agreed to that? What is different about the task force from what the minister has done before…
Chamber meeting date: 24 February 2026
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "The Parliament, with the support of the Government, agreed that there should be an independent national investigation. What has changed since the Parliament agreed to that? What is different about the task force from what the minister has done before…
Chamber meeting date: 24 February 2026
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "The Parliament, with the support of the Government, agreed that there should be an independent national investigation. What has changed since the Parliament agreed to that? What is different about the task force from what the minister has done before…
Chamber meeting date: 24 February 2026
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "The Parliament, with the support of the Government, agreed that there should be an independent national investigation. What has changed since the Parliament agreed to that? What is different about the task force from what the minister has done before…
Chamber meeting date: 24 February 2026
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "The Parliament, with the support of the Government, agreed that there should be an independent national investigation. What has changed since the Parliament agreed to that? What is different about the task force from what the minister has done before…
Find out how Willie Rennie has voted recently.
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 55 Amendment 67A
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Result 25 for, 82 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 55 Amendment 64
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Result 25 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 55 Amendment 65
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Result 24 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Find out what motions Willie Rennie has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 25 February 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when the new Future Farming Investment Scheme will be open for applications."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding it plans to make available for research into lobular breast cancer, and what its position is on whether such research funding should be proportionate to the prevalence of the condition."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to (a) increase awareness of and (b) improve screening for lobular breast cancer."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-38780 by Mairi McAllan on 11 July 2025, by what date it will publish data relating to the average application and claim processing timescales for the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan Scheme."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the cancer research funding that it has awarded to date has been allocated to research on lobular breast cancer, and whether this has been in proportion to the prevalence of the condition, which accounts for a reported 15% of breast cancer cases."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work being carried out to simplify the application process of the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan Scheme, in light of its commitment in its 2025-26 Programme for Government."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 19 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the suggestion by Lobular Moonshot Project for a ringfenced £20 million fund to be established by it and the other UK governments in the UK to support, over five years, research on the basic biology of lobular breast cancer."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 2 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 16 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40593 by Natalie Don-Innes on 30 September 2025, when it will publish a full report on the evaluation of the early learning and childcare expansion to 1140 hours for the period 2018-25."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 11 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further the Scottish Funding Council report, College Statistics 2024-25, which was published on 4 February 2026, what assessment it has made of the impact that enrolling primary and secondary 1 to 3 pupils with colleges has on colleges’ capacity to meet demand from senior-phase pupils and young people aged…
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 11 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the current levels of college enrolment for pupils below the senior phase represents value for money for the public purse, in light of the potential duplication of funding between the school and college sectors."
See all of Willie Rennie's questions submitted in Parliament