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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Daniel Johnson

Scottish Labour

MSP for Edinburgh Southern (Constituency) 2016 - present day

About Daniel Johnson

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at local office

134 Comiston Road
Edinburgh
EH10 5QN

Phone: 0131 541 2145
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Daniel is a member of 6 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Autism

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Aviation

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on France

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Independent Convenience Stores

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Maritime and Shipbuilding

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on USA

Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Daniel has 1 parliamentary and government role

Scottish Commission For Public Audit

Member

Party Roles

Daniel has 3 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Business

Scottish Labour

Party Spokesperson on Fair Work

Scottish Labour

Party Spokesperson on the Economy

Scottish Labour

Previous roles

Daniel has had 21 previous roles

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

04 September 2024 - 15 January 2025

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Member

25 April 2023 - 06 November 2024

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Substitute Member

22 June 2021 - 25 April 2023

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Deputy Convener

22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023

Criminal Justice Committee

Substitute Member

31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Labour

10 April 2023 - 10 April 2023

Party Spokesperson on Economy

Scottish Labour

17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Member

01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Labour

11 September 2019 - 04 May 2021

Education and Skills Committee

Deputy Convener

20 November 2019 - 03 December 2020

Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland Amendment Bill Committee

Member

10 September 2019 - 11 September 2019

Education and Skills Committee

Member

18 June 2019 - 09 September 2019

Education and Skills Committee

Substitute Member

09 January 2018 - 08 September 2019

Justice Committee

Member

17 January 2018 - 08 September 2019

Justice SubCommittee on Policing

Member

19 December 2017 - 28 May 2019

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Labour

08 June 2016 - 09 January 2018

Education and Skills Committee

Member

29 September 2016 - 09 January 2018

Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee

Substitute Member

23 November 2017 - 09 January 2018

Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee

Member

25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Education and Young People

Scottish Labour

08 June 2016 - 28 November 2017

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

28 June 2016 - 29 September 2016

European and External Relations Committee

Substitute Member

Register of interests

Daniel'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 Daniel Johnson 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.

Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 19 March 2025

New Deal for Business

Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "I apologise to everyone witnessing the session for having to turn on my camera—I hope that it is not too off-putting. I want to follow up on a couple of things…

Chamber meeting date: 18 March 2025

Food and Drink Sector

Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "Will the cabinet secretary acknowledge that, in the House of Commons—just the week before last, I think—Darren Jones said: “I can confirm that we will not be watering down the definition of single malt whisky…

Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 5 March 2025

Tied Pubs (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft]

Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "I have a couple of broad questions. I ask the forgiveness of my committee colleagues who have been through the first iteration of regulations, because I am slightly late to the party…

Chamber meeting date: 27 February 2025

Increasing Investment

Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "Will the member take an intervention?"

Chamber meeting date: 26 February 2025

Antisocial Behaviour (City Centres)

Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab): "If the minister wants evidence of such behaviour, she need only walk to the Meadows, where there are tyre tracks left by masked individuals who were driving all-terrain vehicles in the early hours of Thursday…

Votes

How Daniel Johnson has voted in Parliament

Find out how Daniel Johnson has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-16923

Scotland – A Fair Trade Nation

Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16923.1

Scotland – A Fair Trade Nation

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Result 107 for, 8 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16844.2

Children’s Rights and Temporary Accommodation

Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Result 53 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-16845

Reforming Scotland’s West Coast Ferries

Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 17, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Result 58 for, 52 against, 6 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16845.1

Reforming Scotland’s West Coast Ferries

Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Result 52 for, 56 against, 7 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motions

Questions

Questions Daniel Johnson has asked

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

Question ref. S6W-35572

Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much the (a) Scottish Funding Council and (b) Student Awards Agency for Scotland has spent on the delivery of (i) Graduate and (ii) Foundation Apprenticeships in each of the last five years, and what that spend delivered."

Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04506

Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve access to low-carbon heating and retrofitted insulation in homes across tenures."

Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35694

Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) ages and (b) prior qualifications, by SCQF level, were of people starting a graduate apprenticeship in each year since 2017-18."

Answer expected on 28 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-34356

Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Engineering report, Engineering Skills Gap Analysis for Scotland."

Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 February 2025

Question ref. S6T-02380

Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it will work with the UK Government on the recently announced £200 million investment in Grangemouth, as part of the National Wealth Fund."

Taken in the Chamber on 25 February 2025

Question ref. S6W-32930

Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many grants it has awarded to Tesla Inc in each year since 2016; what the total value of any such grants is, and whether it will provide details of each project funded by any such grants."

Answered by Shona Robison on 21 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-32235

Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what methodology it used to calculate the increase of around 1% in real terms to the 2025-26 block grant settlement compared with the latest 2024-25 allocation, as set out in its draft Budget 2025-26, including the (a) figures and (b) sources of figures used in this calculation, and, following that methodology,…

Answered by Shona Robison on 9 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-32446

Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to make a decision on the future of the Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund."

Answered by Alasdair Allan on 7 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-32099

Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31715 by Alasdair Allan on 9 December 2024, what individual projects have been funded in each year that the fund has been in operation."

Answered by Alasdair Allan on 6 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-32100

Asked by: Johnson, Daniel, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31715 by Alasdair Allan on 9 December 2024, what the total size of the Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund is, and whether the additional funding received as a result of the UK Government's £185 million investment has been incorporated into the fund."

Answered by Alasdair Allan on 6 January 2025

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