Claire Baker
Scottish Labour
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2007 - present day
About Claire Baker
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6769
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Ore Valley Business Centre
93 Main St
Lochgelly
Fife
KY5 9AF
Phone: 01592 786 726
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Claire is a member of 1 committee
Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee
Deputy Convener
Cross-party groups
Claire is a member of 6 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Culture
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Families Affected by Imprisonment
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Food
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on International Development
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Men's Violence Against Women and Children
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poland
Co-Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Claire has 1 parliamentary and government role
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Branch Executive
Member
Party Roles
Claire has 3 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Culture
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on External Affairs
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Tourism
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Claire has had 24 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
11 January 2018 - 06 September 2018
Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee
Deputy Convener
09 January 2018 - 11 January 2018
Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee
Member
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Justice Committee
Substitute Member
28 November 2017 - 09 January 2018
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Party Spokesperson on Justice
Scottish Labour
19 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Party Spokesperson on Democracy
Scottish Labour
08 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
European and External Relations Committee
Substitute Member
16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015
Party Spokesperson on Europe and External Relations
Scottish Labour
16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015
Party Spokesperson on Culture
Scottish Labour
19 September 2012 - 08 January 2015
Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee
Substitute Member
19 December 2011 - 16 December 2014
Party Spokesperson on Rural Development
Scottish Labour
19 December 2011 - 16 December 2014
Party Spokesperson on the Environment
Scottish Labour
23 June 2011 - 19 September 2012
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Substitute Member
14 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
Education and Culture Committee
Deputy Convener
20 May 2011 - 19 December 2011
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Education and Young People
Scottish Labour
01 June 2011 - 14 June 2011
Education and Culture Committee
Member
15 September 2010 - 22 March 2011
Justice Committee
Substitute Member
01 April 2008 - 22 March 2011
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Higher Education
Scottish Labour
02 October 2008 - 22 March 2011
Education Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Member
02 October 2008 - 15 September 2010
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
01 May 2008 - 01 October 2008
Education Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
13 June 2007 - 01 October 2008
Public Petitions Committee
Member
27 June 2007 - 01 May 2008
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
20 September 2007 - 01 May 2008
Audit Committee
Member
Register of interests
Claire'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 Claire Baker. The date of their initial statement was 19 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
In December 2010 I received a donation of £500 from ASDA Glenrothes Store (of Fullerton Road, Glenrothes, KY7 5QB) towards the costs of producing and printing my Christmas cards. This interest, registered on a voluntary basis in the previous session of the Parliament, is now included in the gifts category as a result of the change in the threshold value for registration of gifts.
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I own, jointly with my husband, a flat in Aberdeen with a market value of between £150,001 and £200,000 with gross rental income of between £5,001 and £10,000 per annum.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a member of the Co-Operative Party.
I am a member of the RSPB.
I am a member of Unite the Union.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Claire Baker 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.
Burntisland Fabrications
Claire Baker made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 02 December 2020
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "It is just over three years since the workforce of BiFab marched down the Royal Mile to the Scottish Parliament to fight for their jobs and their community. The company was on the brink of collapse and jobs were in the balance…
UEFA European Championship (Trading and Advertising) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 [Draft]
Claire Baker made 3 Contributions to this discussion
Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee - 26 November 2020
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "This question might be better directed to UEFA, but, as I understand it, the planning for the event next summer is the only planning that is taking place for a major event here…
Policing (Complaints Handling, Investigations and Misconduct Issues) (Independent Review)
Claire Baker made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 25 November 2020
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "I welcome the opportunity to speak in this afternoon’s debate. Dame Elish Angiolini has produced a significant and wide-ranging report, which has many important recommendations on areas in which we need to see prompt action…
Future Relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom Government
Claire Baker made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee - 19 November 2020
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "A few weeks ago, we heard from Paul Sheerin, who is the chief executive of Scottish Engineering. I think that the majority of the members of his organisation are small and medium-sized businesses…
Musicians and Music Industry (Covid-19)
Claire Baker made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 17 November 2020
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "First, I thank all the MSPs who have supported the motion and helped to bring the debate to the chamber. I also thank the cross-party group on music, and Tom Arthur MSP, for their assistance with drafting the motion…
Votes
How Claire Baker has voted in Parliament
Find out how Claire Baker has voted recently.
Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill
Submitted by: Christine Grahame, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, October 9, 2020
Supported by: Bill Bowman, Tom Mason, John Mason
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, December 3, 2020
Result 109 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 20 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
BiFab
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Result 61 for, 2 against, 58 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
BiFab
Submitted by: Alex Rowley, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, November 30, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Result 61 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Business Support
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Fiona Hyslop, Ben Macpherson, Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Result 65 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Business Support
Date lodged: Monday, November 30, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Result 96 for, 23 against, 1 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Claire Baker in Parliament
Find out what motions Claire Baker has submitted recently.
Sauchie Community Group Named Tenants Group of the Year
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Sue Ryder, Bereavement Support
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Impact of COVID-19 on Scotland's Musicians and Music Industry
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Fife Voluntary Action's Prescription Collection and Delivery Service
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Congratulations to the Newly Appointed Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Written questions
Written questions Claire Baker 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-33355 - Answered
18 November 2020
Baker, Claire: "To ask the Scottish Government how it is responding to the findings of the Independent Review of Complaints Handling, Investigations and Misconduct Issues in Relation to Policing."
S5W-33354 - Answered
18 November 2020
Baker, Claire: "To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32371 by Jenny Gilruth on 3 November 2020, who was invited to participate in the roundtable with academics from partner countries and the UK on approaches to international development; whether it will publish a list of those individuals who attended, and how the invite list…
S5W-33357 - Answered
18 November 2020
Baker, Claire: "To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32368 by Jenny Gilruth on 3 November 2020, whether it will accept written submissions to its review of its approach to international development, and what opportunity there is for engagement in the process beyond the events listed on its website."
S5W-33356 - Answered
18 November 2020
Baker, Claire: "To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31498 by Humza Yousaf on 14 September 2020, whether it will provide a further update on the progress of the Sheku Bayoh inquiry."
S5W-33290 - Answered
16 November 2020
Baker, Claire: "To ask the Scottish Government when its estimates on the impact of COVID-19 on fuel poverty rates will be reviewed and updated."
See all of Claire Baker's written questions submitted in Parliament