Rona Mackay
Scottish National Party
MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Constituency) 2016 - present day
About Rona Mackay
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Rona.Mackay.msp@parliament.scot
Website: ronamackay.scot
Post-d: @RonaMackaySNP
Facebook: Rona's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5789
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
18a Townhead
Kirkintilloch
G66 1NL
Phone: 0141 776 1561
Text relay calls welcome.
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Committees
Rona is a member of 2 committees
Criminal Justice Committee
Member
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Rona is a member of 9 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Chronic Pain
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Medicinal Cannabis
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Men's Violence Against Women and Children
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on St Andrew's Day
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women, Families and Justice
Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Rona does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Rona does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Rona has had 7 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Education and Skills Committee
Member
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
14 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Justice Committee
Deputy Convener
06 October 2016 - 04 May 2021
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
Member
07 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Member
08 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Public Petitions Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 14 June 2016
Justice Committee
Member
Register of interests
Rona's register of interests
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Recent Activity
What was said
What Rona Mackay 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.
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 29 March 2023
Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "Good morning. The provisions in the bill will ensure that no child under the age of 18 can be held in a young offenders institution or prison, either on remand, while awaiting sentence or having been sentenced. Linda Allan, what is your view on that?"
Chamber meeting date: 23 March 2023
General Practitioner Services (Rural Areas)
6. Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government when it last assessed access to GP services in rural areas. (S6O-02058)"
Chamber meeting date: 22 March 2023
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (Meetings with Police Scotland)
Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "As we approach the 10-year anniversary of Police Scotland, it is important to recognise its achievements since 2013, but it is equally important to consider what the next steps of reform are…
Chamber meeting date: 22 March 2023
Historical Adoption Practices
Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "This is a momentous day for at least 60,000 mothers who were forced to give up their child, not least Marion McMillan and the other brave campaigners who have spent their lives fighting that heartbreaking injustice…
Chamber meeting date: 16 March 2023
Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): "Around 7,300 people are imprisoned in Scotland every year. Scotland’s incarceration rate per 100,000 of population is 135, compared with 66 in the Netherlands…
Votes
How Rona Mackay has voted in Parliament
Find out how Rona Mackay has voted recently.
First Minister's Appointment of Junior Scottish Ministers
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 30, 2023
Result 71 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 2 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
First Minister's Appointment of Scottish Ministers
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 30, 2023
Result 71 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 2 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Result 71 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 58 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Result 31 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 98 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Result 22 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 107 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Rona Mackay in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Rona Mackay has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when its Hate Crime Strategy will be published."
Answered by Christina McKelvie on 24 March 2023
Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last assessed access to GP services in rural areas."
Taken in the Chamber on 23 March 2023
Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what plans it has to introduce free rail travel for companions of deafblind people."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2023
Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding support that can be provided for women living in Scotland who are fleeing domestic violence and have no recourse to public funds."
Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2023
Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of hospice beds available in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area."
Taken in the Chamber on 25 January 2023
Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of the Bairns' Hoose for young people within the justice system."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2023
Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether parents should have the right to appeal on school placement decisions."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 January 2023
Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of The Promise Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2022
Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the outcome of its public consultation on legislative proposals from the Dame Elish Angiolini report of the Independent Review of Complaints Handling, Investigations and Misconduct Issues in Relation to Policing"
Answered by Keith Brown on 30 November 2022
Asked by: Mackay, Rona, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the (a) number and (b) percentage of voluntary resignations among police officers in Scotland in each of the last five years, and how this compares with England and Wales."
Answered by Keith Brown on 29 November 2022