Scottish National Party
MSP for Falkirk East (Constituency) 2021 - present day
Website: michellethomson.scot
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18 June 2024 - 26 June 2024
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29 June 2023 - 17 June 2024
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17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
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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 Michelle Thomson. The date of their initial statement was 04 June 2021.
I am a Director of Senza Rit Ltd, a property management company (C/o Cunningham Grant Chartered Accountants, Unit G6, The Granary Business Centre, Coal Road, Cupar , Fife KY15 5YQ). I expect to receive remuneration of between £1,001 and £2,000 per annum in the form of life cover. I do not play an active role in running the business.
I am a sole trader of Thomson Holdings, a property investment company (C/o Cunningham Grant Chartered Accountants, Unit G6, The Granary Business Centre, Coal Road, Cupar , Fife KY15 5YQ). I expect to receive remuneration of between £10,001 and £15,000 per annum and will spend 1 hour per month in the role. This remuneration represents a net sum that is also recorded in the heritable property category.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 22 January 2024]
I own a flat in Edinburgh with a market value of between £200,001 and £250,000 which generates a gross income of up to £5,000 per annum.
I own a house in Edinburgh with a market value of between £150,001 and £200,000 which generates a gross income of up to £5,000 per annum.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 14 February 2023]
I own a flat in West Lothian with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000 which generates a gross income of up to £5,000 per annum.
[Ceased Interest removed from entry: 29 August 2023]
I own ordinary shares in Senza Rit Ltd, a property management company, representing 60% of the issued share capital, with a market value of £16,500.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 17 February 2023]
From 3 to 6 November 2024, I visited Sarajevo and Srebrenica with Beyond Srebrenica, a charity that educates and informs about the atrocities of the civil war in Bosnia. The costs of the travel and accommodation amounted to £900 (flights £605, accommodation and meals £295) and were met by Beyond Srebrenica (a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation No SCO46540; Beyond Srebrenica, c/o Turcan Connell Solicitors, Princes Exchange, Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh EH3 9EE). [Registered 2 December 2024]
I am a director of Revive, a Community Interest Company which promotes the understanding of issues arising from explosive devices. I receive no income, benefit, or gifts for this role.
From 4 to 5 September 2023, I attended and gave a talk at the Promoting International Cooperation, Cultural Understanding & Peace Conference in Skopje, North Macedonia. The costs of the travel and accommodation amounted to £753.41 and were met, along with hospitality costs, by the Institute of Cultural Diplomacy (an international, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization with headquarters in the USA and in Germany). [Registered 3 October 2023]
I am an Ambassador of the Westminster All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Fair Business Banking. I receive no income, benefit, or gifts for this role.
On 22 April, I was appointed an Ambassador of the Transparency Taskforce, a social enterprise concerned with the promotion of ongoing reform of the financial sector. This is an unremunerated role. [Registered 22 April 2022]
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: 14 January 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "I, too, celebrate the increase in funding from the Scottish Government. Will Neil Bibby reflect on the continued, sustained and disproportionate impact of Brexit across our entire arts and culture sector…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 14 January 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "Good morning—in fact, good afternoon. It has been a long morning for everybody. I have some general questions…
Chamber meeting date: 9 January 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "The latest Bank of Scotland business barometer shows that business confidence in Scotland rose 13 per cent in December. What assessment has the First Minister made of the findings…
Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "First, let me put on the record how much I value the potential of a national performance framework…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 8 January 2025
Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP): "Yes, sorry—I, too, was triggered by the attraction of getting into geek mode. I would be interested in the cabinet secretary’s reflections on this issue. She started to explore the concept of turnover as vanity and net profit as sanity…
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Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 46 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 88 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 116 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Michael Marra, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 24 for, 64 against, 28 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 69 for, 23 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Michelle Thomson has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how the additional £34 million allocated to Culture and Heritage in its draft Budget will assist in the preservation of any small, yet key, Scottish heritage sites under threat of closure, such as Kinneil Museum in the Falkirk East constituency."
Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any potential impact on households experiencing fuel poverty in Scotland, particularly in rural and off-gas grid areas, what communication it has had with relevant third parties regarding the ending of the Radio Teleswitch Service."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 9 January 2025
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 9 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what the savings will be in 2025-26 as a result of the decision to freeze the basic property rate, broken down by industry sector."
Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 December 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how its increased funding for mental health services will help improve access to psychological support for people with long-term conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease."
Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 9 December 2024
"To ask the First Minister what plans the Scottish Government has to bring forward legislation to criminalise non-fatal strangulation."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update regarding its consideration of whether to legislate to prescribe the number of learning hours."
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on the work of its Digital Assets in Scots Private Law Expert Reference Group."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 27 November 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure equality of access for adults to the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD or ASD, in light of the finding in a National Autism Implementation Team report in 2021 that the current thresholds for mental health services do not meet the needs of those who have been referred."
Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2024
"To ask the First Minister when the Scottish Government last met with Ineos or Petroineos to discuss the refinery at Grangemouth."
Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2024
Asked by: Thomson, Michelle, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates the impact of the recent UK Budget will be on funding for Creative Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2024
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