Scottish National Party
MSP for Falkirk East (Constituency) 2021 - present day
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18 June 2024 - 26 June 2024
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29 June 2023 - 17 June 2024
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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: 10 October 2024
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "Today, the Financial Times reported that the United Kingdom’s productivity is at its lowest level since 1850. It has also been reported that UK Government ministers have been asked to model cuts to their capital expenditure plans of up to 10 per cent…
Chamber meeting date: 10 October 2024
3. Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what further support and guidance it can provide to secondary education establishments regarding the balancing of the right to education of both a victim of sexual assault and the alleged perpetrator. (S6O-03831)"
Chamber meeting date: 9 October 2024
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "Will the member take an intervention?"
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 9 October 2024
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "Good morning, and thank you for joining us. We have been nestling around the sides of the budget through the course of the evidence session…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 8 October 2024
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "Thank you for joining us, cabinet secretary. I want to cover a range of issues, and have short, sharp questions…
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Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 10, 2024
Result 94 for, 0 against, 7 abstained, 28 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 68 for, 27 against, 20 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Maggie Chapman, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 64 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 65 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 68 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what further support and guidance it can provide to secondary education establishments regarding the balancing of the right to education of both a victim of sexual assault and the alleged perpetrator."
Taken in the Chamber on 10 October 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 1 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the reported calls from the Scottish Retail Consortium and Scottish Tourism Alliance for the UK Government, in the upcoming Autumn Budget, to restore tax-free shopping for overseas visitors as a means of supporting Scotland’s retail, tourism and hospitality sectors."
Answer expected on 29 October 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of reports that Scottish universities' budgets have been impacted by £100 million due to a 20% drop in applications from international students in the last academic year as a result of new UK Government immigration rules."
Taken in the Chamber on 11 June 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to address any issues regarding the implementation of the presumption of mainstreaming, as set out in the recent Education, Children and Young People Committee report on its inquiry into additional support for learning."
Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what place human ecology, specifically a focus on the relationship between the natural environment and the social environment, has in its rural affairs policy development."
Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of Brexit on young musicians."
Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2024
"To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Government is providing to women in enterprise."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 May 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority regarding plans to incorporate any precedent set by the Miller v College of Policing case into the recording of non-crime hate incidents…
Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what the savings will be in 2024-25 as a result of the decision to freeze the Basic Property Rate, broken down by industry sector."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 20 March 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 February 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the reported calls from the Scottish Retail Consortium and Scottish Tourism Alliance for a restoration of tax-free shopping for overseas visitors as a means of supporting Scotland’s retail and tourism sectors."
Answered by Shona Robison on 4 March 2024
See all of Michelle Thomson's questions submitted in Parliament