Jamie Hepburn
Scottish National Party
MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2007 - 2011
About Jamie Hepburn
Contact details
Contact online
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 01236 453969
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Jamie is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Jamie is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Jamie has 2 parliamentary and government roles
Parliamentary Bureau
Member
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Scottish Government
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Party Roles
Jamie does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Jamie has had 25 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 March 2023 - 08 May 2024
Minister for Independence
Scottish Government
19 May 2021 - 29 March 2023
Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training
Scottish Government
26 June 2018 - 19 May 2021
Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills
Scottish Government
18 May 2016 - 26 June 2018
Minister for Employability and Training
Scottish Government
02 December 2014 - 18 May 2016
Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health
Scottish Government
25 November 2014 - 02 December 2014
Minister for Sport and Health Improvement
Scottish Government
23 February 2012 - 25 November 2014
Welfare Reform Committee
Deputy Convener
25 October 2012 - 25 November 2014
Finance Committee
Member
14 January 2014 - 21 November 2014
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth
Scottish Government
18 September 2012 - 20 October 2012
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
23 February 2012 - 18 September 2012
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Substitute Member
25 January 2012 - 23 February 2012
Welfare Reform Committee
Member
15 June 2011 - 23 February 2012
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Deputy Convener
01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Member
02 September 2009 - 22 March 2011
congress of local and regional authorities of the council of europe
Member
27 March 2008 - 22 March 2011
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment
Scottish Government
03 June 2010 - 22 March 2011
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
04 November 2010 - 22 March 2011
Public Audit Committee
Member
04 November 2010 - 22 March 2011
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
26 June 2008 - 04 November 2010
European and External Relations Committee
Member
18 November 2008 - 19 July 2010
Review of SPCB Supported Bodies Committee
Deputy Convener
26 June 2008 - 19 November 2009
Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
Substitute Member
13 November 2008 - 18 November 2008
Review of SPCB Supported Bodies Committee
Member
13 June 2007 - 26 June 2008
Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
Member
14 June 2007 - 26 June 2008
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Jamie's register of interests
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Recent Activity
What was said
What Jamie Hepburn 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: 27 June 2024
Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill: Stage 1
The Minister for Parliamentary Business (Jamie Hepburn): "I am pleased to open the stage 1 debate on the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill. I thank those who engaged in the public consultation ahead of our developing the bill…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2024
Citizens Assemblies (Rural Scotland)
The Minister for Parliamentary Business (Jamie Hepburn): "We want public participation in our democracy and we want people to be involved in the issues that they care about and the decisions that affect them…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2024
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
The Minister for Parliamentary Business (Jamie Hepburn): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Unfortunately, the app was not working. I would have voted no for myself and no as a proxy vote on behalf of Richard Lochhead."
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2024
Business Motion
The Minister for Parliamentary Business (Jamie Hepburn): "Presiding Officer, as I set out in writing to you and other party business managers yesterday, I do not intend to schedule a ministerial statement on the applicability of the Cass review recommendations for NHS Scotland this week…
Chamber meeting date: 13 June 2024
Decision Time
The Minister for Parliamentary Business (Jamie Hepburn): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I am afraid that I could not get connected. I would have voted no."
Votes
How Jamie Hepburn has voted in Parliament
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Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 50 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 24, 2024
Supported by: Màiri McAllan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Supported by: Mark Ruskell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 8 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 58 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 68 for, 0 against, 46 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Jamie Hepburn in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Jamie Hepburn has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Hepburn, Jamie, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 November 2014
Asked by: Hepburn, Jamie, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 November 2014
"To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the impact of UK Government welfare reforms on families in which at least one family member is in employment."
Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2014
Asked by: Hepburn, Jamie, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 October 2014
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Conservative Party's plans to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998."
Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2014
Asked by: Hepburn, Jamie, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 1 October 2014
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with HM Revenue and Customs regarding employment in Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2014
Asked by: Hepburn, Jamie, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 September 2014
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reports that the Barnett formula will be reduced by the UK Government over time."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 October 2014
Asked by: Hepburn, Jamie, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 September 2014
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will reduce poverty among disabled people."
Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2014
Asked by: Hepburn, Jamie, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 August 2014
"To ask the Scottish Government what reassurance it can give public sector workers that their pensions would be safeguarded in an independent Scotland."
Answered by John Swinney on 20 August 2014
Asked by: Hepburn, Jamie, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 August 2014
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the recent comments by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions regarding further changes to welfare benefits and the impact that these changes would have on poverty in Scotland…
Taken in the Chamber on 21 August 2014
Asked by: Hepburn, Jamie, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 August 2014
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the latest round of funding from the Bus Investment Fund."
Taken in the Chamber on 14 August 2014
Asked by: Hepburn, Jamie, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 June 2014
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-21331 by Margaret Burgess on 6 June 2014, what information it has on how many of the demolished properties were built after 1945, broken down by local authority area."
Answered by Margaret Burgess on 23 June 2014
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