Scottish National Party
MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Constituency) 2021 - present day
Website: elenawhitham.scot
X (previously known as Twitter): @ElenaWhitham
Facebook: Elena's facebook
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5494
Text relay calls welcome.
46-48 Glaisnock Street
Cumnock
East Ayrshire
KA18 1BY
Phone: 01290 319126
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Member
Co-Convener
Deputy Convener
Member
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
26 June 2024 - 20 November 2024
Substitute Member
29 March 2023 - 06 February 2024
Scottish Government
03 November 2022 - 29 March 2023
Scottish Government
27 January 2022 - 03 November 2022
Convener
27 January 2022 - 03 November 2022
Member
25 January 2022 - 27 January 2022
Member
22 June 2021 - 24 January 2022
Deputy Convener
01 December 2021 - 24 January 2022
Member
17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021
Member
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.
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: 20 March 2025
7. Elena Whitham (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what work it is carrying out with local authorities regarding the wellbeing of school pupils and staff. (S6O-04472)"
Chamber meeting date: 20 March 2025
Elena Whitham (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP): "Salmon has become synonymous with Scotland, at home and the world over, whether it be through idyllic scenes of fly fishing for wild salmon on our rivers or from enticing restaurant menus that feature farmed salmon as part of our world-famous food and drink offer. During the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee’s follow-up inquiry, it was important…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 19 March 2025
Elena Whitham (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP): "I am not sure, convener. I think that Tim Eagle is next."
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 18 March 2025
Elena Whitham (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP): "I want to take us back to the charter of rights, which has been mentioned…
Chamber meeting date: 6 March 2025
Elena Whitham (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP): "I, too, thank the cross committee and the people’s panel for their work in this area. As Alex Cole-Hamilton said, we need to do more of that type of thing…
Find out how Elena Whitham has voted recently.
Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 91 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 108 for, 7 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: Monday, March 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 107 for, 8 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Elena Whitham has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its consideration of a fisheries management plan for the future management of wild wrasse."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 April 2025
Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what advice (a) it and/or (b) NatureScot has received regarding the enforceability of the grouse shoot licence condition pertaining to raptor crimes on land outside the area licensed for killing or taking grouse, and whether it will publish this."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 24 March 2025
Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason relevant offences under the Animal Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006, Badgers Act 1992 and other similar legislation, are not included in the NatureScot licensing conditions relating to a whole landholding for an estate that has only licensed its grouse moor under section 16AA of the Wildlife Management and…
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 24 March 2025
Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of estates applying for a section 16AA licence to shoot grouse in the 2024-25 season has registered the grouse moor only, rather than the whole landholding."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 24 March 2025
Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what work it is carrying out with local authorities regarding the wellbeing of school pupils and staff."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025
Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its national mission for tackling child poverty."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2025
Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the public and private sector to develop carbon literacy skills."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2025
Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress being made to improve the learning outcomes of pupils to prepare them for careers in the technology sector."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2025
Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the uptake of GatewayC among GPs in relation to the brain tumour course, and whether it will outline the next steps for increasing awareness of its availability."
Answered by Neil Gray on 5 December 2024
Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the publication of, and recommendations in, the University of Strathclyde report, Final Report of the Evaluation of Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Services, whether improved guidance or protocols are being developed to clarify the roles of the GP Direct Access and Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Service referrals for…
Answered by Neil Gray on 3 December 2024
See all of Elena Whitham's questions submitted in Parliament