Keith Brown
Scottish National Party
MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Ochil (Constituency) 2007 - 2011
About Keith Brown
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
Phone: 01259 219333
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Unit 4
Townhead Institute
39 Drysdale Street
Alloa
FK10 1JA
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Keith is a member of 2 committees
Cross-party groups
Keith is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Keith does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Keith does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Keith has had 12 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
06 September 2018 - 13 December 2018
Health and Sport Committee
Member
18 May 2016 - 26 June 2018
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work
Scottish Government
13 November 2008 - 16 February 2009
European and External Relations Committee
Member
03 December 2008 - 22 January 2009
Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Bill Committee
Convener
13 November 2008 - 03 December 2008
Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Bill Committee
Member
02 October 2007 - 12 November 2008
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Convener
14 June 2007 - 12 November 2008
European and External Relations Committee
Substitute Member
28 September 2007 - 02 October 2007
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
19 June 2007 - 28 September 2007
Standards and Public Appointments Committee
Convener
26 June 2007 - 28 September 2007
Procedures Committee
Convener
13 June 2007 - 26 June 2007
Procedures Committee
Member
13 June 2007 - 19 June 2007
Standards and Public Appointments Committee
Member
Register of interests
Keith'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 Keith Brown. The date of their initial statement was 17 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
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Overseas visits
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Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
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Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
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Recent Activity
What was said
What Keith Brown 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: 10 March 2021
Tourism (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane)
7. Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost the tourism sector in the Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency. (S5O-05104)"
Social Security Committee meeting date: 4 March 2021
Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [Draft]
Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP): "The approach that has been taken with Social Security Scotland and the Scottish Government has been very careful and measured, to avoid mistakes, especially when transferring people across…
Local Government and Communities Committee meeting date: 3 March 2021
Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP): "Minister, you said that you looked into the use of the private rented sector—you said that you went down to England to look at it—and that it represented the right fit for many people…
Social Security Committee meeting date: 25 February 2021
Draft Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021
Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP): "I have a couple of questions about information sharing and the tension between the desire to get as much information about individual applicants as possible and to use that to maximum effect to maximise benefits that might be payable, while, at the same time, respecting their privacy. The Information Commissioner’s Office has said that it is…
Local Government and Communities Committee meeting date: 24 February 2021
Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP): "I am conscious that Gordon Maloney said that the sector is trying to do something that it was not designed to do. However, I am not aware that the sector was ever designed…
Votes
How Keith Brown has voted in Parliament
Find out how Keith Brown has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Result 70 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Result 24 for, 95 against, 1 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Result 34 for, 85 against, 1 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Result 34 for, 84 against, 1 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Result 51 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Keith Brown in Parliament
Find out what motions Keith Brown has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Keith Brown 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: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding offering routine COVID-19 testing to police officers."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been made to the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund, also broken down by how many have (a) been approved, (b) been rejected and (c) yet to be processed."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the reasons that applications to the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund have been rejected."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what the average award granted by the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund has been."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost the tourism sector in the Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses (a) are eligible for the Small Business Bonus Scheme and (b) have been exempt from paying non-domestic rates in the financial year 2020-21 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, in the Clackmannanshire local authority area."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 11 February 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many families in the Clackmannanshire local authority area received a Baby Box since they were introduced."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 11 February 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of (i) households and (ii) business premises have had access to superfast broadband since 2016."
Answered by: Paul Wheelhouse on 11 February 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding Clackmannanshire Council has received each year in respect of the (a) Attainment Challenge and (b) Pupil Equity Fund, and how many (i) schools and (ii) pupils have been beneficiaries of this funding."
Answered by: John Swinney on 9 February 2021
Asked by: Brown, Keith, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many households in the Clackmannanshire local authority area it anticipates will receive the £10 Child Supplement."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 February 2021
See all of Keith Brown's written questions submitted in Parliament