Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
22 June 2021 - 10 October 2024
Deputy Convener
28 June 2023 - 27 September 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
22 September 2021 - 08 September 2022
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021
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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: 26 June 2025
1. Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "One in three cancer patients in Scotland do not begin to receive treatment within the Government’s target time. I will repeat that for the First Minister’s benefit: one in three cancer patients are not receiving treatment when they need it…
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025
1. Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "Violent and disruptive behaviour in schools is getting worse. A small minority of pupils prevent the majority from learning in peace and in safety. Some teachers feel unsafe and many feel unsupported…
Chamber meeting date: 12 June 2025
Russell Findlay: "That is more smoke and mirrors from John Swinney. He does not seem to know the figures, so let me help him. SNP tax rises for hard-working Scots should result in £1…
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2025
Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 5 June 2025
1. Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "In recent weeks, we have witnessed a sickening outbreak of gangland violence across the country. Two Scottish drug dealers have now been shot dead in Spain…
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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 voted for
Agreed
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 not voted
Agreed
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 not voted
Agreed
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 not voted
Agreed
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 not voted
Agreed
Find out what motions Russell Findlay has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:27 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:19 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:8 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will lay before Parliament the Fitness for Judicial Office Tribunal report relating to part-time sheriff John Halley."
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:12 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:28 April 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 12 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-33050 by Shona Robison on 21 January 2025, how much it has spent on advertising in (a) national and (b) local newspapers, broken down by title, in each of the last five years."
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:6 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:28 April 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 6 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the dates of the last 10 meetings of the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce, and how many of these meetings were attended by its ministers."
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:8 April 2025
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 2 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, following the nationalisation of Ferguson Marine in 2019, whether responsibility for the contract to build MV Glen Sannox and MV Glen Rosa was transferred from CMAL to the Scottish Government."
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:8 April 2025
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 2 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether MV Glen Sannox was completed to its original design specification as stipulated by CMAL."
Asked by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:8 April 2025
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 2 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government on what date MV Glen Sannox was transferred from the Scottish Government back to CMAL as part of its ferry fleet."
See all of Russell Findlay's questions submitted in Parliament