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 not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Claire is a member of 12 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Co-Operatives
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Music
Deputy Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Claire does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Claire has 1 party role
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Drugs Policy
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Claire has had 18 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Member
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Deputy Convener
11 January 2018 - 06 September 2018
Deputy Convener
09 January 2018 - 11 January 2018
Member
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Substitute Member
28 November 2017 - 09 January 2018
Member
08 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
19 September 2012 - 08 January 2015
Substitute Member
23 June 2011 - 19 September 2012
Substitute Member
14 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
Deputy Convener
01 June 2011 - 14 June 2011
Member
02 October 2008 - 22 March 2011
Member
15 September 2010 - 22 March 2011
Substitute Member
02 October 2008 - 15 September 2010
Substitute Member
01 May 2008 - 01 October 2008
Substitute Member
13 June 2007 - 01 October 2008
Member
20 September 2007 - 01 May 2008
Member
27 June 2007 - 01 May 2008
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.
Here is the register for Claire Baker. The date of their initial statement was 18 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
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.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
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. [Registered 10 February 2022]
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: 26 May 2022
Drug Deaths
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "I thank the minister for advance sight of her statement. We agree that accountability is crucial and that the Government must face scrutiny of its progress in tackling Scotland’s appalling record on drug fatalities…
Chamber meeting date: 18 May 2022
Levenmouth Rail Link
6. Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the Levenmouth rail link, including the planned reopening date. (S6O-01099)"
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 18 May 2022
Town Centres and Retail
The Convener (Claire Baker): "Good morning and welcome to the 14th meeting in 2022 of the Economy and Fair Work Committee. Our first item of business continues our evidence gathering in our town centres and retail inquiry…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 11 May 2022
Town Centres and Retail
The Convener: "Good morning, and welcome to the 13th meeting in 2022 of the Economy and Fair Work Committee. We have received apologies from Colin Smyth. Fiona Hyslop will join us later, as she has another commitment…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 11 May 2022
Land Registration etc (Scotland) Act 2012 (PE1676)
The Convener: "Our next item of business is consideration of petition PE1676 on the Land Registration etc (Scotland) Act 2012, which has been referred to the committee under rule 15.6 of standing orders…
Votes
How Claire Baker has voted in Parliament
Find out how Claire Baker has voted recently.
Update on Delivery of Social Security Benefits
Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Supported by: Christina McKelvie, Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 26, 2022
Result 65 for, 48 against, 0 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Update on Delivery of Social Security Benefits
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 26, 2022
Result 28 for, 85 against, 0 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Update on Delivery of Social Security Benefits
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Supported by: Mark Griffin, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 26, 2022
Result 49 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Community Wealth Building – Delivering Transformation in Scotland’s Local and Regional Economies
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Result 31 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Keeping Care Close to Home and Improving Outcomes
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, May 23, 2022
Supported by: Carol Mochan, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Result 21 for, 97 against, 3 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Claire Baker in Parliament
Find out what motions Claire Baker has submitted recently.
Congratulating Mid Scotland and Fife Business Winners in The Scottish Wedding Awards 2022
Congratulations to Fife Employment Access Trust (FEAT) on Being Awarded £30,000 from the Veterans’ Foundation
Written questions
Written questions Claire Baker has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 April 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to implement the reported upcoming UK Government’s Alcohol Treatment Guidance; if it does, whether this implementation will be supported by a framework of standards, and, if so, how, and against which indicators will outcomes be monitored in order to ensure improvement."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 10 May 2022
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 April 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the career development of highly-skilled clinical researchers."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 3 May 2022
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 February 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is responding to the reported warnings of under-reporting of sexual crimes, and what action is being taken to address the reported barriers to reporting of such crimes."
Answered by: Keith Brown on 2 March 2022
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 February 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported significant increase in sexual assault, rape and attempted rape crimes in the last ten years."
Answered by: Keith Brown on 2 March 2022
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 February 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will support and progress the recommendation of the Virtual Trials National Project Board that specialist online courts be set up to tackle domestic abuse cases."
Answered by: Keith Brown on 28 February 2022
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 February 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, in the light of the reported 49% decline in the index of breeding seabirds in Scotland since the 1980s, what assessment it has made of the impact of the reported increased mortality of seabirds recorded along the North Sea coasts in autumn 2021."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 February 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to improve the prospects and resilience of Scotland’s seabird populations, in light of them reportedly being internationally important but in decline."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 February 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what research it has undertaken or is aware of on the likely causes of the reported increased seabird mortality recorded along the North Sea coasts in Autumn 2021."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 February 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider developing and funding a rolling programme of island restoration, invasive species management and biosecurity across Scotland’s islands in order to build resilience in the seabird populations, in light of them reportedly being internationally important but in decline."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 February 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support increased use of online courts."
Awaiting answer
See all of Claire Baker's written questions submitted in Parliament