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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Russell Findlay

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Russell Findlay

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6975
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Russell is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Russell is a member of 4 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans Community

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Building Bridges with Israel

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Human Trafficking

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Ukraine

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Russell does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Russell has 1 party role

Party Leader

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Russell has had 5 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

22 June 2021 - 10 October 2024

Criminal Justice Committee

Deputy Convener

28 June 2023 - 27 September 2024

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Community Safety

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

22 September 2021 - 08 September 2022

Health Social Care and Sport Committee

Substitute Member

17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021

Criminal Justice Committee

Member

Register of interests

Russell'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 Russell Findlay 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.

Chamber meeting date: 28 October 2025

International Development

Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "John Swinney wants us to believe that his motives are sincere, but I question why he thinks that foreign affairs should be his focus. There are so many challenges here in Scotland. Those should be his focus…

Chamber meeting date: 28 October 2025

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "I just heard the cabinet secretary talk about an “unworkable amendment”…

Chamber meeting date: 9 October 2025

“A Fresh Start with Independence”

1. Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "Yesterday, John Swinney launched yet another taxpayer-funded paper on independence. He has called it a fresh start. Interruption."

Chamber meeting date: 9 October 2025

“A Fresh Start with Independence”

1. Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "Yesterday, John Swinney launched yet another taxpayer-funded paper on independence. He has called it a fresh start. Interruption."

Chamber meeting date: 9 October 2025

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "Will the member take an intervention?"

Votes

How Russell Findlay has voted in Parliament

Find out how Russell Findlay has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 285

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Result 21 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 51

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Result 43 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 162

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Result 85 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 7

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Result 24 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 46

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Result 26 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Russell Findlay has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S6F-04384

Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:27 October 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Question reference: S6F-04366

Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:6 October 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Question reference: S6F-04341

Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:29 September 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 October 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Question reference: S6F-04318

Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:22 September 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Question reference: S6F-04293

Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:15 September 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Question reference: S6F-04273

Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:8 September 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Question reference: S6F-04255

Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:1 September 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Question reference: S6F-04213

Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:23 June 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Question reference: S6F-04187

Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:16 June 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Question reference: S6W-37649

Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:2 June 2025

Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-37209 by Shona Robison on 12 May 2025, in light of this information being sought via a parliamentary question and not via a Freedom of Information request, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how much it has spent on advertising in (a) national and (b)…

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