Scottish National Party
MSP for Falkirk East (Constituency) 2021 - present day
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18 June 2024 - 26 June 2024
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29 June 2023 - 17 June 2024
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17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
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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: 8 January 2026
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "Late yesterday, the Scottish edition of The Times reported that the Scottish Government has written to the United Kingdom Government’s Advocate General for Scotland to inform her that, should its other legal arguments against the ruling of the Supreme Court in favour of For Women Scotland fail, it wishes a further remedy to be explored in the form…
Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2026
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "I, too, thank Claire Baker for her work in this matter and for obtaining the debate, and I accord my own respects to the power of collaborative cross-party working…
Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2026
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "Late yesterday, the Scottish edition of The Times reported that the Scottish Government has written to the United Kingdom Government’s Advocate General for Scotland to inform her that, should its other legal arguments against the ruling of the Supreme Court in favour of For Women Scotland fail, it wishes a further remedy to be explored in the form…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
7. Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to supporting schools to raise awareness of, and provide the required assistance to, people with hearing and sight difficulties. (S6O-04864)"
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 26 June 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "I have a couple of wee questions. First, it seems as if you are saying that, even if you reach the magical number of orders, you still have to get them sold, fulfil orders and have demand sustained at the same level to make your profit margins work…
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Motion ref. S6M-16789
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025
Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16892
Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 91 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16960
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16942
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16923
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions Michelle Thomson has submitted recently.
Motion ref. S6M-20596
Motion ref. S6M-20476
Motion ref. S6M-20435
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 27 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many retail properties that are liable for the (a) basic and (b) intermediate property rate in 2026-27 will receive support from the proposed retail, hospitality and leisure sectors rates relief, which was set out in its draft Budget 2026-27."
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 27 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has received from representatives of the retail industry in response to the proposed retail, hospitality and leisure sectors rates relief from April 2026, which was set out in its draft Budget 2026-27."
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 27 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what the impact might be for retail properties that are liable for the (a) basic and (b) intermediate rate in each of the next three years as a result of the proposed retail, hospitality and leisure sectors rates relief from April 2026, which was set out in its draft Budget 2026-27."
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 7 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what the current status is of its plans to add sex to the characteristics covered by the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021."
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 17 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its provision of funding for humanitarian aid, what representations it has made to the UK Government in relation to humanitarian issues arising in Ukraine as a result of landmines and other explosive threats…
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 10 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 11 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how the money allocated in the Grangemouth Just Transition Fund is being used to support the acceleration of new employment and industrial opportunities across the industrial complex…
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 10 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Scottish Land & Estates report, Repopulating Rural Scotland, including how the recommendations align with its current strategies to address rural depopulation."
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 26 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what it considers to be an acceptable risk of harm as defined in the Scottish Prison Service policy on the admission of transgender women to women’s prisons."
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 12 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the demand for neurodevelopmental assessments and treatment for children and adults, what its assessment is of the recommendations by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland, such as its four-tiered service model for assessment and intervention."
Asked by: Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 29 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to communities to promote cohesion and develop sustainable support networks for refugees and asylum seekers, to help ensure their full participation in civic and community life."
See all of Michelle Thomson's questions submitted in Parliament