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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Jackie Baillie

Scottish Labour

MSP for Dumbarton (Constituency) 1999 - present day

About Jackie Baillie

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5905
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

11 Castle Street
Dumbarton
G82 1QS

Phone: 01389 734214
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Jackie is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Jackie is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Jackie does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Jackie has 6 party roles

Deputy Party Leader

Scottish Labour

General Election campaign co-ordinator

Scottish Labour

Party Spokesperson on Drugs Policy

Scottish Labour

Party Spokesperson on Health

Scottish Labour

Party Spokesperson on NHS Recovery

Scottish Labour

Party Spokesperson on Social Care

Scottish Labour

Previous roles

Jackie has had 24 previous roles

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

31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023

Party Spokesperson on Covid Recovery

Scottish Labour

27 February 2021 - 04 May 2021

Deputy Party Leader

Scottish Labour

01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Health

Scottish Labour

01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Social Care

Scottish Labour

01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Equalities

Scottish Labour

28 April 2020 - 01 March 2021

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Labour

28 April 2020 - 01 March 2021

Election Co-ordinator

Scottish Labour

14 January 2021 - 27 February 2021

Interim Leader

Scottish Labour

03 April 2020 - 14 January 2021

Deputy Party Leader

Scottish Labour

25 May 2016 - 04 October 2018

Party Spokesperson on Economy

Scottish Labour

25 May 2016 - 04 October 2018

Party Spokesperson on Employment

Scottish Labour

19 August 2015 - 23 March 2016

Party Spokesperson on Public Services

Scottish Labour

19 August 2015 - 23 March 2016

Party Spokesperson on Wealth Creation

Scottish Labour

16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Labour

16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015

Party Spokesperson on Constitutional Affairs

Scottish Labour

16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015

Party Spokesperson on Economy

Scottish Labour

28 June 2013 - 16 December 2014

Party Spokesperson on Communities

Scottish Labour

20 May 2011 - 28 June 2013

Party Spokesperson on Health

Scottish Labour

27 October 2009 - 22 March 2011

Party Spokesperson on Health

Scottish Labour

30 March 2008 - 15 October 2008

Chief of Staff

Scottish Labour

17 September 2007 - 30 March 2008

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Parliamentary Business

Scottish Labour

17 September 2007 - 30 March 2008

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Constitutional Affairs

Scottish Labour

01 November 2000 - 28 November 2001

Minister for Social Justice

Scottish Government

19 May 1999 - 01 November 2000

Deputy Minister for Social Inclusion, Equality and the Voluntary Sector

Scottish Government

Register of interests

Jackie'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 Jackie Baillie 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.

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2026

Jackie Baillie: "The First Minister was told of the tragic circumstances at the Queen Elizabeth university hospital, where the wrong remains were sent for cremation, and of the devastation that that has caused for two families…

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2026

Jackie Baillie: "The First Minister was told of the tragic circumstances at the Queen Elizabeth university hospital, where the wrong remains were sent for cremation, and of the devastation that that has caused for two families…

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2026

Jackie Baillie: "The First Minister was told of the tragic circumstances at the Queen Elizabeth university hospital, where the wrong remains were sent for cremation, and of the devastation that that has caused for two families…

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2026

Jackie Baillie: "The First Minister was told of the tragic circumstances at the Queen Elizabeth university hospital, where the wrong remains were sent for cremation, and of the devastation that that has caused for two families…

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2026

Jackie Baillie: "The First Minister was told of the tragic circumstances at the Queen Elizabeth university hospital, where the wrong remains were sent for cremation, and of the devastation that that has caused for two families…

Votes

How Jackie Baillie has voted in Parliament

Find out how Jackie Baillie has voted recently.

Scottish Rate Resolution

Motion ref. S6M-20844

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 19, 2026

Result 93 for, 29 against, 1 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Business Programme

Motion ref. S6M-20826.1

Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Result 51 for, 71 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Approval of SSI

Motion ref. S6M-20827

Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Result 112 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

A Just Transition Fund for Mossmorran

Motion ref. S6M-20820.2

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Supported by: Alex Rowley, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Result 93 for, 28 against, 1 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Ending US Military Use of Scottish Airports

Motion ref. S6M-20819.3

Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Result 89 for, 7 against, 27 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Jackie Baillie has asked

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

Question reference: S6W-44347

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43802 by Graeme Dey on 5 March 2026, for what reason the First Minister provided confidential information from the Lord Advocate to special advisers, in light of them being political appointees."

Question reference: S6W-44348

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43803 by Graeme Dey on 5 March 2026, whether it will publish all information that has been shared by the Lord Advocate with the Scottish Ministers since 1999 on live criminal cases that was not in the public domain at the time."

Question reference: S6W-44360

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43847 by Dorothy Bain on 11 March 2026, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how many times the Lord Advocate has advised ministers of an indictment in criminal cases, and in which cases, and for what reason it did not provide this information in its…

Question reference: S6W-44361

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43799 by Dorothy Bain on 11 March 2026, and in light of the answer only including selected examples, whether it will provide all the information requested regarding whether the Lord Advocate has ever contacted any minister or special adviser about any criminal case, aside from…

Question reference: S6W-44365

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how many mixed-sex wards in the NHS there (a) were in 2007 and (b) currently are."

Question reference: S6W-44366

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it monitors the number of mixed-sex wards in the NHS."

Question reference: S6W-44374

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health held a ministerial cross party group meeting following the publication of the report, How Safe Are Our Scottish Hospitals, and, if so, when any such meeting took place, and what issues were discussed."

Question reference: S6W-44364

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the number of mixed-sex wards in the NHS."

Question reference: S6W-44372

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how many sexual assaults have taken place in hospitals in each year since 2024-25, broken down by NHS board."

Question reference: S6W-44375

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what has changed since the publication of the How Safe Are Our Scottish Hospitals report in March 2025."