MSP for Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston (Constituency)
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Scottish National Party
MSP for Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
16 June 2026 to 17 June 2026
Member
11 June 2026 to 16 June 2026
Member
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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: 3 June 2026
David Linden (Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston) (SNP): "I pay tribute to the previous speaker, Mr Green, and associate myself with his words that referenced the spirit in which Jim Wallace both legislated and served as a member of the Scottish Parliament…
Chamber meeting date: 14 May 2026
David Linden (Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston) (SNP): "I, David Linden, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm, that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law…
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Asked by: David Linden, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 7 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01822 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 July 2026, what steps it will take to engage homeowners and tenants in its planned review of the property factoring system."
Asked by: David Linden, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 30 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) e-bikes and (b) e-scooters have been seized by Police Scotland in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority area."
Asked by: David Linden, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 30 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to introducing measures adopted elsewhere in Europe to reduce the prevalence of illegally modified e-bikes in Scotland, such as restrictions on the sale of speed-limiter tuning kits."
Asked by: David Linden, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 30 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the outcomes of Police Scotland's Operation Armour in Aberdeen, which targeted the illegal use of personal light electric vehicles (PLEVs), such as e-bikes and e-scooters, and associated antisocial behaviour and criminality, including the number of vehicles seized; what information it…
Asked by: David Linden, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 22 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01302 by Neil Gray on 17 July 2026, what training is offered to prison officers to support neurodivergent prisoners; whether such training is compulsory, and (a) how many and (b) what proportion of current officers have completed such training."
Asked by: David Linden, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 24 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 22 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of people currently held on remand who are from a care experienced background."
Asked by: David Linden, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 24 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 21 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the total headcount of prison officers in the Scottish Prison Service in each year since 2015."
Asked by: David Linden, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 24 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 17 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many misconduct investigations have been carried out by the Scottish Prison Service in relation to prison staff in each year since 2015."
Asked by: David Linden, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 24 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 17 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to prevent the smuggling of (a) alcohol, (b) drugs, (c) weapons and (d) mobile phones into prisons."
Asked by: David Linden, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 24 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 17 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Prison Service staff were (a) disciplined, (b) sanctioned and (c) dismissed from their role for inappropriate relationships with prisoners in each year since 2015."