Mary Fee
Scottish Labour
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
About Mary Fee
Contact details
Contact online
Email: Mary.Fee.msp@parliament.scot
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6391
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Mary is a member of 3 committees
Justice Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Mary is a member of 9 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Building Bridges with Israel
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on China
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Epilepsy
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Families Affected by Imprisonment
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on LGBTI+
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Gypsy/Traveller Community
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Showmen's Guild
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women's Justice
Deputy Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Mary does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Mary does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Mary has had 22 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
19 December 2017 - 02 September 2019
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Skills
Scottish Labour
19 December 2017 - 02 September 2019
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Health
Scottish Labour
19 December 2017 - 02 September 2019
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Equal Opportunities
Scottish Labour
19 December 2017 - 02 September 2019
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Sport
Scottish Labour
19 December 2017 - 02 September 2019
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Education and Young People
Scottish Labour
19 April 2017 - 13 December 2018
Pow of Inchaffray Drainage Commission Scotland Bill Committee
Member
09 January 2018 - 01 November 2018
Education and Skills Committee
Member
27 October 2016 - 09 January 2018
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
Convener
08 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Justice Committee
Member
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Justice
Scottish Labour
14 June 2017 - 14 December 2017
Writers to the Signet Dependants Annuity Fund Amendment Scotland Bill Committee
Member
19 April 2017 - 21 November 2017
Edinburgh Bakers Widows Fund Bill Committee
Member
06 October 2016 - 27 October 2016
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
Member
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
19 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Party Spokesperson on Reform
Scottish Labour
29 October 2015 - 17 December 2015
Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Amendment Bill Committee
Deputy Convener
22 September 2015 - 29 October 2015
Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Amendment Bill Committee
Member
03 September 2013 - 02 September 2015
Member
16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015
Party Spokesperson on Infrastructure
Scottish Labour
10 July 2013 - 16 December 2014
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Housing
Scottish Labour
10 January 2012 - 03 September 2013
Conveners Group
Member
Register of interests
Mary'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 Mary Fee. The date of the initial statement was 24 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 12 August to 17 August 2018 I participated in a visit, by the cross party group on Building Bridges with Israel, to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. During the course of the visit the CPG travelled extensively across Israel and in addition visited the occupied Palestinian Territories. I met with many organisations and individuals to hear and discuss issues of concern and areas for possible future engagement. The costs of my visit were met by the embassy of Israel in the United Kingdom (MFA) (Of 2 Palace Green, Kensington, London W8 4QB) and in respect of my travel, accommodation and hospitality are estimated to be of the value of £2,200. [Registered 5 September 2018]
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a supporter of the Cats Protection League.
I am a member of the GMB union.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Mary Fee 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: 8 December 2020
Human Rights Day (70th Anniversary)
Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab): "I, too, thank Ruth Maguire for bringing this important debate to the chamber. Human rights day is a time for both celebration and reflection…
Equalities and Human Rights Committee meeting date: 3 December 2020
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab): "I have a couple of questions for you, cabinet secretary, the first of which is about the approach that is taken in the bill. The policy memorandum explains that two approaches could be taken to incorporation…
Chamber meeting date: 2 December 2020
6. Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken since 2019 to ensure that tenants can afford their rent payments. (S5O-04806)"
Chamber meeting date: 1 December 2020
Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab): "It is a pleasure to close the debate on behalf of the Equalities and Human Rights Committee. The importance of the work that the third sector carries out has shone through members’ speeches…
Chamber meeting date: 1 December 2020
Mental Health Support for Young People
Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab): "On behalf of Scottish Labour, I welcome the committee’s report…
Votes
How Mary Fee has voted in Parliament
Find out how Mary Fee 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 against
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 voted for
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 against
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 abstained
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Mary Fee in Parliament
Find out what motions Mary Fee has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Mary Fee 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: Fee, Mary, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried of trials of alterative medications to lithium."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 2 December 2020
Asked by: Fee, Mary, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken since 2019 to ensure that tenants can afford their rent payments."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Fee, Mary, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the annual £15 million of funding announced on 2 September 2020 to provide new and enhanced community mental health and wellbeing services is in addition to the £17 million of funding that was announced in September 2019 for children and young people’s community wellbeing support and…
Answered by: Clare Haughey on 19 November 2020
Asked by: Fee, Mary, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the £15 million of funding announced on 2 November 2020 to respond to children and young people’s mental health issues is in addition to the £17 million of funding that was announced in September 2019 for children and young people’s community wellbeing support and services."
Answered by: Clare Haughey on 19 November 2020
Asked by: Fee, Mary, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the annual £15 million of funding announced on 2 September 2020 to provide new and enhanced community mental health and wellbeing services is separate and in addition to the £11…
Answered by: Clare Haughey on 18 November 2020
Asked by: Fee, Mary, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what the total spend has been on (a) adult psychological therapies' services and (b) CAMHS in each of the last five financial years, also broken down by NHS board."
Answered by: Clare Haughey on 10 November 2020
Asked by: Fee, Mary, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what specialist services are available to prisoners who are diagnosed as having bipolar disorder."
Answered by: Clare Haughey on 3 November 2020
Asked by: Fee, Mary, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it costs to treat a person with lithium."
Answered by: Clare Haughey on 3 November 2020
Asked by: Fee, Mary, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people have been refused CAMHS support in each month since January 2020."
Answered by: Clare Haughey on 2 October 2020
Asked by: Fee, Mary, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what the vacancy rate is for (a) applied psychologists and (b) (i) specialist, (ii) child and adolescent and (iii) other therapists in NHS Psychology services."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 2 October 2020
See all of Mary Fee's written questions submitted in Parliament