Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2016 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
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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: 5 September 2024
2. Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of its position on the reintroduction of peak fares on ScotRail trains. (S6O-03670)"
Chamber meeting date: 5 September 2024
Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con): "The cabinet secretary talks about family provision. One of the family provisions that allow disabled people to go out is the provision of changing places toilets…
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 5 September 2024
Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con): "Good morning. I want to ask a few questions based on your statement…
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 5 September 2024
Jeremy Balfour: "Good morning, everybody. I have two very brief questions. I will start with Sarah Latto…
Chamber meeting date: 27 June 2024
Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con): "I welcome the opportunity to speak. It is clear that there is a fair amount of consensus among all the parties on a way forward. That has been helpful as we have reflected on the changes that might come at stages 2 and 3…
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Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 7 for, 118 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Supported by: Alasdair Allan, Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 90 for, 35 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 30 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 56 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Result 62 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
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: Balfour, Jeremy, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported comments by Glasgow Disability Alliance that the Disability Equality Plan lacks the ambition, meaningful actions or commitments needed to improve disabled people's lives."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 September 2024
Asked by: Balfour, Jeremy, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of its position on the re-introduction of peak fares on ScotRail trains."
Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2024
Asked by: Balfour, Jeremy, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25394 by Mairi Gougeon on 6 March 2024, whether it will provide an up-to-date timeline for introducing public consultations on proposed fisheries management measures within offshore and inshore marine protected areas that do not currently have measures in place."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 9 July 2024
Asked by: Balfour, Jeremy, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-19319 by Mairi McAllan on 11 July 2023, when the UK Dolphin and Porpoise Conservation Strategy will be finalised and adopted, and what it is doing to safeguard cetaceans in the meantime."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 9 July 2024
Asked by: Balfour, Jeremy, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will implement a Scottish version of the UK Government's national school breakfast club programme, specifically with a view to tackling child poverty."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 18 June 2024
Asked by: Balfour, Jeremy, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government on what date its Statistics Public Benefit and Privacy Panel (SPBPP) reportedly granted a request by the University of Strathclyde to access data gathered from 134,0000 children in the Health and Wellbeing Census, and whether it will provide any documentation that shows for what reason any such request was granted, in…
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 18 June 2024
Asked by: Balfour, Jeremy, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it still plans to add the data from 134,000 children gathered in the Health and Wellbeing Census to the Administrative Data Research Scotland system; what its position is on whether the data was captured ethically and legally, and whether it will implement measures to mitigate any risks of being able to link…
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 18 June 2024
Asked by: Balfour, Jeremy, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to (a) reviewing and (b) deleting, if found to be infringing UK GDPR and/or ethical standards for health research, the data gathered from 134,000 children who participated in the Health and Wellbeing Census survey in 2022 reportedly without being informed of what the Information…
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 18 June 2024
Asked by: Balfour, Jeremy, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to mitigate against crop damage over the coming months."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2024
Asked by: Balfour, Jeremy, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to restart the GP Sustainability Loan Scheme, including by what date it expects to restart the scheme."
Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2024
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