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06 November 2024 - 03 September 2025
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25 September 2024 - 02 September 2025
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04 September 2024 - 15 January 2025
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25 April 2023 - 06 November 2024
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
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22 June 2021 - 25 April 2023
Deputy Convener
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
10 April 2023 - 10 April 2023
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17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
11 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
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20 November 2019 - 03 December 2020
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10 September 2019 - 11 September 2019
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18 June 2019 - 09 September 2019
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17 January 2018 - 08 September 2019
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09 January 2018 - 08 September 2019
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19 December 2017 - 28 May 2019
Scottish Labour
23 November 2017 - 09 January 2018
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08 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
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29 September 2016 - 09 January 2018
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25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 - 28 November 2017
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28 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
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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: 17 September 2025
2. Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the creative industries leadership group. (S6O-04931)"
Chamber meeting date: 17 September 2025
Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "I thank the Deputy First Minister for an advance copy of her statement…
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025
Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "I, too, thank the minister for advance sight of his statement and agree with him that our focus has to be on securing the sites and the jobs. I also remind members that I am a member of the Community trade union…
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025
Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "I am very grateful to the Deputy First Minister for giving way—she is always very generous in that way…
Chamber meeting date: 10 September 2025
3. Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "I am already on my feet, Deputy Presiding Officer. To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of children currently waiting for an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder assessment and the median length of wait…
Find out how Daniel Johnson has voted recently.
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 15, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Result 71 for, 46 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 12 for, 101 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 63 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 45 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 28 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Daniel Johnson has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many self-sufficient information and communications technology (ICT) structures with dedicated data centres and professional staff exist within the Scottish public sector, including non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs), NHS boards and local government."
Answer expected on 26 September 2025
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Creative Industries Leadership Group."
Taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2025
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to use the £764,000 allocated from the UK Government’s Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund; what role stakeholders will have in the design and delivery of any programme, and when it anticipates that any programme will be operational."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 10 September 2025
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of children currently waiting for an ADHD assessment and the median length of wait."
Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2025
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken on digital exclusion to address the "weakened" national leadership referred to by Audit Scotland in its report Tackling Digital Exclusion, which was published 12 months ago."
Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2025
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken on each of the recommendations in the Audit Scotland report, Tackling digital exclusion, published in August 2024."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 12 August 2025
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what new investment has been secured as a result of the Global Offshore Wind Investment Forum."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 21 July 2025
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-33389 by Neil Gray on 24 January 2025, whether it will provide an update on the business case for a new pre-hospital emergency critical care replacement service for the east of Scotland."
Answered by Neil Gray on 1 July 2025
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Strategic Defence Review's emphasis on a "whole society" approach to national security, what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding work to contribute to a comprehensive national resilience strategy."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recently published, Allegations in Foster Care Toolkit, by the Fostering Network, what its position is on what impact the investigation of unsubstantiated allegations will have on retaining and attracting foster carers."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 3 June 2025
See all of Daniel Johnson's questions submitted in Parliament