Stephanie Callaghan
Scottish National Party
MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill (Constituency) 2021 - present day
About Stephanie Callaghan
Contact details
Contact online
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5493
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Contact at local office
40b Grovewood Business Centre
Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill
ML4 3NQ
Phone: 01698 849888
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Committees
Stephanie is a member of 2 committees
Cross-party groups
Stephanie is a member of 9 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Autism
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Independent Convenience Stores
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Learning Disability
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Malawi
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Showmen's Guild
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on St Andrew's Day
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women's Health
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Stephanie does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Stephanie does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Stephanie has had 2 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
18 April 2023 - 01 November 2023
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 31 October 2023
Health Social Care and Sport Committee
Member
Register of interests
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Recent Activity
What was said
What Stephanie Callaghan has said in Parliament
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Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 13 March 2024
Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP): "What we have heard from the witnesses has been helpful. I have a question about local authorities…
Chamber meeting date: 12 March 2024
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP): "As a member of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee, I am pleased to contribute to today’s stage 1 debate on the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 6 March 2024
Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP): "I want to ask about references that are made to the tribunal…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 5 March 2024
Rent Adjudication (Temporary Modifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [Draft]
Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP): "We have heard that, as you mentioned, there are concerns that the proposals could be quite confusing…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 5 March 2024
Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 [Draft]
Stephanie Callaghan: "I put on record that I was a councillor at South Lanarkshire Council until 2022. I remember the information sessions and the intense scrutiny from councillors across the board when we looked at reprofiling loans fund repayments…
See all of Stephanie Callaghan's contributions in the chamber
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Votes
How Stephanie Callaghan has voted in Parliament
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Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, February 12, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Result 89 for, 0 against, 31 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Widening Access - Equality of Access to Higher Education
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 25, 2024
Supported by: Clare Adamson, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Result 22 for, 97 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Widening Access - Equality of Access to Higher Education
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 25, 2024
Supported by: Natalie Don, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Result 69 for, 49 against, 1 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Widening Access - Equality of Access to Higher Education
Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Result 31 for, 69 against, 20 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 18, 2024
Supported by: Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 21, 2024
Result 85 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Stephanie Callaghan in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Stephanie Callaghan has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recently published inquiry into public financial support for tree planting and forestry, launched by the Royal Society of Edinburgh."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 March 2024
Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 March 2024
Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 February 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to mesh survivors in Scotland, what consideration it has given to The Hughes Report, by the Patient Safety Commissioner for England, which sets out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 February 2024
Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31 January 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration has been given to extending the current limit of three years of Student Awards Agency Scotland funding, for part-time postgraduate MSc courses with no full-time equivalent, to support people who may need extra time to complete their course, such as those who work full time, are disabled or have…
Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 February 2024
Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 February 2024
Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2024
"To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to prevent a resurgence of measles in Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2024
Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 January 2024
Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to publish its response to the phase 3 consultation on permitted development rights."
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 December 2023
Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 December 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to encourage the uptake of Education Maintenance Allowance among eligible pupils."
Taken in the Chamber on 11 January 2024
Asked by: Callaghan, Stephanie, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 December 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent Public Health Scotland report, Infant Feeding Statistics Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2023
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