Claire Baker
Scottish Labour
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2007 - present day
About Claire Baker
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Claire.Baker.msp@parliament.scot
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6769
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Claire is a member of 2 committees
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Convener
Cross-party groups
Claire is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Claire has 2 parliamentary and government roles
Conveners Group
Member
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
Party Roles
Claire has 1 party role
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Drugs Policy
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Claire has had 19 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
20 September 2018 - 14 September 2021
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Branch Executive
Member
17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Member
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee
Deputy Convener
11 January 2018 - 06 September 2018
Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee
Deputy Convener
09 January 2018 - 11 January 2018
Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee
Member
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Justice Committee
Substitute Member
28 November 2017 - 09 January 2018
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
08 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
European and External Relations Committee
Substitute Member
19 September 2012 - 08 January 2015
Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee
Substitute Member
23 June 2011 - 19 September 2012
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Substitute Member
14 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
Education and Culture Committee
Deputy Convener
01 June 2011 - 14 June 2011
Education and Culture Committee
Member
02 October 2008 - 22 March 2011
Education Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Member
15 September 2010 - 22 March 2011
Justice Committee
Substitute Member
02 October 2008 - 15 September 2010
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
01 May 2008 - 01 October 2008
Education Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
13 June 2007 - 01 October 2008
Public Petitions Committee
Member
20 September 2007 - 01 May 2008
Audit Committee
Member
27 June 2007 - 01 May 2008
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Claire'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 Claire Baker 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: 30 March 2023
Deposit Return Scheme (Preparations)
Claire Baker (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body): "The SPCB is continuing to review the requirements under the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020 and how they apply to the restaurants, coffee bar and shop on the Holyrood site…
Chamber meeting date: 30 March 2023
Deposit Return Scheme (Preparations)
Claire Baker (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body): "I refer the member to my previous answer."
Chamber meeting date: 29 March 2023
Covid Recovery Strategy (Financial Security for Low-income Households)
1. Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government how it is progressing its Covid recovery strategy commitments to improve financial security for low-income households. (S6O-02063)"
Chamber meeting date: 22 March 2023
Wellbeing Economy
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "If we want to live in a country that services the wellbeing of people and planet, we must ensure that each person in Scotland has the means to live in dignity and safety by eliminating structural inequalities and reducing any negative environmental impacts. Scotland aspires to be a wellbeing economy. If the Government is serious about that, it must…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 22 March 2023
Just Transition (Grangemouth Area)
The Convener: "Our next item of business is the fifth evidence session for our inquiry into a just transition for the Grangemouth area. Today’s session will focus on how public policy and funding can be used to unlock private capital to finance a just transition…
Votes
How Claire Baker has voted in Parliament
Find out how Claire Baker has voted recently.
First Minister's Appointment of Junior Scottish Ministers
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 30, 2023
Result 71 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 2 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
First Minister's Appointment of Scottish Ministers
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 30, 2023
Result 71 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 2 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Result 71 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 58 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Result 31 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 98 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Result 22 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 107 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Claire Baker in Parliament
Find out what motions Claire Baker has submitted recently.
Congratulating West Plean and Auchenbowie Ladies Club on Centenary and Raising Funds for Forth Valley Sensory Centre
PC Carly Fulton and Her Dog, Ben, Win the National Police Chiefs’ Council Dog Team of the Year Award at Crufts
Three Mid Scotland and Fife Young People Selected for a National Sportscotland Panel
Questions
Questions Claire Baker has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what research it has undertaken into the use of data centres as “digital boilers”."
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 27 March 2023
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting leisure centres and swimming pools with any increased energy bills."
Answered by Maree Todd on 27 March 2023
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it supports the use of data centres as “digital boilers” to heat swimming pools, and, if so, how it is encouraging such use in Scotland."
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 27 March 2023
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what research it is undertaking into the potential normalisation of violence in sexual activity."
Answered by Christina McKelvie on 23 March 2023
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is progressing its Covid Recovery Strategy commitments to improve financial security for low-income households."
Taken in the Chamber on 29 March 2023
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many Drug Treatment and Testing Orders have been imposed on people in each local authority area in each year since 2011-12."
Answer expected on 18 April 2023
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey includes questions on the potential normalisation of violence in sexual activity."
Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2023
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people with learning disabilities have accessed the Fair Start Scotland employment support service in each year since it was established, broken down by the outcomes for those people, including how may have gone onto sustained employment."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 7 March 2023
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of any audits that (a) it and (b) its agencies have conducted regarding the impact of current employability support schemes for people with learning disabilities."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 7 March 2023
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the proposed pay settlements for (a) the NHS, (b) local government and (c) commissioned social care on workforce (i) recruitment and (ii) retention for third sector social care providers, and how it will measure any such impact."
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 March 2023