MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
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Ore Valley Business Centre
93 Main St
Lochgelly
Fife
KY5 9AF
Phone: 01592 786 726
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Scottish Labour
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
03 May 2007 to present
Scottish Labour
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
20 May 2021 to 21 May 2026
Appointed Member
05 December 2025 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Labour
10 December 2025 to 08 April 2026
Member
06 November 2024 to 08 April 2026
Substitute Member
27 September 2024 to 05 December 2025
Scottish Labour
23 June 2021 to 06 November 2024
Convener
23 June 2021 to 06 November 2024
Member
22 September 2021 to 25 April 2023
Substitute Member
31 May 2021 to 28 December 2022
Scottish Labour
20 September 2018 to 14 September 2021
Member
17 June 2021 to 23 June 2021
Member
01 March 2021 to 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
06 September 2018 to 04 May 2021
Deputy Convener
19 December 2017 to 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
19 December 2017 to 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
19 December 2017 to 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
11 January 2018 to 06 September 2018
Deputy Convener
09 January 2018 to 11 January 2018
Member
28 June 2016 to 09 January 2018
Substitute Member
28 November 2017 to 09 January 2018
Member
25 May 2016 to 19 December 2017
Scottish Labour
19 August 2015 to 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
08 January 2015 to 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
16 December 2014 to 19 August 2015
Scottish Labour
16 December 2014 to 19 August 2015
Scottish Labour
19 September 2012 to 08 January 2015
Substitute Member
19 December 2011 to 16 December 2014
Scottish Labour
19 December 2011 to 16 December 2014
Scottish Labour
23 June 2011 to 19 September 2012
Substitute Member
14 June 2011 to 21 December 2011
Deputy Convener
20 May 2011 to 19 December 2011
Scottish Labour
01 June 2011 to 14 June 2011
Member
01 April 2008 to 22 March 2011
Scottish Labour
15 September 2010 to 22 March 2011
Substitute Member
02 October 2008 to 22 March 2011
Member
02 October 2008 to 15 September 2010
Substitute Member
01 May 2008 to 01 October 2008
Substitute Member
13 June 2007 to 01 October 2008
Member
20 September 2007 to 01 May 2008
Member
27 June 2007 to 01 May 2008
Substitute 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 Claire Baker. The date of their initial statement was 26 May 2026.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
From 16 to 26 October 2025, I visited Thimphu and Bumthang, Bhutan, as part of a cross-party delegation of MSPs. The purpose of the visit was to engage with entrepreneurial, charitable and cultural organisations and senior politicians and advisors within the Bhutanese Parliament. The costs of the visit, comprised of £2612.20 for travel and £2359.56 for other expenses, including hotel accommodation, meals, visas, Bhutanese tourist tax, guides and transportation, and hosting meetings with the Loden Foundation, were paid by The Tam O’Shanter Trust, Registered Charity Number: SC030043 (of Little Milton, Nr Kingussie, Inverness-shire, East Lothian), which is a family charitable trust with an all-encompassing (rather than specific) charitable objective.
From 19-27 August 2022, I attended the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Halifax, Canada. The cost of flights of £1,642.89 was met by the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (of Richmond House, Houses of Parliament, London, 0AA) and of meals of approximately £158 were met by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Canada Region (of the House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6). The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is a membership association of legislatures from the Commonwealth which brings together Members, irrespective of gender, race, religion or culture, who are united by community of interest, respect for the rule of law and individual rights and freedoms, and by the pursuit of the positive ideals of parliamentary democracy.
No registrable interests.
I own, jointly with my husband, a flat in Aberdeen with a market value of between £100,001 and £150,000 with gross rental income of up to £5,000 per annum.
No registrable interests.
On Saturday 5 February 2022 I attended the Scotland v England rugby match at BT Murrayfield as guests of Openreach. In addition to tickets for the match, the hospitality included food and drink. I understand that the cost of this hospitality was approximately £600.
On Saturday 24 February 2024 I attended the Scotland v England rugby match at Scottish Gas Murrayfield as a guest of BT Group. In addition to tickets for the match, the hospitality included food and drink. I understand that the cost of this hospitality was £550.
I own, jointly with my husband, a house in France with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000.
On Sunday 24th November 2024 I attended the Scotland v Australia rugby match at Scottish Gas Murrayfield as a guest of Vodafone. In addition to tickets for the match, the hospitality included food and drink. I understand that the cost of this hospitality was £550.
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: 10 June 2026
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government how it is taking forward plans to rebalance the non-domestic rates system. (S7O-00031)"
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2026
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "The Scottish Government’s AI strategy has a clear aim of promoting Scotland as a centre for green data centres, but it is less clear on what the terms mean in practice…
Chamber meeting date: 9 June 2026
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "I last led on the environment and rural affairs for Scottish Labour in 2014, and I am afraid that, returning to the annual statement on meeting our 2045 targets today, the analysis and the questions for the Government largely remain the same…
Chamber meeting date: 9 June 2026
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "I last led on the environment and rural affairs for Scottish Labour in 2014, and I am afraid that, returning to the annual statement on meeting our 2045 targets today, the analysis and the questions for the Government largely remain the same…
Chamber meeting date: 4 June 2026
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "Mr Barratt raised the issue of the coupling of Lochgelly health centre with Cowdenbeath and the concern that that will delay the Lochgelly centre…
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Find out how Claire Baker has voted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-00397
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 108 for, 10 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00380
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 102 for, 16 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00367.4
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 10 for, 107 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00367.1
Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 23 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP abstained
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00367
Submitted by: Stephen Flynn, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 15, 2026
Supported by: Tom Arthur
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 93 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions Claire Baker has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the Scottish Funding Council regarding oversight of health and safety standards in colleges."
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms are in place to ensure that any health and safety concerns raised by staff and students in colleges are appropriately investigated and acted upon."
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the Health and Safety Executive regarding the reported findings of the unannounced inspection of the welding and fabrication department at City of Glasgow College in December 2025."
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the City of Glasgow College and the Scottish Funding Council regarding the reported findings of the unannounced inspection of the welding and fabrication department at the college in December 2025."
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to colleges regarding the management of health and safety risks associated with welding fumes and other hazardous substances."
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, what assessment it has made of whether staff in Scotland's colleges have sufficient protections and confidence to raise any workplace health and safety concerns without fear of detriment."
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will evaluate recent research from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences on the impact of reintroducing large herbivores on the richness and abundance of pollinator species, and whether it has any plans to incorporate these findings into its biodiversity strategy, land-use strategy, and future…
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what research it has undertaken on the use of wild or semi-wild large herbivores as a nature-based tool for insect conservation and habitat restoration."
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness among young people of the risks associated with ketamine use, including that of permanent bladder damage."
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried any recent public health campaigns relating to ketamine use and, if so, what evaluation has been made of their effectiveness."