Ken Macintosh
No Party Affiliation
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
Scottish Labour
Former MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2016 - 2016
Former MSP for Eastwood (Constituency) 1999 - 2016
About Ken Macintosh
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5896
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
1 Spiersbridge Way
Thornliebank
Glasgow
G46 8NG
Phone: 0141 620 6310
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Ken is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Ken is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Ken has 5 parliamentary and government roles
Conveners Group
Convener
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Convener
Presiding Officer's Advisory Group
Chair
Parliamentary Bureau
Convener
Presiding Officer
Scottish Parliament
Party Roles
Ken does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Ken has had 34 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
16 December 2014 - 23 March 2016
Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015
Party Spokesperson on Older Peoples Issues
Scottish Labour
03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
Welfare Reform Committee
Member
03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
Public Audit Committee
Member
19 December 2011 - 28 June 2013
Party Spokesperson on Finance
Scottish Labour
19 December 2011 - 28 June 2013
Party Spokesperson on Employment
Scottish Labour
19 December 2011 - 28 June 2013
Party Spokesperson on Sustainable Growth
Scottish Labour
31 May 2011 - 19 December 2011
Party Spokesperson on Education and Young People
Scottish Labour
31 May 2011 - 19 December 2011
Party Spokesperson on Lifelong Learning
Scottish Labour
20 May 2011 - 31 May 2011
Party Spokesperson on Culture
Scottish Labour
20 May 2011 - 31 May 2011
Party Spokesperson on Europe and External Relations
Scottish Labour
17 September 2007 - 22 March 2011
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Schools
Scottish Labour
13 June 2007 - 22 March 2011
Education Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Member
02 October 2008 - 22 March 2011
European and External Relations Committee
Substitute Member
18 May 2007 - 17 September 2007
Party Spokesperson on Education and Young People
Scottish Labour
19 February 2007 - 02 April 2007
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the First Minister
Scottish Government
28 November 2006 - 02 April 2007
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Deputy Convener
30 June 2005 - 02 April 2007
Health Committee
Substitute Member
06 September 2005 - 02 April 2007
Art Advisory Group
Member
04 June 2003 - 02 April 2007
Education Committee
Member
30 June 2005 - 28 November 2006
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Member
18 March 2005 - 02 June 2005
Standards and Public Appointments Committee
Deputy Convener
10 June 2003 - 18 March 2005
Standards Committee
Deputy Convener
04 June 2003 - 10 June 2003
Standards Committee
Member
26 February 2002 - 31 March 2003
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Minister for Education and Young People
Scottish Government
08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
Standards Committee
Member
08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee
Member
23 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
Procedures Committee
Deputy Convener
16 April 2002 - 27 June 2002
Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Bill Committee
Deputy Convener
07 March 2002 - 16 April 2002
Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Bill Committee
Member
08 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
Procedures Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
Education Culture and Sport Committee
Member
14 September 2000 - 07 January 2001
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
Finance Committee
Member
Register of interests
Ken'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 Ken Macintosh. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I have a quarter share of a house on Skye with an estimated overall value of between £150,001 and £200,000, which I acquired on 11 October 2012. I derive no income from this property.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Ken Macintosh 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.
First Minister’s Question Time
Ken Macintosh made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 29 October 2020
The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh): "Good afternoon, colleagues. Our first item of business is First Minister’s question time. Before we turn to questions, the First Minister will give an update on the Covid-19 situation."
Covid-19 (Care Homes)
Ken Macintosh made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 29 October 2020
The Presiding Officer: "I remind members that I will take supplementary questions after question 7. There are well over two dozen potential supplementaries—in fact, there are more than 30. I do not think that we will get through them, but we can try."
Airport Racial Profiling (Mohammad Asif)
Ken Macintosh made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 29 October 2020
The Presiding Officer: "I am afraid that although I have let the meeting run on, I do not think that I can let it run any further."
Brian Taylor
Ken Macintosh made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 29 October 2020
The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh): "I do not want to keep members, but on an entirely different note and before I suspend proceedings, I draw members’ attention to the fact that today is the last day on which Brian Taylor, the BBC Scotland political editor, will be covering our affairs…
Covid-19 (Care Homes)
Ken Macintosh made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 29 October 2020
The Presiding Officer: "I remind members that I will take supplementary questions after question 7. There are well over two dozen potential supplementaries—in fact, there are more than 30. I do not think that we will get through them, but we can try."
Votes
How Ken Macintosh has voted in Parliament
Find out how Ken Macintosh has voted recently.
Recognising the Importance of Family Caregivers
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Result 27 for, 92 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Recognising the Importance of Family Caregivers
Submitted by: Jeane Freeman, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Supported by: Joe FitzPatrick, Clare Haughey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Result 92 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Recognising the Importance of Family Caregivers
Submitted by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 28, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Result 90 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
The Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 28, 2020
Supported by: Christina McKelvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Result 109 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 20 no vote
MSP not voted
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 108 for, 6 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Ken Macintosh in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Ken Macintosh 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.
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