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14 Oct 2025, 12:51 p.m. - House of Commons "myself and the MSP for the constituency, Willie Rennie, who was previously a member of this place, is very kind. Thoughts from " Wendy Chamberlain MP (North East Fife, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
14 Oct 2025, 12:52 p.m. - House of Commons "in his tributes to Willie Rennie, my constituency colleague said that men had had three careers in politics, " Wendy Chamberlain MP (North East Fife, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Speaker’s Statement 19 speeches (5,508 words) Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Wendy Chamberlain (LD - North East Fife) All I have had—both myself and the MSP for the constituency, Willie Rennie, who was previously a Member - Link to Speech
Building an NHS Fit for the Future 138 speeches (56,300 words) Monday 13th November 2023 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Wendy Chamberlain (LD - North East Fife) My colleague in the Scottish Parliament, the MSP for North East Fife, Willie Rennie, has raised the issue - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Monday 3rd July 2023 Oral Evidence - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council), HITRANS (Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership), and Sustrans Scotland Cost of living: impact on rural communities in Scotland - Scottish Affairs Committee Found: Willie Rennie and I may go out on them over recess as part of our constituency work.

Early Day Motions
Monday 1st September Support for Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and the Scottish Languages Bill 7 signatures (Most recent: 8 Sep 2025) Tabled by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire) That this House welcomes the unanimous passage of the Scottish Languages Bill by the Scottish Parliament, granting official status to both Gaelic and Scots; recognises this as a significant and positive step in supporting linguistic and cultural diversity in Scotland; highlights the crucial role played by Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in …

Early Day Motions

Monday 1st September

Support for Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and the Scottish Languages Bill

7 signatures (Most recent: 8 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
That this House welcomes the unanimous passage of the Scottish Languages Bill by the Scottish Parliament, granting official status to both Gaelic and Scots; recognises this as a significant and positive step in supporting linguistic and cultural diversity in Scotland; highlights the crucial role played by Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in …

Bill Documents
Mar. 11 2025 Written evidence submitted by Defend Digital Me (DUAB47) Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 Written evidence Found: In the 55 56 Scottish Parliament, the MSP for North East Fife Willie Rennie, asked what
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Willie Rennie mentioned in Scottish results

Scottish Committee Publications
Friday 30th May 2025 Report - This report sets out a summary of the Committee's work over the last parliamentary year. Annual report of the Education, Children and Young People Committee 2024-2025 Education, Children and Young People Committee Found: Party Ross Greer Scottish Green Party Bill Kidd Scottish National Party John Mason Independent Willie Rennie
Thursday 29th May 2025 Report - The Regional Strategic Bodies and Regional Colleges (Glasgow and Lanarkshire) Order 2025 [draft] Education, Children and Young People Committee Found: Party Ross Greer Scottish Green Party Bill Kidd Scottish National Party John Mason Independent Willie Rennie

Scottish Cross Party Group Publications
Minute of the Meeting of 24 September 2025 (PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Older People, Age and Ageing Published: 24th Sep 2025 Found: Hybrid meeting in CR4 & Microsoft Teams Minutes Present MSPs Jeremy Balfour MSP – Convenor Willie Rennie

Scottish Government Publications
Tuesday 20th January 2026 Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate Source Page: Ministerial communications regarding the Scottish Government’s MyCare NHS app: FOI release Document: FOI 202500486892 - Information released - Annex A (PDF) Found: To happen after publication of GIQ) • A Ministerial Response will be issued to Willie Rennie MSP, who
Monday 19th January 2026 Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate Source Page: Correspondence sent or received by the Housing Secretary: FOI release Document: FOI 202500472618 - Information released - ANNEX B (PDF) Found: figures: politicians John Swinney, Anas Sarwar, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Kate Forbes, Jeane Freeman, Willie Rennie
Friday 9th January 2026 Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate Source Page: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: September 2025 Document: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: September 2025 (Excel) Found: Scottish Conservative; Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP Scottish Labour; Ross Greer MSP, Scottish Green Party; Willie Rennie
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Economic Development Directorate Source Page: Documentation that mentions the founder of Liberty Steel: FOI release Document: FOI 202500483473 - Information released - Documents 2 (PDF) Found: Redacted RedactedSCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ORAL ANSWER 3 September 2025 Index Heading: Economy Willie Rennie
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Economic Development Directorate Source Page: Documentation that mentions the founder of Liberty Steel: FOI release Document: FOI 202500483473 - Information released - Documents 4 (PDF) Found: 2025 16:09 To: Subject: RE: Re GFG/ALVANCE Helen Heres the draft response for Wednesday: Willie Rennie
Monday 8th December 2025 Source Page: Meetings relating to the A9 Dualling Project: EIR release Document: EIR 202500479110 - Information released - Annex A (PDF) Found: Roz McCall Willie Rennie Pam Duncan-Glancy Subject to Parliamentary Business Fergus Ewing PO received
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate Source Page: Consideration of Section 5 FOISA Designation of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and other bodies: FOI release Document: FOI 202500481032 - Information released - Documents A - Q (PDF) Found: The Times HOLYROOD Willie Rennie stepping down as Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has
Wednesday 26th November 2025 Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate Source Page: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: August 2025 Document: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: August 2025 (Excel) Found: Dundee2025-08-15 00:00:00Meeting / with MSPsJoe FitzPatrick MSP, Michael Marra MSP, Maggie Chapman MSP, Willie Rennie
Thursday 13th November 2025 Population Health Directorate Source Page: Sale of alcohol at football grounds information: FOI release Document: FOI 202500479433 - Information Released - Annex (PDF) Found: personal information] Active Scotland – Delivery 12 Correspondence received From: Willie Rennie
Thursday 16th October 2025 Education Reform Directorate Source Page: Religious observance and religious education in schools information: FOI release Document: FOI 202500471377 - Information released - Annex B (PDF) Found: Government [Redaction – Section 38(1)(b)], Ofsted (NI colleagues unable to attend) Meeting with Willie Rennie
Tuesday 30th September 2025 Economic Development Directorate Source Page: Strategic Commercial Assets Division: FOI responses Document: SCAD FOI cases (Excel) Found: Tourism and Enterprise in order to answer the 25 PQs on the sale of Dalzell Steelworks lodged by Willie Rennie
Tuesday 30th September 2025 Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate Source Page: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: June 2025 Document: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: June 2025 (Excel) Found: Fitzpatrick MSP; Micheal Marra MSP; Mercedes Villalba MSP; Maurice Golden MSP; Maggie Chapman MSP; Willie Rennie
Tuesday 30th September 2025 Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate Source Page: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: May 2025 Document: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: May 2025 (Excel) Found: /05Entrepreneurship 2025-05-27 00:00:00Meeting / with MSPsMiles Briggs MSP, Michael Marra MSP, Willie Rennie
Thursday 28th August 2025 Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate Source Page: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: April 2025 Document: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: April 2025 (Excel) Found: CouncilHome Education2025-04-03 00:00:00Meeting / with MSPsMichael Marra MSP, Mercedes Villalba MSP, Willie Rennie
Wednesday 20th August 2025 Population Health Directorate Source Page: Alcohol industry investment and public health messaging: FOI release Document: FOI 202500474795 - Information released - Annex B (PDF) Found: Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Alex Rowley MSP , Spokesperson for Transport Willie Rennie
Monday 4th August 2025 Lifelong Learning and Skills Directorate Source Page: Education portfolio questions documentation: FOI release Document: FOI 202500464266 - Information released - Document (PDF) Found: S6T-02448 – asked by Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats Date Lodged
Wednesday 9th July 2025 Local Government and Housing Directorate Source Page: Documentation and correspondence on Visitor Levy: FOI release Document: FOI 202500456480 - Information Released - Annex (PDF) Found: [REDACTED – Out of Scope] Document 13 – Correspondence 1 Willie Rennie MSP Willie.Rennie2
Monday 7th July 2025 Source Page: Third Heathrow runway: FOI release Document: FOI 202500463125 - Information Released - Annex (PDF) Found: In 2024 Willie Rennie, Liberal Democrats MSP for North East Fife, asked a series of PQs about Heathrow
Monday 2nd June 2025 Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate Source Page: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: January 2025 Document: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: January 2025 (Excel) Found: Authorities (COSLA)Local Government2025-01-16 00:00:00Meeting / with MSPsAlex Cole-Hamilton MSP and Willie Rennie

Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration Wednesday 14th January 2026 This briefing sets out parliamentary scrutiny of the Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill ahead of Stage 3. It recaps on Stage 1 Committee scrutiny and provides a summary of amendments agreed to at Stage 2. View source webpage Found: Amendment 25 in the name of Willie Rennie MSP amends section 2 to add a requirement for provision of
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2024-2025 Tuesday 16th December 2025 None View source webpage Found: Western (C) Jamie Greene (from 4 April 2025) West Scotland (R) Liam McArthur Orkney Islands (C) Willie Rennie
Education (Scotland) Bill, Briefing Prior to Stage 3 Tuesday 17th June 2025 A briefing on the consideration of the Education (Scotland) Bill at Stages 1 and 2. View source webpage Found: Willie Rennie MSP emphasised the importance of the independence of both the inspectorate and the accreditation

Scottish Parliamentary Debates
Portfolio Question Time 126 speeches (54,776 words) Wednesday 21st January 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Very briefly, Willie Rennie. - Link to Speech
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill 40 speeches (63,226 words) Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: O'Kane, Paul (Lab - West Scotland) I am shocked that anyone in north-east Fife would not greet Willie Rennie at the door with an embrace - Link to Speech 2: McCall, Roz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) As Willie Rennie mentioned, that can be achieved through strong leadership, and through different processes - Link to Speech 3: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) all their contributions, particularly Ross Greer and others from the Scottish Green Party, and Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 343 speeches (344,476 words) Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) I thank Willie Rennie for raising that important point and for the engagement that I have had with him - Link to Speech 2: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) I thank Willie Rennie for taking the intervention. I have been listening carefully. - Link to Speech 3: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) I call Willie Rennie to wind up and to press or withdraw amendment 94A. - Link to Speech 4: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) I call Willie Rennie to wind up and to press or withdraw amendment 98. - Link to Speech 5: Rennie, Willie (LD - North East Fife) ]—and agreed to.Amendments 101 to 103 not moved.Amendment 104 moved—[Willie Rennie]—and agreed - Link to Speech
Additional Support for Learning Review 31 speeches (32,960 words) Thursday 15th January 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) will be important to acknowledge as part of our focused ASN review.There was a clear ask from Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) pressed their request-to-speak buttons now.I advise the cabinet secretary and the chamber that Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: Briggs, Miles (Con - Lothian) I look forward to Willie Rennie being beamed in at some point.I thank the cabinet secretary for advance - Link to Speech 4: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) I call Willie Rennie, who is joining us remotely. - Link to Speech
Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 43 speeches (114,683 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Mundell, Oliver (Con - Dumfriesshire) saying this, and I know that my remarks do not neatly fit with what she has just said, but what Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Mason, John (Ind - Glasgow Shettleston) that there is a difference between making a reasonable profit and making an excessive profit, as Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: O'Kane, Paul (Lab - West Scotland) Willie Rennie, Ross Greer, Jackie Dunbar and others contributed much of what they had heard in evidence - Link to Speech
Scotland’s Rural College 240 speeches (109,603 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Committee Mentions: 1: None Willie Rennie has spoken previously about that. - Link to Speech
Budget 2026-27 115 speeches (86,328 words) Tuesday 13th January 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Robison, Shona (SNP - Dundee City East) I say to Willie Rennie that we are keen to think about the role of special schools in the new phase of - Link to Speech
Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 102 speeches (116,245 words) Thursday 8th January 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) I call Willie Rennie to open on behalf of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. - Link to Speech 2: Gallacher, Meghan (Con - Central Scotland) Willie Rennie referred to the problems caused by rent controls, and I fear that the exact same thing - Link to Speech 3: Mason, John (Ind - Glasgow Shettleston) I am sorry, but Willie Rennie did not give way to me when I was trying to make a fair point. - Link to Speech 4: Hoy, Craig (Con - South Scotland) I apologise, Presiding Officer—that is some of the extra time gone.I start by agreeing with Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Subordinate Legislation 104 speeches (51,875 words) Wednesday 7th January 2026 - Committee Mentions: 1: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) I reassure Willie Rennie that that issue is being taken forward by Qualifications Scotland. - Link to Speech 2: Mason, John (Ind - Glasgow Shettleston) Willie Rennie asked about the differences in how a child from Scotland and a child from England would - Link to Speech
Flood Defences 27 speeches (41,546 words) Wednesday 7th January 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Mundell, Oliver (Con - Dumfriesshire) However, given the points that Willie Rennie and others have made about changing weather patterns and - Link to Speech 2: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) Scotland) Act 2009, which laid out statutory obligations for local authorities.Just before Christmas, Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Professor Alexis Jay and the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs 323 speeches (124,667 words) Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: O'Kane, Paul (Lab - West Scotland) I will return to some of the points that were raised previously, not least by Willie Rennie, about the - Link to Speech
Cross-portfolio Session 207 speeches (128,497 words) Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) We will move to the poverty-related attainment gap, with questions from Willie Rennie. - Link to Speech
Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill 38 speeches (64,301 words) Tuesday 16th December 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Smith, Liz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) If I had known that the bill was going to get Willie Rennie and the minister in a canoe, I would have - Link to Speech
Portfolio Question Time 97 speeches (45,498 words) Wednesday 10th December 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) I would be very happy to give Willie Rennie an update today, but—and perhaps this would be more useful—I - Link to Speech 2: Fraser, Murdo (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) I listened intently to the Deputy First Minister’s response to Willie Rennie, and in particular to what - Link to Speech
Social Security Spending 101 speeches (69,836 words) Wednesday 10th December 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Kerr, Stephen (Con - Central Scotland) Will Willie Rennie give way? - Link to Speech 2: Mochan, Carol (Lab - South Scotland) That comes back to the point that Willie Rennie made about ensuring that there are stable paths for people - Link to Speech 3: Somerville, Shirley-Anne (SNP - Dunfermline) Willie Rennie said that his constituent felt believed in the devolved social security system. - Link to Speech
Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Holdings Limited 83 speeches (80,790 words) Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: McMillan, Stuart (SNP - Greenock and Inverclyde) Willie Rennie talked about the pipeline and the drumbeat of investment and orders, and he is absolutely - Link to Speech 2: Bibby, Neil (Lab - West Scotland) Willie Rennie is absolutely right: the Scottish Government is scared to do the right thing now. - Link to Speech 3: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) I want to link that with what Willie Rennie said about ownership and responsibility. - Link to Speech
Education Statistics 34 speeches (30,494 words) Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) dialogue with members from across the chamber on additional support needs and, with thanks to Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) I call Rona Mackay, to be followed by Willie Rennie—[Interruption.]Let us hear one another, colleagues - Link to Speech
Portfolio Question Time 66 speeches (30,191 words) Thursday 4th December 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Kerr, Stephen (Con - Central Scotland) Willie Rennie is right. - Link to Speech 2: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) I call Willie Rennie. Very briefly, please. - Link to Speech 3: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) industries in certain areas, including in the north-east of Fife and the north-east of Scotland.If Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Widening Access to Higher Education 67 speeches (113,740 words) Thursday 4th December 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab - Glasgow) I agree with Willie Rennie that the Government should either get on with it, or say that it does not - Link to Speech 2: McCall, Roz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) I am willing to accept that there has been progress but, as Willie Rennie and Stephen Kerr mentioned, - Link to Speech 3: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) In his intervention on the minister’s opening speech, Willie Rennie suggested that the minister had taken - Link to Speech 4: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) That will make a difference for individuals and for our country in relation to what Willie Rennie rightly - Link to Speech 5: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) That will make a difference for individuals and for our country in relation to what Willie Rennie rightly - Link to Speech
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 307 speeches (232,253 words) Wednesday 3rd December 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) Amendment 34, in the name of Willie Rennie, would, in effect, duplicate the Scottish Government’s budget - Link to Speech 2: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) However, I refer back to the discussion with Willie Rennie that I had last week on considerations ahead - Link to Speech 3: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) However, I am grateful to Willie Rennie for raising those points, and we will consider them further as - Link to Speech 4: Greer, Ross (Green - West Scotland) I very much appreciate the case that Willie Rennie has made, and, on that basis, I will not be moving - Link to Speech
Oil and Gas 79 speeches (65,263 words) Wednesday 26th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) Does Willie Rennie agree that decommissioning has not been mentioned enough in the debate? - Link to Speech 2: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) Douglas Lumsden, in his excellent opening speech, and Willie Rennie both mentioned Mossmorran. - Link to Speech 3: Kerr, Liam (Con - North East Scotland) In a typically measured way, Willie Rennie told us of the jobs that will go, and are already going—hundreds - Link to Speech
Portfolio Question Time 102 speeches (52,474 words) Wednesday 26th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Minto, Jenni (SNP - Argyll and Bute) I remind Willie Rennie and other members that I have been working hard with those in the equivalent role - Link to Speech
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 227 speeches (190,912 words) Wednesday 26th November 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Greer, Ross (Green - West Scotland) I am sympathetic to the argument that Willie Rennie is making on having an independent body. - Link to Speech 2: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) Therefore, I cannot support amendments 40 and 42.Amendment 24, in the name of Willie Rennie, would in - Link to Speech 3: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) I call Willie Rennie to move amendment 26 and speak to all amendments in the group. - Link to Speech 4: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) I thank Willie Rennie for the opportunity to intervene. - Link to Speech
Topical Question Time 35 speeches (21,551 words) Tuesday 25th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Kerr, Stephen (Con - Central Scotland) ideas that she has floated will have major implications for parents, councils, pupils and, as Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Briggs, Miles (Con - Lothian) ago in its manifesto, but it has not delivered on that promise.Last Friday, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Skills System 45 speeches (68,332 words) Wednesday 19th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Rowley, Alex (Lab - Mid Scotland and Fife) We need a joined-up approach to employment and the economy.As Willie Rennie found when he went to Dundee - Link to Speech 2: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) I will start by agreeing with Willie Rennie that it is great news that there is huge demand for workforce - Link to Speech 3: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab - Glasgow) I agree with Claire Baker, Willie Rennie and others that we must do that with a focus on the whole economy - Link to Speech
Portfolio Question Time 87 speeches (45,181 words) Wednesday 19th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Robison, Shona (SNP - Dundee City East) First, I acknowledge something that Willie Rennie said. - Link to Speech
Education 37 speeches (67,676 words) Wednesday 19th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: O'Kane, Paul (Lab - West Scotland) We heard some of that rehearsed in the helpful contribution from Willie Rennie. - Link to Speech 2: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) particularly outwith the formal curriculum, are really important.One of the aspects that Miles Briggs, Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) Willie Rennie and others talked about the importance of teachers in our schools, and George Adam also - Link to Speech
Buildings (Heating and Energy Performance) and Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill 34 speeches (29,302 words) Tuesday 18th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: McAllan, Màiri (SNP - Clydesdale) That is quite unnecessary rhetoric from Willie Rennie—not for the first time. [Interruption.] - Link to Speech
Portfolio Question Time 110 speeches (54,915 words) Wednesday 12th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) I do not know how comfortable Willie Rennie is with being applauded by the Conservatives; I would be - Link to Speech
Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 108 speeches (72,024 words) Wednesday 12th November 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Johnson, Daniel (Lab - Edinburgh Southern) Willie Rennie makes an important point, which I understand. - Link to Speech
Draft Climate Change Plan 41 speeches (36,819 words) Thursday 6th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) Willie Rennie puts a fair challenge to me, because Home Energy Scotland gets a lot of Government funding - Link to Speech 2: Kerr, Stephen (Con - Central Scotland) I am in awe of Willie Rennie having read all 410 pages of the report. - Link to Speech
Portfolio Question Time 47 speeches (24,876 words) Thursday 6th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: McAllan, Màiri (SNP - Clydesdale) That is why, in my answer to Willie Rennie, I pointed out that we have, for the first time, offered multi-annual - Link to Speech
Protecting Scotland’s Rivers 10 speeches (34,340 words) Thursday 6th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) things in their constituencies and regions, and I agree whole-heartedly with Christine Grahame and Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) strategy and delivery plan support.A point that came out of the speeches by Christine Grahame and Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Portfolio Question Time 108 speeches (55,116 words) Wednesday 5th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Gougeon, Mairi (SNP - Angus North and Mearns) Willie Rennie raises an important point that is, of course, impacting heavily on the industries in his - Link to Speech 2: Gray, Neil (SNP - Airdrie and Shotts) I agreed with much of what Willie Rennie had to say until that final part. - Link to Speech
Decision Time 22 speeches (32,686 words) Wednesday 5th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) The next question is, that amendment S6M-19512.1, in the name of Willie Rennie, which seeks to amend - Link to Speech
Maternity Services 145 speeches (134,966 words) Wednesday 5th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Gray, Neil (SNP - Airdrie and Shotts) I very much understand the situation that Jackie Baillie and Willie Rennie outline, but the HIS report - Link to Speech 2: Harvie, Patrick (Green - Glasgow) We must also provide reassurance, which Willie Rennie also spoke about, that, in the large majority of - Link to Speech 3: Gallacher, Meghan (Con - Central Scotland) Willie Rennie made a pertinent point in his opening remarks, which is that we are talking about situations - Link to Speech 4: MacGregor, Fulton (SNP - Coatbridge and Chryston) As Willie Rennie said, although we know that that experience is very much the norm, sometimes it is our - Link to Speech 5: Cole-Hamilton, Alex (LD - Edinburgh Western) I rise in support of the amendment in the name of Willie Rennie. - Link to Speech
Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 441 speeches (171,744 words) Wednesday 5th November 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) That is exactly what Willie Rennie is saying, and people are coming to the committee and telling us that - Link to Speech 2: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) As Willie Rennie said, those people do not currently need to go through that process, so why are we putting - Link to Speech 3: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab - Glasgow) , and so on.My colleague Willie Rennie started to ask about the question of housing. - Link to Speech 4: Adam, George (SNP - Paisley) difficulty and say, “We’re here for you and we’re gonnae support you”.It backs up something that Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Maternity Services (Safety) 40 speeches (41,733 words) Wednesday 29th October 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Gray, Neil (SNP - Airdrie and Shotts) I am grateful to Willie Rennie for his support and representation on Lori Quate’s behalf.In my statement - Link to Speech
Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 193 speeches (91,410 words) Wednesday 29th October 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab - Glasgow) In response to my colleague Willie Rennie, the cabinet secretary made the point that, if money is flowing - Link to Speech 2: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) Willie Rennie has a question, followed by Miles Briggs. - Link to Speech
University of Dundee 389 speeches (167,000 words) Wednesday 29th October 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Dunbar, Jackie (SNP - Aberdeen Donside) I will go back to questions that the convener and Willie Rennie touched on with regard to the voluntary - Link to Speech 2: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) We will stick with the wider university funding issue, which Willie Rennie wants to come back in on. - Link to Speech 3: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) Mr Hamill, Willie Rennie asked Professor Seaton if he would need to come back and ask the Government - Link to Speech
Colleges and Apprenticeships 64 speeches (69,842 words) Wednesday 8th October 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab - Glasgow) It should, as Willie Rennie said, cause the Government to shiver. - Link to Speech 2: Smith, Liz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) private sectors to try to harness Scotland’s true investment and economic growth potential.As Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Illegal Immigration 121 speeches (64,887 words) Wednesday 8th October 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Findlay, Russell (Con - West Scotland) Could Willie Rennie explain why Glasgow has a record 7,500 homelessness applicants? - Link to Speech 2: Hepburn, Jamie (SNP - Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) I agree with Willie Rennie: there are members who sit on the Conservative benches, and who are not here - Link to Speech 3: Findlay, Russell (Con - West Scotland) That is the Willie Rennie and Daniel Johnson school of body language. - Link to Speech
Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (Scottish Carbon Budgets) Amendment Regulations 2025 55 speeches (55,837 words) Wednesday 8th October 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) Does Willie Rennie not agree that, if the Parliament votes down the targets today, what he wants me to - Link to Speech 2: Matheson, Michael (SNP - Falkirk West) I listened carefully to Willie Rennie, and I accept that he is sceptical about those matters, but it - Link to Speech 3: Matheson, Michael (SNP - Falkirk West) I listened carefully to Willie Rennie, and I accept that he is sceptical about those matters, but it - Link to Speech 4: Ruskell, Mark (Green - Mid Scotland and Fife) Willie Rennie mentioned other sectors that want to go further and faster, but they need certainty now - Link to Speech 5: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) the policies that we would use—that is up to Parliaments and Governments to decide.As I said to Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 330 speeches (186,435 words) Wednesday 8th October 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) I call Willie Rennie. - Link to Speech
Mobile Phones in Schools 56 speeches (67,507 words) Wednesday 1st October 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: McNeill, Pauline (Lab - Glasgow) There is pressure on parents to provide smartphones—Willie Rennie was quite right to talk about peer - Link to Speech 2: Bibby, Neil (Lab - West Scotland) do not think that it is appropriate for them to have them yet, but I very much recognise what Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) However, where we differ—Willie Rennie rightly spoke about this—is in how potential bans should be implemented - Link to Speech
Decision Time 27 speeches (34,309 words) Wednesday 1st October 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Martin (South Scotland) (Lab) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Martin (South Scotland) (Lab) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 4: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 5: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 6: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 7: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 8: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Portfolio Question Time 108 speeches (51,267 words) Wednesday 1st October 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Fairlie, Jim (SNP - Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) As Willie Rennie knows, fisheries compensation is a private matter between the wind developers and the - Link to Speech
Urban Gulls Summit 59 speeches (31,306 words) Wednesday 1st October 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Fairlie, Jim (SNP - Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) As I just laid out to Willie Rennie, all applications have to be assessed on their own merits—there is - Link to Speech
Pre-budget Scrutiny 2026-27 561 speeches (191,278 words) Wednesday 1st October 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) We move to questions from Willie Rennie. - Link to Speech 2: McLennan, Paul (SNP - East Lothian) One key thing that we have been trying to do for years now is to make forecasts—indeed, Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) I will go first to Willie Rennie. - Link to Speech 4: Chapman, Maggie (Green - North East Scotland) Duncan-Glancy has just asked, given that we have had 11 months of this at the University of Dundee—Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 5: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) Mr Maconachie took exception to Willie Rennie raising the point that the media had been clear that the - Link to Speech
Housing (Scotland) Bill 31 speeches (55,858 words) Tuesday 30th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Mountain, Edward (Con - Highlands and Islands) hard on a bill.I have also found it hard to be in the chamber and hear, in line with a point that Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Balfour, Jeremy (Ind - Lothian) I start by agreeing with Willie Rennie that we should give a big thank you to all the clerks who have - Link to Speech 3: McAllan, Màiri (SNP - Clydesdale) the other hand, I have to appeal to Green colleagues to see that the care and balance that I and Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Techscaler Programme 30 speeches (26,546 words) Tuesday 30th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) The question that Willie Rennie asks is about the wider cohort of people who do not feel that they have - Link to Speech
Decision Time 3 speeches (6,248 words) Tuesday 30th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Topical Question Time 47 speeches (22,796 words) Tuesday 30th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) I know that Willie Rennie is engaged in constructive discussions on alternative funding models, along - Link to Speech 2: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) I know that Willie Rennie is engaged in constructive discussions on alternative funding models, along - Link to Speech
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 395 speeches (498,178 words) Tuesday 30th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 4: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 5: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 6: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 7: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 8: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 9: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 10: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 11: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 12: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 13: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 14: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 15: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 16: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 17: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 18: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 19: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 20: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 21: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 22: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 23: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 24: Hoy, Craig (Con - South Scotland) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 25: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 26: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 27: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 28: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 29: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 30: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 31: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 32: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 33: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 34: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 35: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 36: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 37: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 38: Greer, Ross (Green - West Scotland) Moreover, as Willie Rennie pointed out, many of us have also been discussing and trying to get progress - Link to Speech
Decision Time 20 speeches (12,819 words) Thursday 25th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Martin (South Scotland) (Lab) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 105 speeches (118,720 words) Thursday 25th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Mason, John (Ind - Glasgow Shettleston) A lot of what Willie Rennie has said is exactly what I am thinking, too. - Link to Speech 2: Greer, Ross (Green - West Scotland) Will Willie Rennie take an intervention? - Link to Speech 3: Kerr, Stephen (Con - Central Scotland) that aside, the spirit that Willie Rennie conveyed when he gave his speech kind of covers how I feel - Link to Speech 4: Johnson, Daniel (Lab - Edinburgh Southern) I would go further than Willie Rennie. It is not only a university funding crisis that we face. - Link to Speech
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 423 speeches (550,905 words) Wednesday 24th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 4: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 5: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 6: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 7: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 8: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 9: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 10: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 11: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 12: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 13: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 14: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 15: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 16: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 17: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 18: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 19: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 20: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 21: Gallacher, Meghan (Con - Central Scotland) religious properties, and on the points that have been raised by colleagues Jeremy Balfour and Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 22: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 23: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 24: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 25: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 26: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 27: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 28: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 29: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 30: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 31: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 32: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 33: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) , Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 34: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 35: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 36: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 37: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) , Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 38: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 39: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 40: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 41: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 283 speeches (180,025 words) Wednesday 24th September 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Briggs, Miles (Con - Lothian) Willie Rennie has touched on a really important area—I know that from some of the conversations that - Link to Speech 2: McLennan, Paul (SNP - East Lothian) You have already kind of answered my next question, which Willie Rennie also touched on. - Link to Speech 3: None That brings us back to some of the issues that Willie Rennie was trying to tease out about how individual - Link to Speech
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 391 speeches (498,622 words) Tuesday 23rd September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Chapman, Maggie (Green - North East Scotland) I thank Willie Rennie for his intervention, but he will not be surprised that I disagree with him. - Link to Speech 2: Simpson, Graham (Reform - Central Scotland) I hear what Willie Rennie says. - Link to Speech
Decision Time 10 speeches (11,975 words) Thursday 18th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Willie (North East Fife) (LD) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Portfolio Question Time 58 speeches (28,106 words) Thursday 18th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Dey, Graeme (SNP - Angus South) As Willie Rennie is aware, there have been on-going discussions with the sector about that very point - Link to Speech
Alexander Dennis Ltd 32 speeches (26,657 words) Wednesday 17th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) Willie Rennie will have heard in my answer to Michael Matheson that reform was one of the company’s asks - Link to Speech
Decision Time 9 speeches (9,195 words) Wednesday 17th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 310 speeches (352,567 words) Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 4: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 5: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Decision Time 17 speeches (18,852 words) Thursday 11th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Martin (South Scotland) (Lab) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Decision Time 39 speeches (34,198 words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 4: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 5: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Residential Outdoor Education 60 speeches (62,432 words) Tuesday 9th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Smith, Liz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) I thank individuals such as Pam Duncan-Glancy, Martin Whitfield, Ross Greer, Fergus Ewing, Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Smith, Liz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) Members understood that other, non-statutory policy initiatives in the past have not worked—as Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Decision Time 16 speeches (19,448 words) Tuesday 9th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Martin (South Scotland) (Lab) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Portfolio Question Time 56 speeches (27,555 words) Thursday 4th September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) We should shout from the rooftops about companies such as the one that Willie Rennie mentioned in order - Link to Speech
Decision Time 19 speeches (24,429 words) Wednesday 3rd September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Willie (North East Fife) (LD) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 4: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) , Martin (South Scotland) (Lab) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Housing Emergency 35 speeches (30,435 words) Tuesday 2nd September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: McAllan, Màiri (SNP - Clydesdale) set out, because they are subject to the process in Parliament—will consider all the detail that Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Decision Time 31 speeches (32,391 words) Tuesday 2nd September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con) Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD) [Proxy vote cast by Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
National Health Service Dentistry 27 speeches (51,099 words) Tuesday 2nd September 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Minto, Jenni (SNP - Argyll and Bute) organisation today to press it to be a bit more flexible in that regard.Carol Mochan and, I think, Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
University of Dundee 542 speeches (143,630 words) Thursday 26th June 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) Before I take questions from Ross Greer, I will go back to Willie Rennie. - Link to Speech
Education (Scotland) Bill 44 speeches (57,961 words) Wednesday 25th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Greer, Ross (Green - West Scotland) been nine years in the making; for other members who have been here since before 2016, such as Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Portfolio Question Time 107 speeches (53,647 words) Wednesday 25th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) That was an entirely sensible contribution from Willie Rennie. - Link to Speech
University of Dundee 859 speeches (207,688 words) Wednesday 25th June 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) Should a chair of the court, who has accepted in response to Willie Rennie that they did not have financial - Link to Speech 2: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) Should a chair of the court, who has accepted in response to Willie Rennie that they did not have financial - Link to Speech
Education (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 412 speeches (462,339 words) Tuesday 24th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Kerr, Stephen (Con - Central Scotland) Willie Rennie is making the case for what has gone completely wrong with the bill. - Link to Speech 2: Kerr, Stephen (Con - Central Scotland) Willie Rennie, for whom I have a lot of respect, has settled for something that is really poor. - Link to Speech 3: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) Willie Rennie, to whom I am about to give way, knows that it is a crucial issue. - Link to Speech 4: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) It is fair to say that my relationship with Willie Rennie has taken a bit of a dip in recent weeks. - Link to Speech 5: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab - Glasgow) Willie Rennie talked about a substantial review. - Link to Speech
First Minister’s Question Time 74 speeches (41,572 words) Thursday 19th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) In 2019, my colleague Willie Rennie warned the then First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, that meeting our - Link to Speech
General Question Time 36 speeches (20,035 words) Thursday 19th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Dey, Graeme (SNP - Angus South) While Willie Rennie and the Lib Dems worked with the Scottish Government to secure an additional £3.5 - Link to Speech
Public Service Reform Strategy 37 speeches (38,061 words) Thursday 19th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Cole-Hamilton, Alex (LD - Edinburgh Western) Yesterday, my colleague Willie Rennie told the chamber that public service reform should be boring. - Link to Speech
Economic Performance (A Better Deal for Taxpayers) 100 speeches (67,735 words) Wednesday 18th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) I call Willie Rennie to open on behalf of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. - Link to Speech 2: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) I again call Willie Rennie to open on behalf of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. - Link to Speech 3: Johnson, Daniel (Lab - Edinburgh Southern) Frankly, I think that Willie Rennie was absolutely right to say that public service reform should be - Link to Speech 4: Smith, Liz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) Willie Rennie said that that was the most important problem; it is. - Link to Speech
Scottish Languages Bill 22 speeches (57,710 words) Tuesday 17th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Briggs, Miles (Con - Lothian) institute—and, in that regard, I very much welcome the amendments to this bill in the name of Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Greer, Ross (Green - West Scotland) I am proud of the provisions in the bill for Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and my work with Gillian Munro, Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab - Glasgow) medium of Gaelic and that resources are provided to support that.Ross Greer, Miles Briggs and Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 4: McCall, Roz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) Also, as Willie Rennie stated earlier, where are the Gaelic teachers? - Link to Speech 5: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) I smiled when Michael Marra—or perhaps it was Willie Rennie—talked about the fact that, occasionally, - Link to Speech
Child Poverty 29 speeches (32,788 words) Tuesday 17th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Somerville, Shirley-Anne (SNP - Dunfermline) people out of poverty, so I make no apologies for pointing out the reality that we are in.However, Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Scottish Languages Bill: Stage 3 132 speeches (109,300 words) Tuesday 17th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Amendment 4, in the name of Willie Rennie, is grouped with amendments 5 to 10. - Link to Speech 2: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) I thank Willie Rennie for lodging these amendments. - Link to Speech 3: Rennie, Willie (LD - North East Fife) vision that the Deputy First Minister has set out.Amendment 4 agreed to.Amendments 5 to 9 moved—[Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Portfolio Question Time 91 speeches (49,206 words) Wednesday 11th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) As I said to Willie Rennie, the scale of the investment that the Government has provided to defence companies - Link to Speech
Education and Skills 282 speeches (180,807 words) Wednesday 11th June 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) will take questions from a couple of members on the University of Dundee, and I will bring in Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 2: Dey, Graeme (SNP - Angus South) Willie Rennie is right to talk about the need to carry out due diligence. - Link to Speech
Topical Question Time 40 speeches (21,673 words) Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: McLennan, Paul (SNP - East Lothian) When we talk about cladding—Willie Rennie will know about this—one of the most important points is to - Link to Speech
Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators 100 speeches (93,451 words) Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Kerr, Stephen (Con - Central Scotland) Willie Rennie is not in the chamber, but I would like to believe that what we hear from the Deputy First - Link to Speech 2: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) for example, have very different circumstances and constitutional arrangements.It is a fact, as Willie Rennie - Link to Speech 3: Slater, Lorna (Green - Lothian) technology or improve management practices.That brings me on to my second point, which is to challenge Willie Rennie - Link to Speech
Universities (Financial Sustainability) 465 speeches (178,045 words) Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab - Glasgow) I will start in a similar vein to how my colleague Willie Rennie finished, which is to say two things - Link to Speech
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 106 speeches (83,015 words) Thursday 29th May 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Burgess, Ariane (Green - Highlands and Islands) Amendment 1, in the name of Willie Rennie, is grouped with amendments 2, 135, 135A to 135E, 275, 276 - Link to Speech 2: Gallacher, Meghan (Con - Central Scotland) Following on from what Willie Rennie said, the housing emergency and the introduction of emergency legislation - Link to Speech 3: Somerville, Shirley-Anne (SNP - Dunfermline) In his opening remarks, Willie Rennie mentioned that the private rented sector is part of the solution - Link to Speech 4: Burgess, Ariane (Green - Highlands and Islands) We need to move on, because of time.I invite Willie Rennie to wind up and to indicate whether he wishes - Link to Speech

Scottish Calendar
Thursday 29th January 2026 2 p.m. Portfolio Questions: Education and Skills - Main Chamber Portfolio: Education and Skills Martin Whitfield (S6O-05443) [Not Lodged] Alexander Stewart (S6O-05444) To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the availability of permanent teaching posts for newly qualified teachers. Alexander Burnett (S6O-05445) To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the recruitment of teachers in rural areas. Willie Rennie (S6O-05446) To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that newly qualified teachers are able to secure stable, long-term employment, in light of recent reports that only one in four newly qualified teachers secured permanent posts in 2024-25. George Adam (S6O-05447) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the establishment of the Centre for Teaching Excellence. Stephen Kerr (S6O-05448) To ask the Scottish Government how many new teachers, who qualified in the last three years, are now in permanent teaching posts. James Dornan (S6O-05449) To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on raising attainment levels in literacy and numeracy and closing any gap in attainment between children from the least and most deprived areas. Michael Matheson (S6O-05450) [Not Lodged] Watch on Scottish Parliament TV View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 21st January 2026 2 p.m. Portfolio Questions: Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands; Health and Social Care - Main Chamber Portfolio: Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands David Torrance (S6O-05387) [Not Lodged] Paul O'Kane (S6O-05388) To ask the Scottish Government what cross-government action it is taking to support island connectivity in the West Scotland region. Richard Leonard (S6O-05389) To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it has entered into with the Scottish Information Commissioner regarding the publication of the controlling interests of recipients of payments made under the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024. Gillian Mackay (S6O-05390) To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure that future farm policy aligns with Scotland’s climate and biodiversity targets, in light of the concerns raised by environmental stakeholders regarding the agricultural reform process. Christine Grahame (S6O-05391) [Not Lodged] Edward Mountain (S6O-05392) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the potential impact on farmers and crofters of any reintroduction of lynx into Scotland. Paul McLennan (S6O-05393) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with the UK Government to ensure that the consultation on combinable crops will deliver for Scotland's arable farmers. Humza Yousaf (S6O-05394) [Not Lodged] Portfolio: Health and Social Care Willie Rennie (S6O-05395) To ask the Scottish Government what urgent action is being taken to improve whole-system patient flow, including seven-day discharge services, social care capacity, and shared responsibility across hospital departments, rather than focusing on redirecting patients away from A&E departments. Sarah Boyack (S6O-05396) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce standards and regular public reporting on hospital discharges and the use of non-clinical spaces to deliver care. Rhoda Grant (S6O-05397) To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of dental practices that are accepting new NHS patients, including how it will monitor the effectiveness of the November 2023 payment reforms in improving access for patients in rural and island communities. Rona Mackay (S6O-05398) To ask the Scottish Government how the work of the recently announced ADHD and Autism Taskforce will affect integrated care for residents in Strathkelvin and Bearsden, and for people across Scotland. Alasdair Allan (S6O-05399) To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting dental practices in island communities to provide sufficient levels of service to ensure that islanders can access the dental care that they are entitled to. Daniel Johnson (S6O-05400) To ask the Scottish Government what the new Infrastructure Delivery Pipeline means for a replacement eye hospital for Edinburgh. Tess White (S6O-05401) To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect women from rape and sexual assault in hospitals. Evelyn Tweed (S6O-05402) To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential benefits of walk-in GP clinics compared with other potential service delivery models. Watch on Scottish Parliament TV View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 10th December 2025 2 p.m. Portfolio Questions: Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic; Finance and Local Government - Main Chamber Portfolio: Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic Liz Smith (S6O-05259) To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its recent decision to allow a flat-rate approach to the visitor levy, what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding whether to also introduce lower non-domestic rates for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses. Bob Doris (S6O-05260) To ask the Scottish Government how it supports Scotland's Living Wage Places to encourage the uptake of the real Living Wage amongst employers. Douglas Lumsden (S6O-05261) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues on how its internal modelling of oil and gas jobs in the north east compares with the latest industry estimates. Tess White (S6O-05262) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the impact of its export growth strategy, A Trading Nation, including what metrics it has used to assess this. Michael Matheson (S6O-05263) To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support manufacturing, including in the renewable energy sector. Rhoda Grant (S6O-05264) To ask the Scottish Government, in light of parents now being able to request Gaelic school provision in their areas, what financial and resource support it is providing to local authorities to ensure that such requests can be considered and implemented. Gordon MacDonald (S6O-05265) To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its work to grow Scotland’s economy, whether it will provide an update on its engagement with the UK Government regarding the Office for Budget Responsibility’s recent economic forecasts. Willie Rennie (S6O-05266) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding support for the workforce and local economy of Mossmorran, in light of ExxonMobil's announcement that the Fife Ethylene Plant will be closed. Portfolio: Finance and Local Government Keith Brown (S6O-05267) To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contribution that community-led initiatives can make to supporting local government services and outcomes, and reducing demand through early intervention and prevention. Ariane Burgess (S6O-05268) To ask the Scottish Government how the planning process monitors the delivery of any job creation figures included within planning applications, including applications for salmon farms, once they are built and operational. Jackie Dunbar (S6O-05269) To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting Aberdeen City Council to maintain its local government services, including in response to any increasing social need in the city. Audrey Nicoll (S6O-05270) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its engagement with the UK Government regarding the Energy Profits Levy and its implications for north east Scotland. Carol Mochan (S6O-05271) To ask the Scottish Government what measures it will take in its Budget to support high street retailers in the South Scotland region that are at risk of closing. Richard Leonard (S6O-05272) To ask the Scottish Government what communication the finance secretary has had with the UK Government and the Financial Conduct Authority regarding what support is available for policyholders impacted by the withdrawal of the Family Protection Plan by CMutual and Maiden Life Försäkrings. Fulton MacGregor (S6O-05273) To ask the Scottish Government how much it will allocate in its forthcoming Budget to local authorities to provide financial support to those affected by RAAC, including businesses. Tim Eagle (S6O-05274) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what plans it has to amend tax thresholds in the next Scottish Budget. Watch on Scottish Parliament TV View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 25th November 2025 Topical Questions - Main Chamber Rachael Hamilton (S6T-02767) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the TRANSFORM prostate cancer screening trial, including any implications this may have for improving prostate cancer screening in Scotland. Clare Haughey (S6T-02772) To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the warning from Scottish Care that the UK Government’s immigration proposals risk destabilising care provision in Scotland. Willie Rennie (S6T-02771) To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported concerns and frustration of the Educational Institute of Scotland about its four-day working week proposal for teachers. Watch on Scottish Parliament TV View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 5th November 2025 Scottish Labour Party Debate: Scotland’s Maternity Services - Main Chamber Jackie Baillie (S6M-19512) That the Parliament is alarmed by the serious patient safety issues raised in recent inspection reports of maternity services, and calls on the Scottish Government to launch a national investigation into the design and delivery of maternity and neonatal services across Scotland. Further details available for S6M-19512 Neil Gray (S6M-19512.3) As an amendment to motion S6M-19512 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Scotland’s Maternity Services), leave out from “, and calls” to end and insert “; agrees that a national investigation into the design and delivery of maternity services should take place if Scotland’s new Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce recommends it, and that it should give full consideration to staff and patient welfare; notes that the taskforce will review the findings of Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s inspections into all maternity units in Scotland; recognises that no neonatal unit in Scotland is closing, and notes that the new model of neonatal intensive care in Scotland was recommended by the Best Start 2017 report, following robust clinical evidence on the safest and best possible model for the sickest babies.” Further details available for S6M-19512.3 Dr Sandesh Gulhane (S6M-19512.2) As an amendment to motion S6M-19512 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Scotland’s Maternity Services), insert at end “; recognises that a comprehensive NHS workforce plan is required for doctors, nurses and midwives to address staffing shortages, and that women in rural areas in particular are facing difficult journeys to access maternity services; urges the Scottish Government to swiftly make improvements to maternity services across Scotland and ensure that the recommendations and requirements issued by Healthcare Improvement Scotland following maternity service inspections are fully implemented, and calls on the Scottish Government to pause its plans to downgrade neonatal intensive care units until the national investigation has concluded and the Scottish Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce has reported on it.” Further details available for S6M-19512.2 Willie Rennie (S6M-19512.1) As an amendment to motion S6M-19512 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Scotland’s Maternity Services), insert at end “; notes that, following the downgrading of the consultant-led maternity unit at Caithness General Hospital in 2016, women in Caithness can face a 100 mile trip down the A9 to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness to give birth, and calls on the Scottish Government to commission an independent review of maternity services in Caithness.” Further details available for S6M-19512.1 Watch on Scottish Parliament TV View calendar - Add to calendar
Thursday 2nd October 2025 11:40 a.m. General Questions - Main Chamber Clare Haughey (S6O-05010) To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the closure of any Jobcentres in Scotland. Maurice Golden (S6O-05011) To ask the Scottish Government what the current state of readiness is for the upcoming ban on biodegradable municipal waste to landfill. David Torrance (S6O-05012) To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that Scotland remains at the forefront of hydrogen development and deployment. Gordon MacDonald (S6O-05013) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the steps that it is taking to support innovation and entrepreneurship in Scotland. Liam McArthur (S6O-05014) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to reintroducing the "shared cabin" policy as a condition of the next Northern Isles Ferry Services contract. Bob Doris (S6O-05015) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the climate action secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how to encourage homeowners to decarbonise their properties as part of Scotland’s ambition to achieve net zero by 2045. Stephen Kerr (S6O-05016) To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has in place to ensure that public body officials do not misuse their position for personal gain. Willie Rennie (S6O-05017) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will change the college and university funding frameworks to reflect the hybrid nature of Scotland's Rural College, which has both higher and further education provision. Watch on Scottish Parliament TV View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 23rd September 2025 Topical Questions - Main Chamber Alexander Stewart (S6T-02674) To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that more than 1,000 Scottish charities are closing every year. Willie Rennie (S6T-02680) To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendation made by the Commission on School Reform report, Behaviour in Schools, that teachers should be able to suspend or exclude pupils who exhibit persistent behaviour issues. Watch on Scottish Parliament TV View calendar - Add to calendar
Thursday 11th September 2025 11:40 a.m. General Questions - Main Chamber Bill Kidd (S6O-04914) To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any potential environmental impact, what its response is to reports that a category A nuclear safety event occurred at Faslane naval base between January and April this year. Maurice Golden (S6O-04915) To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting entrepreneurship. Liz Smith (S6O-04916) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Transport Scotland about motorway gantry signage. Tim Eagle (S6O-04917) To ask the Scottish Government what support it can offer to help local authorities protect council-run and arm’s-length external organisation-run community facilities. Gordon MacDonald (S6O-04918) To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions the economy secretary and business minister have had with the UK Government regarding tariff exemptions and other support for the Scotch whisky industry. Evelyn Tweed (S6O-04919) To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to develop year-round support for, and promotion of, high street businesses, in light of the recent Scotland Loves Local Week. Keith Brown (S6O-04920) [Not Lodged] Willie Rennie (S6O-04921) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the University of Dundee and the Scottish Funding Council regarding the university’s financial situation. Watch on Scottish Parliament TV View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 3rd September 2025 2 p.m. Portfolio Questions: Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic: Finance and Local Government - Main Chamber Portfolio: Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic Foysol Choudhury (S6O-04866) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with business leaders regarding work to maximise the economic impact of Edinburgh's festivals. Stephanie Callaghan (S6O-04867) [Withdrawn] Daniel Johnson (S6O-04868) To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken on digital exclusion to address the "weakened" national leadership referred to by Audit Scotland in its report Tackling Digital Exclusion, which was published 12 months ago. Elena Whitham (S6O-04869) To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the recently published NatWest Group and Beauhurst’s New Startup Index, indicating that Scotland has one of the fastest growing startup economies in the UK. Jamie Halcro Johnston (S6O-04870) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the economic impact of any increased taxation by UK, Scottish and local governments on people and businesses across the Highlands and Islands. Tim Eagle (S6O-04871) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how growth deals are growing the economy of the Highlands and Islands region. Willie Rennie (S6O-04872) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with GFG Alliance, Liberty Steel and Alvance British Aluminium regarding the companies’ operations in Scotland. Michelle Thomson (S6O-04873) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with UK Government ministers regarding the potential impact on the Scottish economy of recent developments with the Grangemouth cluster. Portfolio: Finance and Local Government Kenneth Gibson (S6O-04874) To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on the public finances of working age economic inactivity. Patrick Harvie (S6O-04875) To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support local authorities and other public bodies to apply ethical criteria when deciding whether to divest from sectors such as fossil fuels, arms companies and businesses complicit in occupation or war crimes. Ash Regan (S6O-04876) To ask the Scottish Government what role the finance secretary has in authorising any continued expenditure of public bodies that incur substantial legal costs, including those covered by the Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme. David Torrance (S6O-04877) To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with local authorities to deliver transformation programmes and accelerate any reforms needed to achieve financial sustainability and ensure that local services are fit for the future. Maggie Chapman (S6O-04878) To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to local authorities to help ensure that all residents across the north east can access local council services, including help when things go wrong, in person as well as online. Rona Mackay (S6O-04879) To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to East Dunbartonshire Council to help meet any additional costs of providing social care services for an ageing population. Alex Rowley (S6O-04880) To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage and support local authorities to empower and enable people and communities to have a greater say over the delivery of local public services. Alexander Stewart (S6O-04881) To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it is reportedly spending over £1 million every week on agency staff, in light of it having announced plans to reduce corporate costs. Watch on Scottish Parliament TV View calendar - Add to calendar