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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Claire Baker

Scottish Labour

MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2007 - present day

About Claire Baker

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6769
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

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.

Motion ref. S6M-08470

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

Motion ref. S6M-08469

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

Motion ref. Humza Yousaf

Result 71 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 58 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motion ref. Douglas Ross

Result 31 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 98 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motion ref. Anas Sarwar

Result 22 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 107 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

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.

Question ref. S6W-15980

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

Question ref. S6W-15979

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

Question ref. S6W-15981

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

Question ref. S6W-15944

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

Question ref. S6O-02063

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

Question ref. S6W-16046

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

Question ref. S6W-15943

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

Question ref. S6W-15194

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

Question ref. S6W-15190

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

Question ref. S6W-15036

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

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