Gordon MacDonald
Scottish National Party
MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands (Constituency) 2011 - present day
About Gordon MacDonald
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5741
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
9 Kingsknowe Park
Edinburgh
EH14 2JQ
Phone: 0131 443 0595
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Gordon is a member of 3 committees
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Gordon is a member of 6 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans Community
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Basic Income
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Independent Convenience Stores
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scotch Whisky
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tourism
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Gordon does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Gordon does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Gordon has had 11 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
03 September 2019 - 25 February 2020
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
24 May 2018 - 03 September 2019
Education and Skills Committee
Member
29 September 2016 - 06 September 2018
Finance and Constitution Committee
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Member
19 May 2016 - 09 November 2017
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
07 September 2016 - 29 September 2016
Finance Committee
Substitute Member
09 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training
Scottish Government
22 April 2014 - 09 January 2015
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Training, Youth & Women's Employment
Scottish Government
01 June 2011 - 27 November 2014
Member
01 October 2012 - 22 April 2014
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Minister for Youth Employment
Scottish Government
23 June 2011 - 03 April 2014
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Gordon'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.
Here is the register for Gordon MacDonald. The date of the initial statement was 25 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a trustee of Currie youth Club.
I am a member of the National Trust for Scotland.
I am a member of the Scottish National Party.
I am a member of Historic Scotland.
I am a trustee of Dads Rock.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Gordon MacDonald 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.
Chamber meeting date: 9 December 2020
Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP): "The Conservatives’ motion calls on the Scottish Government “to provide certainty for businesses next year by committing to extending the non-domestic rates poundage freeze and the rates relief for hospitality, leisure and retail businesses into 2021-22”. The Scottish Government provided 100 per cent rates relief for the retail, hospitality and…
Local Government and Communities Committee meeting date: 9 December 2020
Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP): "Further to my previous declaration of interests, I apologise to the committee for omitting to mention that my wife is a local government councillor."
Local Government and Communities Committee meeting date: 9 December 2020
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Gordon MacDonald: "Mr Wightman, you have mentioned that the bill is intended to do more than send a message, because it has substantive legal effect, and you have said that it could lead to court proceedings, although you do not envisage that many will take place…
Local Government and Communities Committee meeting date: 9 December 2020
Gordon MacDonald: "I have a couple of questions on asset transfers. The Colinton Village Enterprise community group, in my area, recently took over a coach house that has now become a community heritage hub. The group received £48,000 from the Scottish land fund…
Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 8 December 2020
Scottish Offshore Wind Sector Inquiry
Gordon MacDonald: "It is excellent news that the ScotWind leasing round will include financial penalties and might even go as far as cancelling contracts…
Votes
How Gordon MacDonald has voted in Parliament
Find out how Gordon MacDonald has voted recently.
Responding to Parliamentary Will and Calls for Clarity in Education
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Supported by: Richard Lochhead, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 61 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Economy
Submitted by: Maurice Golden, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 7, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 94 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Responding to Parliamentary Will and Calls for Clarity in Education
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 7, 2020
Supported by: Michelle Ballantyne
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 59 for, 4 against, 61 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 95 for, 25 against, 1 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Economy
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Supported by: Kate Forbes, Fiona Hyslop, Ben Macpherson, Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 71 for, 31 against, 22 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Gordon MacDonald in Parliament
Find out what motions Gordon MacDonald has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Gordon MacDonald has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to each local authority to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31 July 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Republic of Ireland’s launch of its COVID-19 Tracker App, and the launch of Northern Ireland’s StopCOVID NI app, whether Scotland plans to develop its own contact tracing app."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 31 July 2020
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 April 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on progressing the OECD Review of Curriculum for Excellence, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak."
Answered by: John Swinney on 28 April 2020
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 March 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development of the first annual progress report on its A Fairer Scotland for Disabled People: Employment Action Plan."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 30 March 2020
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 March 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has issued to NHS boards regarding the management of cancer treatments throughout the COVID-19 outbreak."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 26 March 2020
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 March 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps prisons are taking to reduce the risk of the coronavirus, COVID-19, spreading among prisoners and staff."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 February 2020
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what steps it is taking to ensure that Parliament computers that are no longer suitable for corporate use are disposed of in a way that has a positive impact on wider society."
Answered by: David Stewart on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body on 5 March 2020
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reached agreement with a political party to the support the Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 26 February 2020
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 February 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken following suspected cases of the listed disease, Bonamia ostreae, in native oysters at new locations in Scotland."
Answered by: Fergus Ewing on 7 February 2020
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what impact the UK Government’s proposed immigration controls could have on Scotland’s food and drink sector."
Awaiting answer
See all of Gordon MacDonald's written questions submitted in Parliament