Joan McAlpine
Scottish National Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
About Joan McAlpine
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6885
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Joan is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Joan is a member of 10 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Culture
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fishing
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Germany
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on International Development
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Learning Disability
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poland
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rail
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Recreational Boating and Marine Tourism
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Joan has 1 parliamentary and government role
Conveners Group
Member
Party Roles
Joan does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Joan has had 13 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
07 September 2016 - 13 December 2018
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Substitute Member
29 September 2016 - 06 September 2018
Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee
Convener
16 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
European and External Relations Committee
Convener
08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
European and External Relations Committee
Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Welfare Reform Committee
Member
03 April 2014 - 23 March 2016
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Member
24 June 2011 - 09 January 2015
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the First Minister
Scottish Government
03 April 2014 - 27 November 2014
Education and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
18 September 2012 - 03 April 2014
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Substitute Member
01 June 2011 - 03 April 2014
Education and Culture Committee
Member
18 June 2013 - 21 January 2014
Burrell Collection Lending and Borrowing Scotland Bill Committee
Convener
12 June 2013 - 18 June 2013
Burrell Collection Lending and Borrowing Scotland Bill Committee
Member
09 June 2011 - 01 May 2012
Scotland Bill Committee
Member
Register of interests
Joan'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 Joan McAlpine. The date of their initial statement was 01 June 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
From February 2012 until 14 August 2017 I wrote a weekly column for the Scottish Daily Record newspaper (of One Central Quay, Glasgow, G3 8DA). I earned £400 per column, a total of £20,000 per annum, for this work. [Amended interest 14 September 2017]
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I occasionally write freelance journalism but have received no remuneration for this since 2017, when my regular column with the Daily Record ceased. {Amended interest 16 April 2020]
I am a trustee and chairperson of the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust, a charity devoted to safeguarding and promoting Ellisland Farm near Dumfries. This position is not remunerated. [Registered 10 February 2020]
I was a trustee of The George Wylie Foundation, a registered charity. This position was not remunerated. [Amended interest 30 March 2020, Ceased interest 30 March 2020
Recent Activity
What was said
What Joan McAlpine 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.
Votes
How Joan McAlpine has voted in Parliament
Find out how Joan McAlpine has voted recently.
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 108 for, 6 against, 15 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Prioritising Education Over Independence
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 21, 2020
Supported by: Michelle Ballantyne
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 64 for, 35 against, 30 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Prioritising Education Over Independence
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Supported by: Richard Lochhead, Michael Russell, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 65 for, 55 against, 9 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 114 for, 1 against, 14 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Employment Support
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Supported by: Fiona Hyslop, Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 17, 2020
Result 89 for, 28 against, 12 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Joan McAlpine in Parliament
Find out what motions Joan McAlpine has submitted recently.
Appointment of Paediatric Epilepsy and Complex Needs Lead in NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Moffat Men’s Shed Opens New Premises
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
SCLD and the Remobilisation of Day Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
SCLD and UoG Guided Self-help Booklets to Support People with Learning Disabilities
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Scottish Gas Supports Carers Scotland
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Written questions
Written questions Joan McAlpine 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.
S5O-04634 - Unanswered
23 September 2020
McAlpine, Joan: "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the estimate by the Scottish Fiscal Commission that 194,000 children under six will be eligible for the Scottish Child Payment."
S5O-04561 - Unanswered
02 September 2020
McAlpine, Joan: "To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in meeting its climate change targets and, to help achieve this, what support it has made available to reduce emissions on farms and crofts."
S5O-04531 - Unanswered
19 August 2020
McAlpine, Joan: "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will fully implement the recommendations of the Cumberlege review regarding children damaged by sodium valproate and, if so, what the timescale will be."
S5O-04498 - Unanswered
12 August 2020
McAlpine, Joan: "To ask the Scottish Government whether the justice secretary has received a response from the UK Government to his calls for an urgent four nation ministerial meeting on fisheries and maritime security."
S5O-04472 - Unanswered
05 August 2020
McAlpine, Joan: "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to tackle climate change."
See all of Joan McAlpine's written questions submitted in Parliament