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
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29 March 2023 - 08 May 2024
Scottish Government
20 May 2021 - 29 March 2023
Scottish Government
11 March 2020 - 04 May 2021
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06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
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06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
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21 April 2020 - 03 December 2020
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18 May 2016 - 28 June 2018
Scottish Government
21 November 2014 - 18 May 2016
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10 February 2009 - 25 May 2011
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17 May 2007 - 10 February 2009
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30 May 2003 - 02 April 2007
Scottish National Party
04 June 2003 - 02 April 2007
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03 September 2003 - 30 September 2004
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27 June 2001 - 31 March 2003
Scottish National Party
27 June 2001 - 31 March 2003
Scottish National Party
02 November 2000 - 31 March 2003
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18 January 2000 - 01 November 2000
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17 June 1999 - 18 January 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: 4 September 2024
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (Shona Robison): "Scottish ministers and Scottish Government officials regularly meet representatives from all local authorities to discuss a range of issues of mutual interest."
Chamber meeting date: 4 September 2024
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (Shona Robison): "Within an extremely challenging financial context, the Scottish Government has made difficult decisions in order to deliver fair pay deals and to avoid industrial action across the public sector…
Chamber meeting date: 4 September 2024
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (Shona Robison): "First, we know that 90 per cent of the “Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland” deficit is due to UK Government choices…
Chamber meeting date: 4 September 2024
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (Shona Robison): "The Scottish Government has taken extraordinary decisions to provide £77.5 million to support a fair pay offer for local government workers…
Chamber meeting date: 4 September 2024
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (Shona Robison): "There is an established protocol between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Fiscal Commission that sets out the information sharing that is expected to take place in the lead-up to the Scottish budget…
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Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 7 for, 118 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Supported by: Alasdair Allan, Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 90 for, 35 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 30 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 56 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Result 62 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Shona Robison has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 houses have been built in Dundee in each year since 2016, also broken down by whether they were (a) affordable, (b) social rent or (c) private housing."
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 19 March 2021
See all of Shona Robison's questions submitted in Parliament