Scottish National Party
MSP for Kirkcaldy (Constituency) 2011 - present day
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17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
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07 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
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06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
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06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
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19 April 2018 - 06 September 2018
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24 May 2018 - 06 September 2018
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08 June 2016 - 19 April 2018
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29 September 2016 - 19 April 2018
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08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
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27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
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09 December 2014 - 23 March 2016
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27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
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27 June 2013 - 09 December 2014
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05 June 2014 - 27 November 2014
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22 April 2014 - 27 November 2014
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27 June 2013 - 05 June 2014
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18 September 2012 - 27 June 2013
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18 September 2012 - 27 June 2013
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23 June 2011 - 18 September 2012
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01 June 2011 - 18 September 2012
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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: 7 May 2025
David Torrance (Kirkcaldy) (SNP): "Will the minister set out the extent to which, under Labour, the Barnettisation of agricultural funding has impacted on the progress of those initiatives?"
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 23 April 2025
David Torrance: "In the light of the evidence, perhaps the committee would consider closing petition PE1610 under rule 15…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 23 April 2025
David Torrance: "In the light of the evidence from the cabinet secretary, perhaps the committee would consider closing the petition under rule 15…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 23 April 2025
David Torrance: "Perhaps the committee could consider writing to stakeholders to seek their views on the action that the petition calls for…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 23 April 2025
David Torrance: "I wonder whether the committee would consider writing to the Scottish Government to ask for a more detailed response to the petition, in particular to the suggestion that those who face significant waiting lists for donor eggs should be able to use an altruistically donated, privately purchased donor egg for NHS treatment. We could also ask what…
Find out how David Torrance has voted recently.
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Result 70 for, 56 against, 1 abstained, 1 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 30 for, 84 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, May 2, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 59 for, 55 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 28 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 48 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions David Torrance has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Torrance, David, Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what impact it believes the UK Government’s Spring Statement will have on the provision of social security in Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 3 April 2025
Asked by: Torrance, David, Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the steps that it is taking to encourage investment in Scotland's green economy."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025
Asked by: Torrance, David, Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025
Asked by: Torrance, David, Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is working to improve access for children and young people to mental health services."
Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2024
Asked by: Torrance, David, Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of it being the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to tackle violence against women and girls."
Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2024
Asked by: Torrance, David, Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to reform the Victim Notification Scheme in the coming year, to ensure that it operates in a more trauma-informed way."
Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2024
Asked by: Torrance, David, Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of what Scotland's fiscal position would be today had the UK remained a member of the EU."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2024
Asked by: Torrance, David, Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implications of the UK Government’s decision to reduce the Winter Fuel Payment for the delivery of the Winter Heating Payment in Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2024
Asked by: Torrance, David, Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Harland & Wolff regarding any potential job losses at its yards in Methil in the Kirkcaldy constituency and Arnish on the Isle of Lewis."
Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2024
Asked by: Torrance, David, Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take regarding the ongoing Fife College staff pay dispute."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2024
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