Shona Robison
Scottish National Party
MSP for Dundee City East (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Dundee East (Constituency) 2003 - 2011
Former MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 1999 - 2003
About Shona Robison
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: dundee@shona.robison.scot
Website: shona.robison.scot
Post-d: @shonarobison
Facebook: Shona's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 01382 903219
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
The Fun Factory
15 Balunie Drive
Dundee
DD4 8PS
Phone: 01382 903219
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Shona is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Shona is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Shona has 1 parliamentary and government role
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
Scottish Government
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Party Roles
Shona does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Shona has had 9 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Member
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Member
11 March 2020 - 04 May 2021
Member
21 April 2020 - 03 December 2020
Member
04 June 2003 - 02 April 2007
Member
03 September 2003 - 30 September 2004
Substitute Member
02 November 2000 - 31 March 2003
Member
18 January 2000 - 01 November 2000
Deputy Convener
17 June 1999 - 18 January 2000
Member
Register of interests
Shona'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.
Here is the register for Shona Robison. The date of their initial statement was 09 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Shona Robison 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: 19 May 2022
New Housing (Town Centre First Approach)
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government (Shona Robison): "Our joint response with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities to the town centre action plan review outlines actions to embed a town centre first approach…
Chamber meeting date: 12 May 2022
Cladding Remediation
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government (Shona Robison): "I want to provide members with an update on the work that the Scottish Government is carrying out to identify and remediate unsafe cladding and, specifically, our single building assessment pilot, which we introduced in 2021…
Chamber meeting date: 11 May 2022
Approval of Scottish Statutory Instruments
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government (Shona Robison): "We have worked at pace over the past two months, since the United Kingdom announced the sponsorship schemes, to understand what is needed and to respond to issues as they have arisen while the scheme develops…
Chamber meeting date: 4 May 2022
People with no Recourse to Public Funds (Financial Support)
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government (Shona Robison): "The Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities are working to deliver our joint strategy, “Ending Destitution Together: A Strategy to Improve Support for People with No Recourse to Public Funds Living in Scotland 2021-2024”, which was published in March 2021. The strategy aims to improve and strengthen support and…
Chamber meeting date: 4 May 2022
Cost of Living (Cowdenbeath)
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government (Shona Robison): "Through our second tackling child poverty delivery plan, we have set out bold action to drive forward progress across the country on our national mission to tackle child poverty…
Votes
How Shona Robison has voted in Parliament
Find out how Shona Robison has voted recently.
Keeping Care Close to Home and Improving Outcomes
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, May 23, 2022
Supported by: Carol Mochan, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Result 21 for, 97 against, 3 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Revision to Business Programme
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Dean Lockhart, Douglas Lumsden, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Result 53 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Revision to Business Programme
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Result 96 for, 24 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Keeping Care Close to Home and Improving Outcomes
Submitted by: Kevin Stewart, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 23, 2022
Supported by: Maree Todd, Humza Yousaf
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Result 68 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Keeping Care Close to Home and Improving Outcomes
Submitted by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 23, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Result 33 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Shona Robison in Parliament
Find out what motions Shona Robison has submitted recently.
Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020 and the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 [draft]
Written questions
Written questions Shona Robison has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of its energy efficiency investment in housing in Dundee in each year since 2016, also broken down by area."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many students have received support through the Care Experienced Bursary since its inception."
Answered by: Richard Lochhead on 23 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to universities and colleges in Dundee in each year since 2016, broken down by funding type."
Answered by: Richard Lochhead on 23 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Dundee receive concessionary bus travel, broken down by eligibility type, and how many people it estimates will receive this when eligibility is rolled out to under-22s."
Answered by: Michael Matheson on 23 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have received non-domestic rates reductions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, broken down by area, and what total value of rates reduction it estimates has been received by businesses."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it provided to tackle youth unemployment in Dundee in each year between 2006 and 2020, broken down by (a) support type and (b) amount of funding provided."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in mental health services in Tayside in each year since 2016, broken down by (a) adult services and (b) CAMHS."
Answered by: Clare Haughey on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in Dundee have received 100% non-domestic rates relief in each year since 2006, also broken down by (a) area and (b) estimated total amount of rates relief."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Dundee it estimates will receive the Pandemic Support Payments of £130 for households receiving Council Tax Reduction, and when they will receive these payments."
Answered by: Aileen Campbell on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Robison, Shona, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many P1 to P3 pupils in Dundee receive free school meals, and how many it estimates will receive them following the roll-out to P4 to P7 pupils."
Answered by: John Swinney on 19 March 2021
See all of Shona Robison's written questions submitted in Parliament