Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Eastwood (Constituency) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2011 - 2016
Former MSP for West of Scotland (Region) 2007 - 2011
Website: jacksoncarlaw.org.uk
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Appointed Member
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Member
19 August 2020 - 20 May 2021
Appointed Member
29 August 2017 - 04 May 2021
Member
14 February 2020 - 30 July 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 August 2019 - 14 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
15 November 2016 - 04 September 2019
Appointed Member
19 May 2016 - 03 September 2019
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
19 May 2016 - 03 September 2019
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
22 October 2018 - 02 May 2019
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 September 2016 - 17 May 2018
Member
19 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
19 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Member
10 November 2011 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
10 November 2011 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
27 June 2012 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
27 June 2012 - 23 March 2016
Member
01 February 2012 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
06 June 2013 - 11 December 2014
Substitute Member
18 June 2013 - 21 January 2014
Deputy Convener
12 June 2013 - 18 June 2013
Member
16 November 2011 - 02 May 2012
Member
01 June 2011 - 16 November 2011
Member
12 May 2011 - 10 November 2011
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
12 May 2011 - 10 November 2011
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2010 - 22 March 2011
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2010 - 22 March 2011
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
27 June 2007 - 22 March 2011
Substitute Member
26 May 2010 - 22 March 2011
Member
03 February 2010 - 20 January 2011
Convener
13 November 2008 - 19 July 2010
Member
13 June 2007 - 26 May 2010
Member
17 May 2007 - 21 May 2010
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
27 January 2010 - 03 February 2010
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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: 16 December 2025
Jackson Carlaw (Eastwood) (Con): "As it happens, my former parliamentary aide, Euan Waddell, is now working in Australia and lives in the Wentworth constituency, which is at the heart of where this ghastly attack took place. He describes Wentworth as the Eastwood of Sydney…
Chamber meeting date: 27 November 2025
Jackson Carlaw (Eastwood) (Con): "I thank the members who have been generous enough to lend their support to my motion. Can I say too how delighted I am to see Fiona Hyslop here to respond to the motion…
Chamber meeting date: 27 November 2025
Jackson Carlaw (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body): "As noted in previous years—the answer is broadly similar—the SPCB will not consult the trade unions because it is not the employer of members’ staff…
Chamber meeting date: 27 November 2025
Jackson Carlaw (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body): "The corporate body is not the employer of contractor staff and has limited ability to stipulate specific terms or benefits in contractor employment contracts…
Chamber meeting date: 27 November 2025
Jackson Carlaw (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body): "The corporate body is content that its interim position remains in line with the law as clarified by the Supreme Court ruling in April…
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Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Lumsden, Roz McCall, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Result 57 for, 67 against, 1 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Result 1 for, 95 against, 18 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Submitted by: Maurice Golden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Friday, December 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Result 119 for, 2 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Result 120 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, December 11, 2025
Result 79 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 23 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Find out what motions Jackson Carlaw has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 16 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an estimate of the (a) highest, (b) lowest and (c) average cost of flood insurance for existing residential properties in circumstances where SEPA's high emissions scenario has placed the homes in an area that is deemed to be at a high risk of flooding."
Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 16 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with SEPA over its adoption of Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5, in which a global temperature rise of 4…
Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 14 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) regarding its decision not to approve the targeted treatment (a) elacestrant and (b) capivasertib for secondary breast cancer, and what information it has on the SMC's reasons for not approving the use of each drug in NHS Scotland."
Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 14 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on what the evidential basis is for the Scottish Medicines Consortium's decision not to approve the use of the targeted treatment (a) elacestrant and (b) capivasertib for secondary breast cancer, in light of the drug being approved for use in the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland."
Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 13 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 26 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many teachers have been promoted to a senior leadership position within secondary schools, including (a) headteachers, (b) deputy headteachers and (c) principal teachers, who have completed a formal management training programme to support them in the discharge of their increased responsibilities, in (i) each of…
Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 13 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 10 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, for each of the 21 recommendations in the report Transvaginal Mesh Case Record Review that it decided not to accept, what the reasons were in each case for the decision not to implement the recommendation."
Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 13 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 10 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the 21 listed recommendations in the report, Transvaginal Mesh Case Record Review, which of the recommendations it (a) accepted and (b) rejected."
Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 13 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 10 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, for each of the 21 recommendations in the report Transvaginal Mesh Case Record Review that it decided to accept, whether it will set out the evidence in each case that demonstrates that the recommendation has been implemented."
Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 27 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 7 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any funding applications that Creative Scotland has received to support South Asian productions through the funding programmes that it manages, including those where the finance is provided by the National Lottery, how many applications in total there have been that were initially recommended for funding…
Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 27 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 7 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding Creative Scotland has provided, through the funding programmes it manages, including those where the finance is provided by the National Lottery, for South Asian productions in (a) each of the last three full financial years and (b) 2025-26 to date."
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