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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Annabelle Ewing

Scottish National Party

MSP for Cowdenbeath (Constituency) 2016 - present day

Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2011 - 2016

About Annabelle Ewing

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6290
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Cowdenbeath Constituency Office
253-257 High Street
Cowdenbeath
KY4 9QF

Phone: 01383 611067
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Annabelle is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Annabelle is a member of 3 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Europe

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gardening and Horticulture

Deputy Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Annabelle has 1 parliamentary and government role

Deputy Presiding Officer

Pàrlamaid na h-Alba

Party Roles

Annabelle does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Annabelle has had 16 previous roles

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

01 September 2020 - 04 May 2021

Justice Committee

Member

21 April 2020 - 04 May 2021

COVID19 Committee

Member

06 September 2018 - 03 December 2020

Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee

Member

06 September 2018 - 31 August 2020

Local Government and Communities Committee

Member

18 May 2016 - 28 June 2018

Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs

Scottish Government

25 November 2014 - 18 May 2016

Minister for Youth and Women’s Employment

Scottish Government

29 October 2014 - 25 November 2014

Devolution Further Powers Committee

Member

03 April 2014 - 25 November 2014

Finance Committee

Substitute Member

25 January 2012 - 25 November 2014

Welfare Reform Committee

Member

01 October 2012 - 19 November 2014

Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Deputy First Minister

Scottish Government

01 October 2012 - 19 November 2014

Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities

Scottish Government

23 October 2012 - 29 October 2014

Referendum Scotland Bill Committee

Member

15 June 2011 - 24 October 2012

Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee

Deputy Convener

23 February 2012 - 01 October 2012

Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment

Scottish Government

01 June 2011 - 23 February 2012

European and External Relations Committee

Member

01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011

Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee

Member

Register of interests

Annabelle'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.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Annabelle Ewing 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: 12 September 2024

Fife Council (Housing Adaptation Policy)

6. The Deputy Presiding Officer: "To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Fife Council regarding the impact of its housing adaptation policy. (S6O-03706)"

Chamber meeting date: 12 September 2024

The Late Rev John Ainslie

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing): "The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-13909, in the name of Bill Kidd, on the late Rev John Ainslie. The debate will be concluded without any question being put…

Chamber meeting date: 12 September 2024

Programme for Government (Growing Scotland’s Green Economy)

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing): "The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-14431, in the name of Kate Forbes, on the programme for government—growing Scotland’s green economy. I invite members who wish to speak in the debate to press their request-to-speak buttons. 15:01"

Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2024

Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing): "Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio question time, and the first portfolio is rural affairs, land reform and islands."

Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2024

New Entrants to Farming

The Deputy Presiding Officer: "That concludes portfolio questions on rural affairs, land reform and islands."

Votes

How Annabelle Ewing has voted in Parliament

Find out how Annabelle Ewing has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-14431.1

Programme for Government – Growing Scotland’s Green Economy

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024

Result 7 for, 118 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-14431

Programme for Government – Growing Scotland’s Green Economy

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Supported by: Alasdair Allan, Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024

Result 90 for, 35 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-14431.2

Programme for Government – Growing Scotland’s Green Economy

Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024

Result 30 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-14431.3

Programme for Government – Growing Scotland’s Green Economy

Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024

Result 56 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-14405.3

Ending Peak Rail Fares on ScotRail Trains

Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Result 62 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motions

Questions

Questions Annabelle Ewing has asked

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

Question ref. S6O-03706

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Fife Council regarding the impact of its housing adaptation policy."

Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29380

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government which community has been selected in Fife for additional investment in early years childcare, as outlined in the 2023-24 Programme for Government, and whether this has yet commenced."

Answer expected on 17 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29381

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 August 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27609 by Ivan McKee on 23 May 2024, whether it will provide an update on when it plans to publish the findings from the second phase of the Local Governance Review's community engagement process, Democracy Matters."

Answer expected on 30 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29299

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 August 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with (a) Social Work Scotland and (b) chief social work officers, and whether community social work was discussed."

Answer expected on 24 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29295

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 August 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers community social work as integral to supporting and empowering families to provide a stable and nurturing environment for children and young people, as part of its priority to eradicate child poverty."

Answer expected on 24 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29297

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 August 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reviewed the findings of the community social work pilot approach undertaken by Fife Council, and whether it is considering providing additional resources to local authorities to pilot this approach."

Answer expected on 24 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29296

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 August 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on community social work, and whether it has considered piloting this approach across Scotland."

Answer expected on 24 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29298

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 August 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on (a) what the benefits are of community social work and (b) whether a transition to such a model across Scotland would benefit families in the most deprived areas."

Answer expected on 24 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29009

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 August 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement of Hospital at Home Funding on 8 August 2024, how much funding NHS Fife originally applied for, and how the distribution of funding was decided that resulted in NHS Fife receiving £18,100.56, in light of it being the third largest NHS board area."

Answered by Neil Gray on 16 August 2024

Question ref. S6W-28374

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 June 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, based on the most recent data available, what the uptake is for the Young Carer Grant in (a) Fife and (b) the Cowdenbeath constituency."

Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 July 2024

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