Scottish National Party
MSP for Falkirk West (Constituency) 2007 - present day
Former MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 1999 - 2007
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11 September 2024 - 17 September 2024
Member
29 March 2023 - 08 February 2024
Scottish Government
19 May 2021 - 29 March 2023
Scottish Government
26 June 2018 - 19 May 2021
Scottish Government
18 May 2016 - 26 June 2018
Scottish Government
25 November 2014 - 18 May 2016
Scottish Government
25 May 2011 - 25 November 2014
Scottish Government
23 December 2010 - 22 March 2011
Substitute Member
13 June 2007 - 22 March 2011
Member
11 February 2010 - 02 December 2010
Member
03 March 2009 - 01 July 2010
Deputy Convener
26 February 2009 - 03 March 2009
Member
01 November 2006 - 02 April 2007
Member
01 March 2006 - 02 April 2007
Member
23 September 2004 - 31 October 2006
Member
13 September 2004 - 11 September 2006
Scottish National Party
13 September 2004 - 11 September 2006
Scottish National Party
30 September 2004 - 21 February 2006
Substitute Member
16 June 2004 - 30 September 2004
Member
03 September 2003 - 29 September 2004
Substitute Member
04 June 2003 - 21 September 2004
Member
01 May 2003 - 13 September 2004
Scottish National Party
01 May 2003 - 13 September 2004
Scottish National Party
09 October 2001 - 31 March 2003
Scottish National Party
13 January 2000 - 31 March 2003
Scottish National Party
13 July 1999 - 31 March 2003
Scottish National Party
16 May 2002 - 31 March 2003
Substitute Member
08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
Member
13 January 2000 - 07 January 2001
Member
17 June 1999 - 13 January 2000
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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: 19 June 2025
Michael Matheson (Falkirk West) (SNP): "Over the course of last week, I had an opportunity to engage with the unions, and I visited the factory to speak to workers on Monday…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 18 June 2025
Michael Matheson (Falkirk West) (SNP): "Yes, thank you. I have considered both amendments, which would, if I have read them correctly, effectively end Crown Estate Scotland’s role and functions. However, I am not clear about a couple of issues…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 17 June 2025
Michael Matheson (Falkirk West) (SNP): "Amendments 138, 139 and 168 are consequential to earlier amendments on sites of community significance that I did not move."
Chamber meeting date: 12 June 2025
Michael Matheson (Falkirk West) (SNP): "The First Minister will be aware of the deep concern in my constituency at the announcement that Alexander Dennis made yesterday…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 10 June 2025
Michael Matheson (Falkirk West) (SNP): "The principal purpose behind my amendments 178 and 181 is to help to clarify the way in which the land and communities commissioner will interact with the Scottish Land Commission…
Find out how Michael Matheson has voted recently.
Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Result 82 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Michael Matheson has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Matheson, Michael, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether Transport Scotland has made progress on implementing "a national review of freight parking/rest areas" in line with recommendation 36 of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2), and when it expects to publish the findings of any such review."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 July 2025
Asked by: Matheson, Michael, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 February 2025
"To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the recent study by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit regarding the contribution of the net zero sector to the UK and Scotland’s economy."
Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2025
Asked by: Matheson, Michael, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on ScotRail fares for 2025."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 31 January 2025
Asked by: Matheson, Michael, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how often the Lord Advocate’s instructions have been used to protect victims of human trafficking and exploitation since the commencement of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015."
Answered by Dorothy Bain on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Matheson, Michael, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what research it has conducted into the effectiveness of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 regarding the protection of children who have been criminally exploited (a) by offering them presumption against prosecution and (b) through sanctioning perpetrators."
Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025
Asked by: Matheson, Michael, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that the justice system treats children who are criminally exploited as victims rather than offenders, and how justice professionals and their colleagues in child protection teams communicate and share information with each other to ensure that the children involved are identified and…
Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025
Asked by: Matheson, Michael, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what actions it is implementing to improve the (a) reporting and (b) detection of the criminal exploitation of children."
Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025
Asked by: Matheson, Michael, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with representatives of (a) the justice, (b) the social work, (c) the education, (d) the health sector and (d) other professional sectors regarding dealing with the criminal exploitation of children, also broken down by what training it provides."
Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025
Asked by: Matheson, Michael, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has allocated to services and programmes over the last five years aimed at (a) early intervention in response to and (b) the prevention of criminal exploitation of children."
Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025
Asked by: Matheson, Michael, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring it has made of the trends, techniques and approaches used by organised criminal gangs to exploit children criminally; what measures are being taken to respond to these and any emerging threats; how it targets the perpetrators, and how effective this has been."
Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025
See all of Michael Matheson's questions submitted in Parliament