Angus MacDonald
Scottish National Party
MSP for Falkirk East (Constituency) 2011 - present day
About Angus MacDonald
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5489
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
2 York Arcade
Grangemouth
FK3 8BA
Phone: 01324 482100
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Angus is a member of 2 committees
Cross-party groups
Angus is a member of 8 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Credit Unions
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Crofting
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gàidhlig
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Industrial Communities
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nordic Countries
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Recreational Boating and Marine Tourism
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Angus does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Angus does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Angus has had 9 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
16 June 2016 - 26 August 2019
Public Petitions Committee
Deputy Convener
14 June 2016 - 31 August 2016
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
Scottish Government
08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
Public Petitions Committee
Member
16 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Member
18 September 2012 - 23 March 2016
Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee
Member
07 March 2012 - 23 March 2016
Public Petitions Committee
Member
18 June 2014 - 23 March 2016
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and Environment
Scottish Government
01 October 2012 - 18 June 2014
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment
Scottish Government
01 June 2011 - 18 September 2012
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Member
Register of interests
Angus's register of interests
MSP's 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 Angus MacDonald. The date of their initial statement was 02 June 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
Gifts
I am in receipt of the services of a research intern through Inclusion Scotland’s “We Can Work” initiative. The intern will undertake research into climate change during the course of the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill through the Scottish Parliament and other environmental research related to my work as a member of the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (ECCLR) Committee. Inclusion Scotland (of 2nd Floor, Hayweight House, 23 Lauriston Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DQ) will cover the employment cost of the intern at £9 per hour and all other associated administrative duties for 420 contracted hours This amounts to £3780. This gift was accepted on the start date of my intern which was 8th January 2019, on which date I also established that the gift was from a permissible source. [Registered 4 February 2019]
Overseas visits
From 14 to 16 August 2018, at the invitation of the Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland and campaign group Have You Got the Bottle?, I joined a cross party delegation of MSPs on a fact finding visit to Oslo to investigate and improve our knowledge of the Norwegian deposit return scheme The visit included a meeting with the CEO and executives of Infinitum, the Norwegian operator of the system, as well as attending retail operations of various sizes in and around Oslo. The visit was fully funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (a registered charity that funds the charitable work of organisations that are building an inclusive, creative and sustainable society of Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG). I estimate the value of the trip including transport, accommodation and meals to be in the region of £710. [Registered 19 August 2018]
From 14 to 16 August 2018, at the invitation of the Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland and campaign group Have You Got the Bottle?, I joined a cross party delegation of MSPs on a fact finding visit to Oslo to investigate and improve our knowledge of the Norwegian deposit return scheme The visit included a meeting with the CEO and executives of Infinitum, the Norwegian operator of the system, as well as attending retail operations of various sizes in and around Oslo. The visit was fully funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (a registered charity that funds the charitable work of organisations that are building an inclusive, creative and sustainable society of Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG). I estimate the value of the trip including transport, accommodation and meals to be in the region of £710. [Registered 19 August 2018]
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I own a former church in the Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar area, with a market value of up to £50,000. I derive no income from the property and intend to use it as a residential home in the future. [Amended interest 22 August 2016]
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
Recent Activity
What was said
What Angus MacDonald 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.
Agriculture, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Food and Drink (Impact of Covid-19)
Angus MacDonald made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee - 24 June 2020
Angus MacDonald (Falkirk East) (SNP): "Before I ask my question, I should—given that the impact on islands has been mentioned in evidence—refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests. I own three properties in the Western Isles, from which I derive no income…
Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Angus MacDonald made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 17 June 2020
Angus MacDonald (Falkirk East) (SNP): "We all know that egg collecting continues to pose a threat to our rare bird species…
Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Angus MacDonald made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee - 17 June 2020
Angus MacDonald (Falkirk East) (SNP): "I am keen to better understand the purpose and effect of Colin Smyth’s amendment 7A. For example, would it create a cliff edge for schemes with legacy payments that continue well beyond the original grant…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statistics (2018)
Angus MacDonald made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 16 June 2020
Angus MacDonald (Falkirk East) (SNP): "I welcome the cabinet secretary’s responses to earlier questions on the Government’s engagement with groups such as the CCC and the just transition commission…
Green Recovery
Angus MacDonald made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee - 15 June 2020
Angus MacDonald: "I want to follow up on the cabinet secretary’s point about behavioural change by companies. I, too, had an excellent meeting on Friday with the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre, or IDRIC…
Written questions
Written questions Angus MacDonald 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.
S5W-29588 - Answered
03 June 2020
MacDonald, Angus: "To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23699 by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 June 2019, for what reason the report on the impact of the spreading of sewage sludge has not been published, and by what date it will be."
S5W-29589 - Answered
03 June 2020
MacDonald, Angus: "To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23700 by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 June 2019, what progress has been made with developing the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s integrated authorisation framework."
S5O-04395 - Unanswered
03 June 2020
MacDonald, Angus: "To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made regarding plans to support B&Bs that are not on the rates system and were not eligible to apply to the COVID-19 hardship scheme solely because they did not have a business bank account."
S5W-29232 - Answered
20 May 2020
MacDonald, Angus: "To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to respond to the recommendations by the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) in its publication, Opinion on the Welfare of Animals during Transport."
S5O-04333 - Answered
18 March 2020
MacDonald, Angus: "To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support Falkirk district's tourism industry."
See all of Angus MacDonald's written questions submitted in Parliament