Shirley-Anne Somerville
Scottish National Party
MSP for Dunfermline (Constituency) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for Lothians (Region) 2007 - 2011
About Shirley-Anne Somerville
Contact details
Contact online
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5778
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
34 Chalmers Street
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 8DF
Phone: 01383 249200
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Committees
Shirley-Anne is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Shirley-Anne is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Shirley-Anne has 1 parliamentary and government role
Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People
Scottish Government
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Party Roles
Shirley-Anne does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Shirley-Anne has had 8 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
19 May 2016 - 28 June 2018
Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science
Scottish Government
27 March 2008 - 22 March 2011
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth
Scottish Government
06 September 2007 - 22 March 2011
Transport Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee
Member
13 April 2010 - 27 July 2010
William Simpsons Home Transfer of Property etc Scotland Bill Committee
Convener
26 February 2009 - 03 June 2010
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
18 March 2010 - 13 April 2010
William Simpsons Home Transfer of Property etc Scotland Bill Committee
Member
26 November 2009 - 09 April 2010
Ure Elder Fund Transfer and Dissolution Bill Committee
Member
06 September 2007 - 26 June 2008
Education Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Shirley-Anne'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 Shirley-Anne Somerville. The date of their initial statement was 31 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
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
Until March 2016 I was a volunteer Trustee for Shelter.
I am a member of the SSPCA.
I am a member of the National Trust for Scotland.
I am a member of the Scottish Wildlife Trust.
I am a member of the RSPB.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Shirley-Anne Somerville 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.
Social Security Programme
Shirley-Anne Somerville made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 25 June 2020
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People (Shirley-Anne Somerville): "I updated Parliament in April, advising it that, due to the coronavirus outbreak, the social security programme would no longer be able to deliver to the previously announced timescales…
Advisory Board on Social Renewal (Remit)
Shirley-Anne Somerville made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 25 June 2020
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People (Shirley-Anne Somerville): "The advisory board on social renewal has been tasked with developing new policy proposals at pace to help to renew Scotland, putting equality, social justice and human rights at the heart of our recovery…
Devolved Social Security Benefits
Shirley-Anne Somerville made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 25 June 2020
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People (Shirley-Anne Somerville): "Social Security Scotland has rapidly changed its working practices to enable agency staff to continue to deliver the carers allowance supplement, the young carer grant, the best start grant payments, the best start foods payments and the funeral support payment for people on low-income benefits. Payments of the coronavirus carers allowance…
Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Shirley-Anne Somerville made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 24 June 2020
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People (Shirley-Anne Somerville): "I will begin by thanking the stakeholders who have engaged constructively with both the Government and the Social Security Committee to inform and scrutinise the provisions in the bill…
Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill
Shirley-Anne Somerville made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 23 June 2020
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People (Shirley-Anne Somerville): "I am delighted to open the debate at the final stage of the bill, which will make civil partnership available to mixed-sex couples in Scotland…
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Written questions
Written questions Shirley-Anne Somerville 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.
See all of Shirley-Anne Somerville's written questions submitted in Parliament