Cross-Party Group on Credit Unions 10 September 2025, 18:00-19:30 Location: Hybrid – MS Teams / Scottish Parliament Present MSP Group Members: - Stephen Kerr MSP – Convenor - John Mason MSP Invited Guests: Sharon MacPherson – Associate with Financial Inclusion for Scotland David Ross – Glasgow Credit Union Dawn Vear – UKCreditUnions Trisha Butler – Drumchapel Credit Union st Gayle Adyana – 1 Class Credit Union st Caroll Gillon – 1 Alliance Community Bank Stephen Mooney – NHS Credit Union Robbie Mochrie – Dalmuir Credit Union Chinyere Adenyi-Alade – Grampian Credit Union st Stacy Mitchinson – 1 Class Credit Union Lauren Langton – Incuto Brian Connolly – Scottish Enterprise Jim Garrity – Pollock Credit Union Jonathan Day – Grampian Credit Union Lynne Kearney – South Coatbridge Credit Union Nancy MacGillivray – Caledonian Credit Union Shiobhan Wright – Caledonian Credit Union Derek Penam – First Scottish University Credit Union Allan Gray – SCVO Credit Union Julie Reddin – Mosshill Credit Union Rose Mavin – Wishaw Credit Union Chris Cook Non-MSP Group Members: - Natalie McQuade – ABCUL - Josiah Cadman – ABCUL Apologies: Dermot O’Neill – SLCU Adrian Sargent – Castle Community Bank Phoebe O’Carroll-Moran – FCA Paul Sweeney MSP Michelle Thompson MSP Matt Bland – ABCUL Cathy Greig – UKCreditUnions , Vale of Leven CU Meeting Start: Minutes from the previous meeting June meeting minutes: approved, proposed and seconded Key topics from the meeting: - Speaker: Sharon MacPherson, Financial Inclusion for Scotland (FiFs) Financial exclusion Despite gains, it was mentioned that Scotland faces significant challenges from these areas.