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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Rona Mackay

Scottish National Party

MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Constituency) 2016 - present day

About Rona Mackay

Contact details

Contact online

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.

Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.

Committees

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

MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.

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.

Motion ref. S6M-08470

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

Motion ref. S6M-08469

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

Motion ref. Humza Yousaf

Result 71 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 58 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. Douglas Ross

Result 31 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 98 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motion ref. Anas Sarwar

Result 22 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 107 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motions

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.

Question ref. S6W-16163

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

Question ref. S6O-02058

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

Question ref. S6O-01985

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

Question ref. S6O-01918

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

Question ref. S6O-01814

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

Question ref. S6O-01798

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

Question ref. S6O-01758

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

Question ref. S6O-01704

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

Question ref. S6W-12734

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

Question ref. S6W-12314

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

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