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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Marie McNair

Scottish National Party

MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie (Constituency) 2021 - present day

About Marie McNair

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5068
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Titan Enterprise Business Centre
1 Aurora Avenue
Queens Quay
Clydebank
G81 1BF

Phone: 0141 737 8010
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Marie is a member of 3 committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Member

Cross-party groups

Marie is a member of 4 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Epilepsy

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palliative Care

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Marie does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Marie does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Marie has had 3 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

31 March 2022 - 06 March 2024

Local Government Housing and Planning Committee

Member

08 September 2021 - 21 September 2022

Health Social Care and Sport Committee

Substitute Member

17 June 2021 - 31 March 2022

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Member

Register of interests

Marie'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.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Marie McNair 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.

Scottish Fiscal Commission

Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 29 January 2026

Marie McNair (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP): "Following on from Mr Balfour’s comments about people claiming ADP while they are in employment, I make the point that a lot of folk have partners who can only do part-time work, which means that their household income will be limited…

Pension-age Disability Payment

Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026

7. Marie McNair (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote the take-up of pension-age disability payment. (S6O-05417)"

Pension-age Disability Payment

Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026

7. Marie McNair (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote the take-up of pension-age disability payment. (S6O-05417)"

Pension-age Disability Payment

Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026

7. Marie McNair (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote the take-up of pension-age disability payment. (S6O-05417)"

Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026

Marie McNair (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP): "I speak as a member of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee. I thank the clerks for their assistance with our report and thank everyone who responded to our call for views…

Votes

How Marie McNair has voted in Parliament

Find out how Marie McNair has voted recently.

Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill

Motion ref. S6M-20627

Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent. Date lodged: Thursday, January 29, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Result 54 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Business Programme

Motion ref. S6M-20611.1

Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent. Date lodged: Thursday, January 29, 2026

Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Sharon Dowey, Fergus Ewing, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Rachael Hamilton, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Ross, Graham Simpson, Michelle Thomson, Tess White
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026

Result 28 for, 83 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill

Motion ref. S6M-20549

Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 26, 2026

Supported by: Jim Fairlie, Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026

Result 90 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill

Motion ref. S6M-20527

Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026

Result 69 for, 27 against, 19 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 59 Amendment 179

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Result 81 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 23 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motions

Motions made by Marie McNair in Parliament

Find out what motions Marie McNair has submitted recently.

Questions

Questions Marie McNair has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S6W-43552

Asked by: Marie McNair, Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 3 February 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to improve waiting list times for online schooling resources for young people with severe anxiety linked to medical diagnoses."

Question reference: S6O-05417

Asked by: Marie McNair, Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 14 January 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote the take-up of Pension Age Disability Payment."

Question reference: S6W-42630

Asked by: Marie McNair, Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 16 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to ensure that patients with cholangiocarcinoma can access the genomic testing needed to access Scottish Medicines Consortium approved precision therapies."

Question reference: S6O-05294

Asked by: Marie McNair, Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 10 December 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting Forestry and Land Scotland to protect the Kilpatrick Hills."

Question reference: S6F-04525

Asked by: Marie McNair, Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 8 December 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025

"To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the potential implications for its work to eradicate child poverty in Scotland of the UK Government’s child poverty strategy."

Question reference: S6O-05155

Asked by: Marie McNair, Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 12 November 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage businesses to implement the real Living Wage, in light of reports that Scotland's level of real Living Wage employers is, proportionately, five times that of the UK as a whole."

Question reference: S6O-05149

Asked by: Marie McNair, Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 5 November 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with COSLA or the education trade unions to discuss concerns about the presence of asbestos in school buildings."

Question reference: S6O-05115

Asked by: Marie McNair, Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 29 October 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its plans for mitigation, how the UK Government’s two-child benefit cap is impacting children in Clydebank and Milngavie."

Question reference: S6W-41027

Asked by: Marie McNair, Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 3 October 2025

Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 17 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any impact on child poverty in Scotland, what its estimate is of the number of households in Scotland affected by the UK Government's two-child benefit cap."

Question reference: S6O-04913

Asked by: Marie McNair, Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 3 September 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is supporting adults with ADHD to access medication."

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