Scottish National Party
MSP for Glasgow Southside (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Glasgow Govan (Constituency) 2007 - 2011
Former MSP for Glasgow (Region) 1999 - 2007
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0141 424 1174
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18 May 2021 - 27 March 2023
Scottish Government
06 May 2021 - 27 March 2023
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17 May 2016 - 18 May 2021
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05 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
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19 November 2014 - 17 May 2016
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14 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
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05 September 2012 - 19 November 2014
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03 May 2007 - 22 March 2011
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03 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
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03 September 2003 - 30 September 2004
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04 June 2003 - 23 September 2004
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30 May 2003 - 13 September 2004
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30 May 2003 - 13 September 2004
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30 November 2001 - 31 March 2003
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30 November 2001 - 31 March 2003
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02 November 2000 - 31 March 2003
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16 May 1999 - 30 November 2000
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16 May 1999 - 30 November 2000
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17 June 1999 - 30 November 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: 26 September 2024
Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow Southside) (SNP): "I am pleased to speak in the debate. I associate myself with the opening remarks of the cabinet secretary and, indeed, with those of members across the chamber…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 29 May 2024
Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow Southside) (SNP): "I will do my best to respond to that question and, in the course of today’s session, to answer questions as fully as I can…
Chamber meeting date: 17 January 2024
Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow Southside) (SNP): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app did not connect, but I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 11 January 2024
Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow Southside) (SNP): "Does the First Minister agree that, if we are to keep the Promise, the significant progress that has already been made needs to continue and now intensify…
Chamber meeting date: 25 October 2023
Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow Southside) (SNP): "I thank Maggie Chapman for securing this important debate. This is a topic that goes to the very heart of the moral obligation—I use that term deliberately—that developed countries owe to those in the global south…
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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
Find out what motions Nicola Sturgeon has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding how such a policy could apply in Scotland, what assessment it has made of the Welsh Government’s legislative proposal to remove profit from the care of looked after children."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many foster agencies are operational in Scotland, and, of these, how many are owned by (a) local authorities, (b) voluntary organisations and (c) private entities."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether all local authorities record instances of looked after children being separated from siblings, and, if not, which local authorities do not yet do so, and by when it anticipates that all local authorities will routinely record this data."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether its policy is for local authorities not to award contracts for the delivery of children’s residential care to profit-making companies, and, if so, by what date it anticipates that this policy will be implemented."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities have ended the practice of excluding looked after or care experienced children from school, and by what date it anticipates that all local authorities will have done so."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that the presumption against sibling separation of looked after children will be fully operational in all local authority areas."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether all local authorities record instances of looked after or care experienced young people being restrained, and, if not, which local authorities do not, and by what date it anticipates that all local authorities will record this data."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost is of a placement in residential children’s homes owned by (a) local authorities, (b) voluntary organisations and (c) private entities."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of looked after children have been separated from at least one of their birth siblings in each year since the publication of The Promise in 2020."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations in the Hearings for Children: Hearings System Working Group's Redesign Report."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
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