Stewart Stevenson
Scottish National Party
MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Banff and Buchan (Constituency) 2001 - 2011
About Stewart Stevenson
Contact details
Contact online
Email: msp@stewartstevenson.scot
Website: stewartstevenson.scot
Twitter: @zsstevens
Facebook: Stewart's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 01779 470444
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Stewart is a member of 3 committees
Cross-party groups
Stewart is a member of 2 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Aviation
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fishing
Co-Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Stewart does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Stewart does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Stewart has had 33 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
21 April 2020 - 16 September 2020
COVID19 Committee
Member
06 October 2016 - 20 June 2019
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
Member
30 October 2018 - 25 April 2019
Hutchesons Hospital Transfer and Dissolution Scotland Bill Committee
Deputy Convener
12 September 2018 - 30 October 2018
Hutchesons Hospital Transfer and Dissolution Scotland Bill Committee
Member
26 October 2017 - 24 May 2018
Justice Committee
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 26 October 2017
Justice Committee
Member
21 November 2013 - 23 March 2016
Conveners Group
Member
21 November 2013 - 23 March 2016
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Convener
07 November 2013 - 23 March 2016
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Substitute Member
07 November 2013 - 23 March 2016
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Member
01 October 2012 - 14 February 2014
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth
Scottish Government
07 November 2013 - 21 November 2013
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
18 September 2012 - 07 November 2013
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Member
05 June 2013 - 07 November 2013
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Deputy Convener
02 October 2012 - 04 June 2013
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Deputy Convener
18 September 2012 - 02 October 2012
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Member
25 May 2011 - 06 September 2012
Minister for Environment and Climate Change
Scottish Government
19 January 2011 - 22 March 2011
Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Member
23 December 2010 - 22 March 2011
Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
Member
23 December 2010 - 22 March 2011
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
17 May 2007 - 11 December 2010
Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
Scottish Government
15 November 2006 - 02 April 2007
Health Committee
Substitute Member
25 October 2005 - 02 April 2007
Scottish Parliamentary Group Convener
Scottish National Party
29 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Justice 1 Committee
Deputy Convener
13 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Justice
Scottish National Party
22 February 2006 - 15 March 2006
Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Bill Committee
Substitute Member
30 September 2004 - 21 February 2006
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Substitute Member
16 June 2004 - 27 October 2004
Edinburgh Tram Line Two Bill Committee
Member
23 September 2004 - 29 September 2004
Justice 1 Committee
Member
04 June 2003 - 23 September 2004
Communities Committee
Member
30 May 2003 - 13 September 2004
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Health
Scottish National Party
06 September 2001 - 31 March 2003
Justice 2 Committee
Member
06 September 2001 - 31 March 2003
Rural Development Committee
Member
Register of interests
Stewart'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 Stewart Stevenson. The date of their initial statement was 12 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a Member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). [Registered 31 December 2017]
I am Honorary Vice-President of Railfuture UK. I receive neither remuneration nor expenses as a consequence of this appointment and am not a director of this body.
I am a Member at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). [Registered 31 December 2017]
I am a Professional Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [Registered 31 December 2017]
I am resident in two properties in Scotland, owning one jointly with my spouse and the other I own alone. The latter is used as my Edinburgh Accommodation and as the interest on the mortgage which partly funded it was previously paid for by the Scottish Parliament (2003-2011), I have committed to not designate this property as my main residence for tax purposes.
From time to time I participate in surveys which result in payments to voluntary bodies nominated by me. I receive no financial benefit from this.
I am a Member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). [Registered 31 December 2017]
I own shares in Scottish & Southern Energy plc but neither their nominal or market value nor their proportion of that company’s total share issue require them to be registered.
I own shares in Boyndie Wind Farm Co-operative Limited (an Industrial and Provident Society) but neither their nominal or market value nor their proportion of that company’s total share issue require them to be registered.
I am a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). [Registered 31 December 2017]
I am Honorary President of the Scottish Association for Public Transport. I receive neither remuneration nor expenses as a consequence of this appointment and am not a director of this body.
I own shares in Lloyds Bank plc but neither their nominal or market value nor their proportion of that company’s total share issue require them to be registered.
I own shares in Boyndie Wind Farm Co-operative Limited (an Industrial and Provident Society) but neither their nominal or market value nor their proportion of that company’s total share issue require them to be registered.
I am an Associate Member of the Highland Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association (HRFCA). [Registered 31 December 2017]
I am Honorary Vice-President of Railfuture UK. I receive neither remuneration nor expenses as a consequence of this appointment and am not a director of this body.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Stewart Stevenson 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.
Voting System
Stewart Stevenson made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 17 September 2020
Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "I congratulate the SPCB on what is an excellent technical solution, which supports my health and that of other older members who wish to be remote from Parliament, if possible…
Museum for Human Rights
Stewart Stevenson made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 16 September 2020
Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "Thank you, Presiding Officer. I manually switched on my microphone; I had expected it to come on from your end. I thank Stuart McMillan for the opportunity to discuss this important subject…
World Suicide Prevention Day 2020
Stewart Stevenson made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 15 September 2020
Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "I thank Ruth Maguire for bringing this important subject to Parliament. Some years ago, I hosted an event in the Parliament for Samaritans, which was congratulating one of its number on his very long service to the cause of suicide prevention…
Green Recovery Inquiry
Stewart Stevenson made 10 Contributions to this discussion
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee - 15 September 2020
Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "I am looking for quite a narrow answer to this question, because other members will ask wider questions about the generality of the issue that I am about to ask about…
Fishing Industry (Wind Farms)
Stewart Stevenson made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 09 September 2020
Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "Given that the fish processing industry is the biggest sector by turnover and by employment, what assurances has the Scottish Government had from the United Kingdom Government that the ability of that industry to continue to export to its major markets in the European Union and beyond will be preserved in the event of the no deal that we see…
Votes
Motions
Written questions
Written questions Stewart Stevenson 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-31223 - Answered
14 August 2020
Stevenson, Stewart: "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its proposed voucher scheme for access to superfast broadband, which it plans to complement its three R100 programme contracts."
S5O-04467 - Unanswered
05 August 2020
Stevenson, Stewart: "To ask the Scottish Government what funding the finance secretary will allocate to support people who are looking for work or at risk of redundancy as a result of COVID-19."
S5O-04429 - Unanswered
10 June 2020
Stevenson, Stewart: "To ask the Scottish Government what work is being undertaken to ensure that young people from more disadvantaged backgrounds are not digitally excluded while learning from home."
See all of Stewart Stevenson's written questions submitted in Parliament