Scottish National Party
MSP for Falkirk East (Constituency) 2021 - present day
Website: michellethomson.scot
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18 June 2024 - 26 June 2024
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29 June 2023 - 17 June 2024
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17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
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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: 29 April 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "The Supreme Court has clarified the law, which is an absolute win compared with our simply having guidance, whether it be interim or otherwise…
Chamber meeting date: 24 April 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "The public administration section of the Finance and Public Administration Committee recently met the outgoing permanent secretary…
Chamber meeting date: 24 April 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "I was very interested to hear the definition that the member just gave. Indeed, it probably concurs with the definition that the FPA Committee would have given, had it been asked to give one, because that is what we have seen, too…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 23 April 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "Good morning, and thank you for joining us. I want to pick up a thread that, I think, Tony Burns started on when he talked about underrepresented groups. In your industries, how can you target girls and women…
Chamber meeting date: 22 April 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "I note the conciliatory tone that the cabinet secretary has adopted. I am especially pleased now that women’s voices will, eventually, be listened to…
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Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 22 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 34 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 7 for, 111 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 103 for, 17 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 30 for, 84 against, 5 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Michelle Thomson has submitted recently.
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: 16 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any progress on the funding model for the Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme in its current iteration, following its decision not to “call in” the scheme for ministerial inquiry."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 24 April 2025
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what opportunities it has identified to grow Scotland’s economy, following Tartan Week 2025."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 April 2025
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Project Willow Grangemouth study."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 19 March 2025
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 March 2025
"To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the recent UK Living Standards Review 2025, from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, and any implications for its work to grow Scotland’s economy."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what further engagement it has had with Ineos, in light of recent reports of additional redundancies related to the closure of the Grangemouth refinery."
Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2025
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what role the Skills Transition Centre at Forth Valley College will play in protecting and redeploying the skills base, and providing further training opportunities for a just transition of workers in the Grangemouth chemical cluster."
Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2025
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to local authorities to sustain and expand Gaelic-medium education."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2025
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to invest in the hospice care sector, in light of the £4 million referred to in the draft Budget 2025-26."
Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2025
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that Falkirk Council is to consider a motion calling for immediate action by the Scottish Government to support the Grangemouth chemical cluster and the future of its industry."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2025
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how the additional £34 million allocated to Culture and Heritage in its draft Budget will assist in the preservation of any small, yet key, Scottish heritage sites under threat of closure, such as Kinneil Museum in the Falkirk East constituency."
Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025
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