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Questions and Answers Date answered: 2 December 2021

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Year (a) North Ayrshire (b)Inverclyde (c)Scotland 2015-16 28 18 1,143 2016-17 42 19 1,177 2017-18 27 26 1,224 2018-19 22 26 1,338 2019-20 24 29 1,501 S6W-04434

Official Report Meeting date: 10 May 2017

Finance and Constitution Committee 10 May 2017

There would be new legislation to provide new benefits.

Last updated: 26 November 2025

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Last updated: 14 December 2022

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Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill [AS AMENDED AT STAGE 2] CONTENTS Section RT 1 P A H UNTING A WILD MAMMAL USING A DOG Offences 1 Offence of hunting a wild mammal using a dog 2 Offences of knowingly causing or permitting another person to hunt using a dog Exceptions to the offences 3 Exception: management of wild mammals above ground 4 Licence for use of more than two dogs in connection with section 3 5 Exception: management of foxes and mink below ground 6 Exception: falconry, game shooting and deer stalking 6A Exception: relieving the suffering of injured wild mammals 6B Exception: searching for dead wild mammals 7 Exception: environmental benefit 8 Licence for use of more than two dogs in connection with section 7 General provision on licences of functions in relation to licences 9 Delegation 10 Offence of providing false information to obtain a licence P ART 2 T RAIL HUNTING Offences 11 Offences relating to trail hunting Exception to the offences 12 Exception: training dogs to follow an animal-based scent P ART 3 F URTHER PROVISION RELATING TO OFFENCES Enforcement of a person without warrant 12A Search SP Bill 12A Session 6 (2022) ii Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill 13 Powers of enforcement Proceedings 14 Time limit for summary proceedings 15 Individual culpability where organisation commits an offence Court orders 16 Deprivation orders 17 Disqualification orders 18 Seizure orders where disqualification breached 19 Termination or variation of disqualification 20 Appeals against orders P ART 4 G ENERAL PROVISIONS 21 Ancillary provision 22 Interpretation 23 Repeal of the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 and consequential modifications 24 Crown application: criminal offences 25 Crown application: powers of entry 26...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 11 January 2017

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However this new network is not just about the four major trauma centres.

Official Report Meeting date: 6 November 2024

Education, Children and Young People Committee 06 November 2024

There is an iterative process of thinking, “Here we go again, but I’ve got more confidence today and I’m going to try some new things. I’ve made a new friend and I can build on that.”

Last updated: 28 May 2026

Cumulative MSPs by constituency and region Session 7

Cunninghame South (West Scotland) Patricia Gibson (SNP) Dumbarton (West Scotland) Jackie Baillie (Lab) Dumfriesshire (South Scotland) Craig Hoy (Con) Dundee City East (North East Scotland) Stephen Gethins (SNP) Dundee City West (North East Scotland) Heather Anderson (SNP) Dunfermline (Mid Scotland and Fife) Shirley-Anne Somerville (SNP) East Kilbride (South Scotland) Collette Stevenson (SNP) East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Paul McLennan (SNP) Eastwood (West Scotland) Kirsten Oswald (SNP) Edinburgh Central (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Lorna Slater (Green) Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Kate Campbell (SNP) Cumulative list of MSPs by constituency and region: Session 7 2 Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Ben Macpherson (SNP) Edinburgh North Western (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Alex Cole-Hamilton (LD) Edinburgh Northern (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Sanne Dijkstra-Downie (LD) Edinburgh South Western (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Simita Kumar (SNP) Edinburgh Southern (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Daniel Johnson (Lab) Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (South Scotland) Rachael Hamilton (Con) Falkirk East and Linlithgow (Central Scotland and Lothians West) Martyn Day (SNP) Falkirk West (Central Scotland and Lothians West) Gary Bouse (SNP) Fife North East (Mid Scotland and Fife) Willie Rennie (LD) Galloway and West Dumfries (South Scotland) Finlay Carson (Con) Glasgow Anniesland (Glasgow) Colm Merrick (SNP) Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston (Glasgow) David Linden (SNP) Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok (Glasgow) Zen Ghani (SNP) Glasgow Central (Glasgow) Alison Thewliss (SNP) Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn (Glasgow) Ivan McKee (SNP) Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill (Glasgow) Bob Doris (SNP) Glasgow Southside (Glasgow) Holly Bruce (Green) Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (South Scotland) Alex Kerr (SNP) Inverclyde (West Scotland) Stuart McMillan (SNP) Cumulative list of MSPs by constituency and region: Session 7 3 Inverness and Nairn (Highlands and Islands) Emma Roddick (SNP) Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (South Scotland) Alan Brown (SNP) Kirkcaldy (Mid Scotland and Fife) David Torrance (SNP) Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Mid Scotland and Fife) Jenny Gilruth (SNP) Midlothian North (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Colin Beattie (SNP) Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (South Scotland) Calum Kerr (SNP) Moray (Highlands and Islands) Laura Mitchell (SNP) Motherwell and Wishaw (Central Scotland and Lothians West) Clare Adamson (SNP) Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Highlands and Islands) Donald MacKinnon (Lab) Orkney Islands (Highlands and Islands) Liam McArthur (LD) Paisley (West Scotland) George Adam (SNP) Perthshire North (Mid Scotland and Fife) John Swinney (SNP) Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Mid Scotland and Fife) Jim Fairlie (SNP) Renfrewshire North and Cardonald (West Scotland) Michelle Campbell (SNP) Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley (West Scotland) Tom Arthur (SNP) Rutherglen and Cambuslang (Glasgow) Clare Haughey (SNP) Shetland Islands (Highlands and Islands) Hannah Mary Goodlad (SNP) Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Highlands and Islands) Andrew Baxter (LD) Stirling (Mid Scotland and Fife) Alyn Smith (SNP) Cumulative list of MSPs by constituency and region: Session 7 4 Strathkelvin and Bearsden (West Scotland) Adam Harley (LD) Uddingston and Bellshill (Central Scotland and Lothians West) Steven Bonnar (SNP) MSPs by region Central Scotland and Lothians West Graham Simpson (Reform) Mark Griffin (Lab) Gillian Mackay (Green) Amanda Lindsay (Reform) Jenny Young (Lab) Meghan Gallacher (Con) Amanda Bland (Reform) Glasgow Anas Sarwar (Lab) Thomas Kerr (Reform) Patrick Harvie (Green) Pauline McNeill (Lab) Iris Duane (Green) Kim Schmulian (Reform) Paul Sweeney (Lab) Highlands and Islands Victor Currie (Reform) Max Bannerman (Reform) Ariane Burgess (Green) Kristopher Leask (Green) Morven-May MacCallum (LD) Maree Todd (SNP) Tim Eagle (Con) Cumulative list of MSPs by constituency and region: Session 7 5 Edinburgh and Lothians East Kate Nevens (Green) Q Manivannan (Green) Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill (Green) Angela Ross (Reform) Miles Briggs (Con) Irshad Ahmed (Lab) Katherine Sangster (Lab) Mid Scotland and Fife Helen McDade (Reform) Julie MacDougall (Reform) Murdo Fraser (Con) Stephen Kerr (Con) Claire Baker (Lab) Joe Long (Lab) Mark Ruskell (Green) North East Scotland Liam Kerr (Con) Douglas Lumsden (Con) Duncan Massey (Reform) Mark Simpson (Reform) Maggie Chapman (Green) Michael Marra (Lab) Yi-pei Chou Turvey (LD) South Scotland Jamie Langan (Reform) Carol Mochan (Lab) Laura Moodie (Green) David Kirkwood (Reform) Joe Fagan (Lab) Senga Beresford (Reform) Duncan Dunlop (LD) Cumulative list of MSPs by constituency and region: Session 7 6 West Scotland Malcolm Offord (Reform) Ross Greer (Green) Neil Bibby (Lab) Russell Findlay (Con) David Smith (Reform) Katy Clark (Lab) Cara McKee (Green) About SPICe The Scottish Parliament 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Last updated: 15 May 2026

Cumulative list of MSPs by constituency and region

Cunninghame South (West Scotland) Patricia Gibson (SNP) Dumbarton (West Scotland) Jackie Baillie (Lab) Dumfriesshire (South Scotland) Craig Hoy (Con) Dundee City East (North East Scotland) Stephen Gethins (SNP) Dundee City West (North East Scotland) Heather Anderson (SNP) Dunfermline (Mid Scotland and Fife) Shirley-Anne Somerville (SNP) East Kilbride (South Scotland) Collette Stevenson (SNP) East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Paul McLennan (SNP) Eastwood (West Scotland) Kirsten Oswald (SNP) Edinburgh Central (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Lorna Slater (Green) Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Kate Campbell (SNP) Cumulative list of MSPs by constituency and region: Session 7 2 Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Ben Macpherson (SNP) Edinburgh North Western (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Alex Cole-Hamilton (LD) Edinburgh Northern (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Sanne Dijkstra-Downie (LD) Edinburgh South Western (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Simita Kumar (SNP) Edinburgh Southern (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Daniel Johnson (Lab) Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (South Scotland) Rachael Hamilton (Con) Falkirk East and Linlithgow (Central Scotland and Lothians West) Martyn Day (SNP) Falkirk West (Central Scotland and Lothians West) Gary Bouse (SNP) Fife North East (Mid Scotland and Fife) Willie Rennie (LD) Galloway and West Dumfries (South Scotland) Finlay Carson (Con) Glasgow Anniesland (Glasgow) Colm Merrick (SNP) Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston (Glasgow) David Linden (SNP) Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok (Glasgow) Zen Ghani (SNP) Glasgow Central (Glasgow) Alison Thewliss (SNP) Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn (Glasgow) Ivan McKee (SNP) Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill (Glasgow) Bob Doris (SNP) Glasgow Southside (Glasgow) Holly Bruce (Green) Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (South Scotland) Alex Kerr (SNP) Inverclyde (West Scotland) Stuart McMillan (SNP) Cumulative list of MSPs by constituency and region: Session 7 3 Inverness and Nairn (Highlands and Islands) Emma Roddick (SNP) Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (South Scotland) Alan Brown (SNP) Kirkcaldy (Mid Scotland and Fife) David Torrance (SNP) Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Mid Scotland and Fife) Jenny Gilruth (SNP) Midlothian North (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Colin Beattie (SNP) Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (South Scotland) Calum Kerr (SNP) Moray (Highlands and Islands) Laura Mitchell (SNP) Motherwell and Wishaw (Central Scotland and Lothians West) Clare Adamson (SNP) Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Highlands and Islands) Donald MacKinnon (Lab) Orkney Islands (Highlands and Islands) Liam McArthur (LD) Paisley (West Scotland) George Adam (SNP) Perthshire North (Mid Scotland and Fife) John Swinney (SNP) Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Mid Scotland and Fife) Jim Fairlie (SNP) Renfrewshire North and Cardonald (West Scotland) Michelle Campbell (SNP) Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley (West Scotland) Tom Arthur (SNP) Rutherglen and Cambuslang (Glasgow) Clare Haughey (SNP) Shetland Islands (Highlands and Islands) Hannah Mary Goodlad (SNP) Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Highlands and Islands) Andrew Baxter (LD) Stirling (Mid Scotland and Fife) Alyn Smith (SNP) Cumulative list of MSPs by constituency and region: Session 7 4 Strathkelvin and Bearsden (West Scotland) Adam Harley (LD) Uddingston and Bellshill (Central Scotland and Lothians West) Steven Bonnar (SNP) MSPs by region Central Scotland and Lothians West Graham Simpson (Reform) Mark Griffin (Lab) Gillian Mackay (Green) Amanda Lindsay (Reform) Jenny Young (Lab) Meghan Gallacher (Con) Amanda Bland (Reform) Glasgow Anas Sarwar (Lab) Thomas Kerr (Reform) Patrick Harvie (Green) Pauline McNeill (Lab) Iris Duane (Green) Kim Schmulian (Reform) Paul Sweeney (Lab) Highlands and Islands Victor Currie (Reform) Max Bannerman (Reform) Arianne Burgess (Green) Kristopher Leask (Green) Morven-May MacCallum (LD) Maree Todd (SNP) Tim Eagle (Con) ] Cumulative list of MSPs by constituency and region: Session 7 5 Edinburgh and Lothians East Kate Nevens (Green) Q Manivannan (Green) Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill (Green) Angela Ross (Reform) Miles Briggs (Con) Irshad Ahmed (Lab) Katherine Sangster (Lab) Mid Scotland and Fife Helen McDade (Reform) Julie MacDougall (Reform) Murdo Fraser (Con) Stephen Kerr (Con) Claire Baker (Lab) Joe Long (Lab) Mark Ruskell (Green) North East Scotland Liam Kerr (Con) Douglas Lumsden (Con) Duncan Massey (Reform) Mark Simpson (Reform) Maggie Chapman (Green) Michael Marra (Lab) Yi-pei Chou Turvey (LD) South Scotland Jamie Langan (Reform) Carol Mochan (Lab) Laura Moodie (Green) David Kirkwood (Reform) Joe Fagan (Lab) Senga Beresford (Reform) Duncan Dunlop (LD) Cumulative list of MSPs by constituency and region: Session 7 6 West Scotland Malcolm Offord (Reform) Ross Greer (Green) Neil Bibby (Lab) Russell Findlay (Con) David Smith (Reform) Katy Clark (Lab) Cara McKee (Green) About SPICe The Scottish Parliament 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Last updated: 14 May 2026

Cumulative list of MSPs AZ Session 7

Published on 14 May 2026 by the authority of the Scottish Parliament Party Abbreviation No Party Affiliation NPA Reform UK Reform Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Con Scottish Green Party Green Scottish Labour Lab Scottish Liberal Democrats LD Scottish National Party SNP George Adam (SNP) Paisley (C) Karen Adam (SNP) Banffshire and Buchan Coast (C) Clare Adamson (SNP) Motherwell and Wishaw (C) Irshad Ahmed (Lab) Edinburgh and Lothians East (R) Heather Anderson (SNP) Dundee City West (C) Tom Arthur (SNP) Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley (C) Jackie Baillie (Lab) Dumbarton (C) Claire Baker (Lab) Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Max Bannerman (Reform) Highlands and Islands (R) David Barratt (SNP) Cowdenbeath (C) Andrew Baxter (LD) Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (C) Colin Beattie (SNP) Midlothian North (C) Senga Beresford (Reform) South Scotland (R) Neil Bibby (Lab) West Scotland (R) Dawn Black (SNP) Angus and North Mearns (C) Amanda Bland (Reform) Central Scotland and Lothians West (R) Cumulative list of MSPs A-Z: Session 7 1 Steven Bonnar (SNP) Uddingston and Bellshill (C) Gary Bouse (SNP) Falkirk West (C) Miles Briggs (Con) Edinburgh and Lothians East (R) Alan Brown (SNP) Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (C) Keith Brown (SNP) Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (C) Siobhian Brown (SNP) Ayr (C) Holly Bruce (Green) Glasgow Southside (C) Ariane Burgess (Green) Highlands and Islands (R) Alexander Burnett (Con) Aberdeenshire West (C) Kate Campbell (SNP) Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent (C) Michelle Campbell (SNP) Renfrewshire North and Cardonald (C) Finlay Carson (Con) Galloway and West Dumfries (C) Maggie Chapman (Green) North East Scotland (R) Yi-pei Chou Turvey (LD) North East Scotland (R) Katy Clark (Lab) West Scotland (R) Alex Cole-Hamilton (LD) Edinburgh North Western (C) Angela Constance (SNP) Almond Valley (C) Victor Currie (Reform) Highlands and Islands (R) Martyn Day (SNP) Falkirk East and Linlithgow (C) Cumulative list of MSPs A-Z: Session 7 2 Sanne Dijkstra-Downie (LD) Edinburgh Northern (C) Bob Doris (SNP) Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill (C) Iris Duane (Green) Glasgow (R) Jackie Dunbar (SNP) Aberdeen Donside (C) Duncan Dunlop (LD) South Scotland (R) Tim Eagle (Con) Highlands and Islands (R) Joe Fagan (Lab) South Scotland (R) Jim Fairlie (SNP) Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (C) Russell Findlay (Con) West Scotland (R) Stephen Flynn (SNP) Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine Murdo Fraser (Con) Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Meghan Gallacher (Con) Central Scotland and Lothians West (R) Stephen Gethins (SNP) Dundee City East (C) Zen Ghani (SNP) Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok (C) Kenneth Gibson () Cunninghame North (C) Elected as a member of the Scottish National Party, Kenneth Gibson took voluntary suspension from the SNP following his election to the post of Presiding Officer on 14 May 2026 Patricia Gibson (SNP) Cunninghame South (C) Jenny Gilruth (SNP) Mid Fife and Glenrothes (C) Mark Griffin (Lab) Central Scotland and Lothians West (R) Cumulative list of MSPs A-Z: Session 7 3 Hannah Mary Goodlad (SNP) Shetland Islands (C) Neil Gray (SNP) Airdrie (C) David Green (LD) Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (C) Ross Greer (Green) West Scotland (R) Katie Hagmann (SNP) Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (C) Rachael Hamilton (Con) Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (C) Adam Harley (LD) Strathkelvin and Bearsden (C) Patrick Harvie (Green) Glasgow (R Clare Haughey (SNP) Rutherglen and Cambuslang (C) Jamie Hepburn (SNP) Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (C) Craig Hoy (Con) Dumfriesshire (C) Daniel Johnson (Lab) Edinburgh Southern (C) Alex Kerr (SNP) Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (C) Calum Kerr (SNP) Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (C) Liam Kerr (Con) North East Scotland (R) Stephen Kerr (Con) Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Thomas Kerr (Reform) Glasgow (R) Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill (Green) Edinburgh and Lothians East (R) David Kirkwood (Reform) South Scotland (R) Cumulative list of MSPs A-Z: Session 7 4 Simita Kumar (SNP) Edinburgh South Western (C) Jamie Langan (Reform) South Scotland (R) Kristopher Leask (Green) Highlands and Islands (R) David Linden (SNP) Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston (C) Amanda Lindsay (Reform) Central Scotland and Lothians West (R) Joe Long (Lab) Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Douglas Lumsden (Con) North East Scotland (R) Morven-May MacCallum (LD) Highlands and Islands (R) Julie MacDougall (Reform) Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Fulton MacGregor (SNP) Coatbridge and Chryston (C) Gillian Mackay (Green) Central Scotland and Lothians West (R) Donald MacKinnon (Lab) Na h-Eileanan an Iar (C) Ben Macpherson (SNP) Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith (C) Q Manivannan (Green) Edinburgh and Lothians East (R) Michael Marra (Lab) North East Scotland (R) Gillian Martin (SNP) Aberdeenshire East (C) Duncan Massey (Reform) North East Scotland (R) Màiri McAllan (SNP) Clydesdale (C) Liam McArthur (LD) Orkney Islands (C) Cumulative list of MSPs A-Z: Session 7 5 Helen McDade (Reform) Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Cara McKee (Green) West Scotland (R) Ivan McKee (SNP) Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn (C) Paul McLennan (SNP) East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs (C) Stuart McMillan (SNP) Inverclyde (C) Marie McNair (SNP) Clydebank and Milngavie (C) Pauline McNeill (Lab) Glasgow (R) Lloyd Melville (SNP) Angus South (C) Colm Merrick (SNP) Glasgow Anniesland (C) Jack Middleton (SNP) Aberdeen Central Jenni Minto (SNP) Argyll and Bute (C) Laura Mitchell (SNP) Moray (C) Carol Mochan (Lab) South Scotland (R) Laura Moodie (Green) South Scotland (R) Kate Nevens (Green) Edinburgh and Lothians East (R) Malcolm Offord (Reform) West Scotland (R) Kirsten Oswald (SNP) Eastwood (C) Willie Rennie (LD) Fife North East (C) Emma Roddick (SNP) Inverness and Nairn (C) Cumulative list of MSPs A-Z: Session 7 6 Angela Ross (Reform) Edinburgh and Lothians East (R) Mark Ruskell (Green) Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Katherine Sangster (Lab) Edinburgh and Lothians East (R) Anas Sarwar (Lab) Glasgow (R) Graham Simpson (Reform) Central Scotland and Lothians West (R) Mark Simpson (Reform) North East Scotland (R) Lorna Slater (Green) Edinburgh Central (C) David Smith (Reform) West Scotland (R) Alyn Smith (SNP) Stirling (C) Kim Schmulian (Reform) Glasgow (R) Shirley-Anne Somerville (SNP) Dunfermline (C) Pauline Stafford (SNP) Bathgate (C) Collette Stevenson (SNP) East Kilbride (C) Paul Sweeney (Lab) Glasgow (R) John Swinney (SNP) Perthshire North (C) Alison Thewliss (SNP) Glasgow Central (C) Maree Todd (SNP) Highlands and Islands (R) David Torrance (SNP) Kirkcaldy (C) Jenny Young (Lab) Central Scotland and Lothians West (R) Cumulative list of MSPs A-Z: Session 7 7 About SPICe The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) provides impartial, factual, accurate and timely information and analysis for the Parliament. 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Official Report Meeting date: 28 March 2024

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 28 March 2024

The hiccup in doing so is that, until the approvals process is sorted, it does not make sense for us to throw new proposals into a flawed process.

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