Joan McAlpine
Scottish National Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
About Joan McAlpine
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6885
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Joan is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Joan is a member of 9 cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Joan has 1 parliamentary and government role
Conveners Group
Member
Party Roles
Joan does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Joan has had 12 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
07 September 2016 - 13 December 2018
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Substitute Member
29 September 2016 - 06 September 2018
Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee
Convener
16 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
European and External Relations Committee
Convener
08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
European and External Relations Committee
Member
03 April 2014 - 23 March 2016
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Welfare Reform Committee
Member
03 April 2014 - 27 November 2014
Education and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
18 September 2012 - 03 April 2014
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Substitute Member
01 June 2011 - 03 April 2014
Education and Culture Committee
Member
18 June 2013 - 21 January 2014
Burrell Collection Lending and Borrowing Scotland Bill Committee
Convener
12 June 2013 - 18 June 2013
Burrell Collection Lending and Borrowing Scotland Bill Committee
Member
09 June 2011 - 01 May 2012
Scotland Bill Committee
Member
Register of interests
Joan'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 Joan McAlpine. The date of their initial statement was 01 June 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
From February 2012 until 14 August 2017 I wrote a weekly column for the Scottish Daily Record newspaper (of One Central Quay, Glasgow, G3 8DA). I earned £400 per column, a total of £20,000 per annum, for this work. [Amended interest 14 September 2017]
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 occasionally write freelance journalism but have received no remuneration for this since 2017, when my regular column with the Daily Record ceased. {Amended interest 16 April 2020]
I was a trustee of The George Wylie Foundation, a registered charity. This position was not remunerated. [Amended interest 30 March 2020, Ceased interest 30 March 2020
I am a trustee and chairperson of the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust, a charity devoted to safeguarding and promoting Ellisland Farm near Dumfries. This position is not remunerated. [Registered 10 February 2020]
Recent Activity
What was said
What Joan McAlpine 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: 16 March 2021
People with Learning Disabilities (Support during Pandemic)
Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP): "I congratulate Jackie Baillie on securing the debate. I have enjoyed working with her on the cross-party group on learning disability and I commend her work in leading the group…
Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee meeting date: 11 March 2021
Cultural Sector (Impact of Covid-19)
The Convener (Joan McAlpine): "Good morning, and welcome, everyone, to the ninth meeting in 2021 of the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee. We have received apologies for the meeting today from Beatrice Wishart and Christine Grahame…
Chamber meeting date: 11 March 2021
Broadband Roll-out (Dumfries and Galloway)
1. Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on broadband roll-out in Dumfries and Galloway. (S5O-05106)"
Chamber meeting date: 10 March 2021
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP): "A YouGov poll for UN Women UK that was published this week found that nearly every young woman in the United Kingdom had suffered sexual harassment. Claire Barnett, executive director of UN Women UK, pointed out that it is a human rights issue…
Chamber meeting date: 9 March 2021
Covid-19
Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP): "I recently met the Scottish Wedding Industry Alliance. The wedding industry is particularly important in Dumfries and Galloway…
Votes
How Joan McAlpine has voted in Parliament
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Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Result 24 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Ash Denham, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 15, 2021
Supported by: Humza Yousaf
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Result 118 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Result 93 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Result 85 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Result 83 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 20 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Joan McAlpine in Parliament
Find out what motions Joan McAlpine has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Joan McAlpine 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: McAlpine, Joan, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on redress for victims of sodium valproate, as recommended in the Baroness Cumberlege Report."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2021
Asked by: McAlpine, Joan, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set up and fund a specialist centre for Foetal Valproate Spectrum disorder."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2021
Asked by: McAlpine, Joan, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what the proposed timescale is for implementing recommendations in the Baroness Cumberlege Report that relate to sodium valproate."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2021
Asked by: McAlpine, Joan, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether its shielding list includes everyone with a health condition recorded on the Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunisation (JCVI) clinically extremely vulnerable list."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 11 March 2021
Asked by: McAlpine, Joan, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether its shielding list includes unpaid carers who are recorded on the Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunisation (JCVI) clinically extremely vulnerable list."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 8 March 2021
Asked by: McAlpine, Joan, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government when people who were rejected by the Close Contact Fund or Newly Self-Employed Hardship Fund due to technical errors will be reconsidered for assistance."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 8 March 2021
Asked by: McAlpine, Joan, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether people who were rejected by the Close Contact Services Fund or the Newly Self-Employed Hardship Fund due to technical errors will be given more time to re-apply, or be able to appeal the rejection."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 8 March 2021
Asked by: McAlpine, Joan, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on broadband roll-out in Dumfries and Galloway."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: McAlpine, Joan, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether groups in receipt of Climate Challenge Funding (CCF) that expect to report an underspend due to the COVID-19 pandemic, can use this money in alternate ways within the CCF remit."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 1 March 2021
Asked by: McAlpine, Joan, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Climate Challenge Fund will be extended to 2021-22 and, if so, what pans it has for it that year."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 1 March 2021
See all of Joan McAlpine's written questions submitted in Parliament