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MSP for Lothian (Region) 2025 - present day
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Former MSP for Lothian (Region) 2016 - 2025
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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14 September 2021 - 17 September 2025
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08 October 2024 - 22 August 2025
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 08 October 2024
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28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
25 May 2022 - 21 March 2024
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21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 September 2021 - 25 May 2022
Substitute Member
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
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29 June 2017 - 04 May 2021
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25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
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18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
10 September 2019 - 25 February 2020
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28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 September 2016 - 29 June 2017
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26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 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: 13 March 2026
Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Ind): "Does Mr Kerr agree that we can already see that in our own jurisdiction? For example, last month, Jersey changed the law to allow assisted suicide and, this week, it is already starting to debate whether the law needs to be changed and made easier."
Chamber meeting date: 12 March 2026
Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Ind): "Amendment 190 relates to section 12 and concerns the responsibilities and potential criminal liability of proxies who are involved in the assisted dying process…
Chamber meeting date: 11 March 2026
Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Ind): "I will limit my comments to the amendments in the group that are in my name. Amendment 184 concerns an issue that sits at the very centre of the debate that the Parliament has been having about the bill…
Chamber meeting date: 11 March 2026
Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Ind): "I rise to challenge the motion and to question whether this is the right way forward for the Parliament. I understand where we are and the issues that we have with timescales…
Chamber meeting date: 10 March 2026
Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Ind): "I thank Daniel Johnson for lodging the two amendments in this group.I rise to speak with serious concern about the bill, in particular with regard to its impact on disabled people…
Find out how Jeremy Balfour has voted recently.
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 268
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, March 13, 2026
Result 65 for, 56 against, 2 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 269
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, March 13, 2026
Result 86 for, 35 against, 1 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 272
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, March 13, 2026
Result 69 for, 48 against, 4 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions Jeremy Balfour has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether the current levels of Pupil Support Assistant staffing in schools to support pupils with Additional Support for Learning are adequate, including steps required where shortages exist."
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 17 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 24 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether an (a) Equality Impact Assessment and (b) Economic Impact Assessment has been carried out for the bird gathering general licence, and, if so, whether it has been made public."
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 19 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 20 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to invest £10 million to increase the number of Changing Places toilets across Scotland."
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 18 February 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether regulations rectifying the oversight whereby children in receipt of the Scottish Child Disability Payment were not receiving an exemption under the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 will be introduced before the end of the current parliamentary session."
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 29 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 12 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of a year having passed since it paused researcher access to the 2021-22 Scottish Government Health and Wellbeing Census, following ethical concerns about the way that sensitive personal data from over 130,000 school children in 16 local authorities had been gathered without parental consent, shared with the…
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 28 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated in its draft Budget 2026-27 to replace the Investing Communities Fund when the current funding ends in March 2026."
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 17 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 6 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) adult and (b) child disability payment tribunals the Social Security Scotland tribunal system has heard in the calendar year 2025; how many have been held (i) in person, (ii) online, (ii) by telephone and (iv) by correspondence, and what information it can provide regarding how many cases are competed in…
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 8 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 22 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the release of the 2024 Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey (SCPES) results and the survey having not run in 2021 as expected, (a) when the next CPES will be conducted, and (b) what steps are being taken to ensure that the SCPES data is available by more distinct age ranges, specifically for people…
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 8 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 22 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made towards ensuring that the experiences of children and young people under the age of 16 with cancer are captured, for example through the implementation of a dedicated under-16 Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey."
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 8 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will implement the recommendation of the independent review of Adult Disability Payment to give consideration to granting automatic entitlement to Adult Disability Payment when a person satisfies certain conditions or is in receipt of other forms of assistance without having to satisfy the qualifying…
See all of Jeremy Balfour's questions submitted in Parliament