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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Annabelle Ewing

Scottish National Party

MSP for Cowdenbeath (Constituency) 2016 - present day

Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2011 - 2016

About Annabelle Ewing

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6290
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Cowdenbeath Constituency Office
253-257 High Street
Cowdenbeath
KY4 9QF

Phone: 01383 611067
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Annabelle is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Annabelle is a member of 3 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Europe

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gardening and Horticulture

Deputy Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Annabelle has 1 parliamentary and government role

Deputy Presiding Officer

Pàrlamaid na h-Alba

Party Roles

Annabelle does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Annabelle has had 16 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

01 September 2020 - 04 May 2021

Justice Committee

Member

21 April 2020 - 04 May 2021

COVID19 Committee

Member

06 September 2018 - 03 December 2020

Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee

Member

06 September 2018 - 31 August 2020

Local Government and Communities Committee

Member

18 May 2016 - 28 June 2018

Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs

Scottish Government

25 November 2014 - 18 May 2016

Minister for Youth and Women’s Employment

Scottish Government

03 April 2014 - 25 November 2014

Finance Committee

Substitute Member

29 October 2014 - 25 November 2014

Devolution Further Powers Committee

Member

25 January 2012 - 25 November 2014

Welfare Reform Committee

Member

01 October 2012 - 19 November 2014

Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Deputy First Minister

Scottish Government

01 October 2012 - 19 November 2014

Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities

Scottish Government

23 October 2012 - 29 October 2014

Referendum Scotland Bill Committee

Member

15 June 2011 - 24 October 2012

Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee

Deputy Convener

23 February 2012 - 01 October 2012

Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment

Scottish Government

01 June 2011 - 23 February 2012

European and External Relations Committee

Member

01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011

Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee

Member

Register of interests

Annabelle'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.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Annabelle Ewing 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: 2 April 2025

Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing): "Good afternoon. The next item of business is portfolio questions, and the first portfolio is rural affairs, land reform and islands."

Chamber meeting date: 2 April 2025

Common Fisheries Policy

The Deputy Presiding Officer: "That concludes portfolio questions on rural affairs, land reform and islands. Before we move on to the next portfolio, there will be a brief pause to allow the front-bench teams to change."

Chamber meeting date: 2 April 2025

Scotch Whisky

The Deputy Presiding Officer: "I need a question, Ms McCall."

Chamber meeting date: 2 April 2025

Wild Wrasse (Management)

The Deputy Presiding Officer: "We have a supplementary from Ariane Burgess, who joins us remotely."

Chamber meeting date: 2 April 2025

Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture

The Deputy Presiding Officer: "Three members have requested to ask a supplementary question, and I intend to take them all."

Votes

How Annabelle Ewing has voted in Parliament

Find out how Annabelle Ewing has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17059.1

Business Programme

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Result 31 for, 60 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17059

Business Programme

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Result 88 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16789

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill

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

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16960

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution

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 voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16942

Approval of SSI

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 voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Annabelle Ewing has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6W-36271

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what up-to-date assessment it has made of the safety of biological women, on the basis of the protected characteristic of sex, in the prison estate."

Answer expected on 30 April 2025

Question ref. S6O-04463

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the chief executive of Fife Council to discuss the housing emergency."

Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04380

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is facilitating direct links with markets to promote economic development."

Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04357

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the establishment of the Emma Caldwell public inquiry."

Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2025

Question ref. S6W-34457

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of lorry parking near secondary schools, from a (a) road safety and (b) safeguarding perspective."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 13 February 2025

Question ref. S6O-04326

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the director of the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership, and what was discussed."

Taken in the Chamber on 19 February 2025

Question ref. S6O-04293

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the finance secretary has had with NHS Fife regarding the revised infrastructure investment pipeline."

Taken in the Chamber on 5 February 2025

Question ref. S6O-04232

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the chief executive of NHS Fife, and what was discussed."

Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025

Question ref. S6O-04186

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the performance of enterprise agencies in supporting business growth and inward investment."

Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2025

Question ref. S6O-04121

Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle, Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with supermarkets to discuss the stocking of Scottish own brand products."

Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2024

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