Keith Brown
Scottish National Party
MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Ochil (Constituency) 2007 - 2011
About Keith Brown
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Keith.Brown.msp@parliament.scot
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
Phone: 01259 219333
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
Unit 4
Townhead Institute
39 Drysdale Street
Alloa
FK10 1JA
Phone: 01259 219333
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Keith is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Keith is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Keith does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Keith has 1 party role
Deputy Party Leader
Scottish National Party
Previous roles
Keith has had 17 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
03 May 2023 - 17 May 2023
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Substitute Member
26 May 2021 - 29 March 2023
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans
Scottish Government
01 September 2020 - 04 May 2021
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
13 December 2018 - 04 May 2021
Social Security Committee
Member
06 September 2018 - 13 December 2018
Health and Sport Committee
Member
13 November 2008 - 16 February 2009
European and External Relations Committee
Member
03 December 2008 - 22 January 2009
Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Bill Committee
Convener
13 November 2008 - 03 December 2008
Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Bill Committee
Member
14 June 2007 - 12 November 2008
European and External Relations Committee
Substitute Member
02 October 2007 - 12 November 2008
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Convener
02 October 2007 - 12 November 2008
Conveners Group
Member
28 September 2007 - 02 October 2007
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
26 June 2007 - 28 September 2007
Procedures Committee
Convener
19 June 2007 - 28 September 2007
Standards and Public Appointments Committee
Convener
19 June 2007 - 28 September 2007
Conveners Group
Member
13 June 2007 - 26 June 2007
Procedures Committee
Member
13 June 2007 - 19 June 2007
Standards and Public Appointments Committee
Member
Register of interests
Keith's register of interests
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.
Here is the register for Keith Brown. The date of their initial statement was 31 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Keith Brown has said in Parliament
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: 30 May 2023
Protecting Devolution and the Scottish Parliament
Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP): "I offer many thanks to those members who have supported the motion and allowed me to bring this important issue to the chamber, and to those members who have stayed behind to listen to the debate…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 30 May 2023
Public Service Reform Programme
Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP): "We have heard a couple of interesting examples about, for example, how Brexit impacted on one organisation, which had to move from a platinum standard down to a gold standard…
Chamber meeting date: 25 May 2023
Medium-term Financial Strategy
Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP): "Last year, a number of Tory MSPs in the chamber were calling on the Scottish Government to replicate Kwasi Kwarteng’s catastrophic plans for tax cuts for the rich, following the UK Government’s disastrous mini-budget, which ended up crashing the economy to the tune of—we are told by some commentators—£74 billion, Scotland’s share of which is around…
Chamber meeting date: 17 May 2023
Bus Services
Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP): "I am pleased to be able to participate in this debate, although it has been quite a dispiriting one—I refer especially to Labour members…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 16 May 2023
Effective Scottish Government Decision Making
Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP): "I am a new member of the committee, so I am not included in what Liz Smith said about the concerns of the committee. I disassociate myself from those remarks…
Votes
How Keith Brown has voted in Parliament
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Let's Talk Education – The National Discussion
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Result 29 for, 90 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Hospital at Home Programme in Scotland
Submitted by: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Supported by: Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Hospital at Home Programme in Scotland
Submitted by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Result 47 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Hospital at Home Programme in Scotland
Submitted by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Result 17 for, 94 against, 3 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Ending Violence in Scottish Schools
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Result 93 for, 18 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Keith Brown in Parliament
Find out what motions Keith Brown has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Keith Brown has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what the average award granted by the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund has been."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been made to the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund, also broken down by how many have (a) been approved, (b) been rejected and (c) yet to be processed."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the reasons that applications to the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund have been rejected."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding offering routine COVID-19 testing to police officers."
Taken in the Chamber on 17 March 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost the tourism sector in the Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency."
Taken in the Chamber on 10 March 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of (i) households and (ii) business premises have had access to superfast broadband since 2016."
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 11 February 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many families in the Clackmannanshire local authority area received a Baby Box since they were introduced."
Answered by Maree Todd on 11 February 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses (a) are eligible for the Small Business Bonus Scheme and (b) have been exempt from paying non-domestic rates in the financial year 2020-21 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, in the Clackmannanshire local authority area."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 11 February 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding Clackmannanshire Council has received each year in respect of the (a) Attainment Challenge and (b) Pupil Equity Fund, and how many (i) schools and (ii) pupils have been beneficiaries of this funding."
Answered by John Swinney on 9 February 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many households in the Clackmannanshire local authority area it anticipates will receive the £10 Child Supplement."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 February 2021