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Parliamentary Research
Trust, public engagement and UK Parliament - POST-PB-0066
May. 21 2025

Found: Forms of political engagement may include, but are not limited to: voting in elections, signing petitions


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 - Tue 18 Jun 2024

Mentions:
1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) The period of voting for each division will be 45 seconds. - Speech Link
2: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
3: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
4: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
5: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
6: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
7: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
8: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
9: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
10: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
11: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
12: Burgess, Ariane (Green - Highlands and Islands) To tackle the climate emergency, we need to address grazing pressures from all herbivores. - Speech Link


Select Committee
House of Commons Administration
AHC0018 - Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures

Written Evidence Jun. 11 2025

Inquiry: Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Modernisation Committee

Found: Navigating the timings of the day;  Using business papers;  Understanding parliamentary procedure;  Voting


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Creating a Modern, Diverse and Dynamic Scotland - Wed 18 Sep 2024

Mentions:
1: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) It is as though the first vote did not count and was a proxy one, so the SNP could come back to the issue - Speech Link
2: Sarwar, Anas (Lab - Glasgow) On his watch, Scotland is in the midst of a housing emergency. - Speech Link
3: Swinney, John (SNP - Perthshire North) A Labour member has shouted out to me, “What emergency?” - Speech Link
4: Sarwar, Anas (Lab - Glasgow) I ask the First Minister what we declared a housing emergency for. - Speech Link
5: Slater, Lorna (Green - Lothian) Even the Liberal Democrats would tie us to Brexit, first-past-the-post voting and nuclear weapons. - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill: Stage 1 - Thu 27 Jun 2024

Mentions:
1: Hepburn, Jamie (SNP - Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) provided to the committee on the impact of changes that have already been made by this Parliament on voting - Speech Link
2: Mackay, Gillian (Green - Central Scotland) The inherent value of voting makes it a foundational principle for healthy democracies. - Speech Link
3: Slater, Lorna (Green - Lothian) or postal vote or get leave from work, get to a voting station, and now, for UK elections, bring an - Speech Link
4: Balfour, Jeremy (Con - Lothian) As Mr Simpson pointed out, we will be voting for it at stage 1. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Code of Conduct and Modernisation Committee - Thu 25 Jul 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Wendy Chamberlain (LD - North East Fife) A fair voting process is the absolute basic step that we need to take. - Speech Link
2: Ellie Chowns (Green - North Herefordshire) I would like to speak about sitting, speaking and voting—very day-to-day activities. - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) , that they do not result in more absenteeism and remote voting. - Speech Link


Scottish Government Publication (Consultation analysis)
Mental Health Directorate
Justice Directorate
Social Care and National Care Service Development

Jan. 27 2025

Source Page: Adults with Incapacity Amendment Act: consultation analysis summary
Document: Adults With Incapacity Amendment Act Summary and Analysis of Response to Consultation (PDF)

Found: the need to balance an adult’s wishes and timescales that may need to be met in cases of medical emergency


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 - Tue 28 May 2024

Mentions:
1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) The period of voting for the first division will be 45 seconds. - Speech Link
2: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) division of stage 3, I will suspend for about five minutes to allow members to access the digital voting - Speech Link
3: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
4: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
5: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
6: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
7: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
8: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
9: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
10: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link
11: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP) Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 - Tue 14 May 2024

Mentions:
1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) The period of voting for the first division will be 45 seconds. - Speech Link
2: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) division of this stage, I suspend for around five minutes to allow members to access the digital voting - Speech Link
3: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Group 4 is on personal emergency evacuation plans. - Speech Link
4: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab - Glasgow) The amendment gives the Scottish ministers the power to introduce regulations to create personal emergency - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
First Minister - Tue 07 May 2024

Mentions:
1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Once all voting has been completed, any member who has not yet voted will be invited to cast a vote to - Speech Link
2: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Once the voting for candidates is completed, members who have not voted for a candidate will be given - Speech Link
3: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) The vote is closed.That concludes this round of voting. - Speech Link