Independent
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2025 - present day
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Former MSP for Lothian (Region) 2016 - 2025
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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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.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee meeting date: 2 December 2025
Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Ind): "Good morning, minister, and thank you again for coming…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con): "The minister will be aware that the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee met on Tuesday. There was no time for the committee to consider a written report on the issue, and there was no opportunity for us to scrutinise the LCM…
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 26 June 2025
Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con): "Good morning, and thank you for coming. To follow up on that, I do not know whether this issue came up at all, but I know that it is not in your recommendations…
Chamber meeting date: 12 June 2025
Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con): "I am grateful to Michael Marra for taking my intervention…
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 12 June 2025
Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con): "Good morning, cabinet secretary. Thank you for coming. Following up on the previous question from my colleague Liz Smith, I appreciate that you cannot be exact, but are we talking about the end of this year before we see this being resolved…
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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 abstained
Agreed
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 against
Disagreed
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
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
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
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether the current levels of Pupil Support Assistant staffing in schools to support pupils with Additional Support for Learning are adequate, including steps required where shortages exist."
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 19 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 20 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to invest £10 million to increase the number of Changing Places toilets across Scotland."
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 18 February 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether regulations rectifying the oversight whereby children in receipt of the Scottish Child Disability Payment were not receiving an exemption under the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 will be introduced before the end of the current parliamentary session."
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 17 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 3 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether an (a) Equality Impact Assessment and (b) Economic Impact Assessment has been carried out for the bird gathering general licence, and, if so, whether it has been made public."
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 29 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 12 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of a year having passed since it paused researcher access to the 2021-22 Scottish Government Health and Wellbeing Census, following ethical concerns about the way that sensitive personal data from over 130,000 school children in 16 local authorities had been gathered without parental consent, shared with the…
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 28 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated in its draft Budget 2026-27 to replace the Investing Communities Fund when the current funding ends in March 2026."
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 17 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 6 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) adult and (b) child disability payment tribunals the Social Security Scotland tribunal system has heard in the calendar year 2025; how many have been held (i) in person, (ii) online, (ii) by telephone and (iv) by correspondence, and what information it can provide regarding how many cases are competed in…
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 8 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 22 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the release of the 2024 Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey (SCPES) results and the survey having not run in 2021 as expected, (a) when the next CPES will be conducted, and (b) what steps are being taken to ensure that the SCPES data is available by more distinct age ranges, specifically for people…
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 8 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 22 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made towards ensuring that the experiences of children and young people under the age of 16 with cancer are captured, for example through the implementation of a dedicated under-16 Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey."
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 8 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will use any learnings from the independent review of Adult Disability Payment and apply them, as appropriate, to Child Disability Payment."
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