Collette Stevenson
Scottish National Party
MSP for East Kilbride (Constituency) 2021 - present day
About Collette Stevenson
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Website: collettestevenson.scot
Facebook: Collette's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5502
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
1/3 Strathmore House
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 1LF
Phone: 01355 232800
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Collette is a member of 3 committees
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Substitute Member
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Collette is a member of 10 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Care Leavers
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Changing Places Toilets
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Medicinal Cannabis
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poverty
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Social Work
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tibet
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women in Enterprise
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women, Families and Justice
Deputy Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Collette has 1 parliamentary and government role
Conveners Group
Member
Party Roles
Collette does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Collette has had 4 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
Criminal Justice Committee
Member
18 April 2023 - 27 April 2023
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Member
25 January 2022 - 18 April 2023
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
31 August 2021 - 18 April 2023
Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Collette's register of interests
MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Collette Stevenson. The date of their initial statement was 07 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
Until 5 May 2022, I was a Councillor with South Lanarkshire Council (of Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA). I received between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum and spent 15 hours per week in the role. I donated my salary, after tax, to local charities. [Amended interest 15 December 2022]
Gifts
No registrable interests.
Overseas visits
No registrable interests.
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests.
Heritable property
No registrable interests.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests.
Voluntary
No registrable interests.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Collette Stevenson has said in Parliament
These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 27 June 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private
The Convener (Collette Stevenson): "Good morning, and welcome to the 21st meeting in 2024 of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee. We have received no apologies this morning. Our first item of business is a decision on taking agenda item 4 in private…
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 27 June 2024
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
The Convener: "Our next item is our final evidence session on the Housing (Scotland) Bill at stage 1. Today, we will hear from Paul McLennan, the Minister for Housing. I welcome him and his officials from the Scottish Government…
Chamber meeting date: 20 June 2024
Benefits Uptake
Collette Stevenson (East Kilbride) (SNP): "I congratulate my colleague Evelyn Tweed on securing today’s debate. With the on-going cost of living crisis, it is more important than ever that people receive all the support that they are entitled to…
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 20 June 2024
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
The Convener: "Our next agenda item is a further evidence session on the Housing (Scotland) Bill at stage 1. Today, we will hear from two panels, and I welcome to the meeting our first panel…
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 20 June 2024
Interests
The Convener (Collette Stevenson): "Welcome to the public part of the 20th meeting in 2024 of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee.??We have received no apologies. Earlier in the meeting, I welcomed Kevin Stewart as a new member of the committee…
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Votes
How Collette Stevenson has voted in Parliament
Find out how Collette Stevenson has voted recently.
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 50 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 24, 2024
Supported by: Màiri McAllan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Supported by: Mark Ruskell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 8 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 58 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 68 for, 0 against, 46 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Collette Stevenson in Parliament
Find out what motions Collette Stevenson has submitted recently.
Research Highlighting Link between Scottish Child Payment and Reducing Food Bank Use
East Kilbride’s Nathan Young Selected to Represent Team UK in Mechanical Engineering CAD at WorldSkills 2024
Questions
Questions Collette Stevenson has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Stevenson, Collette, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people it estimates, in the current financial year, are (a) eligible and (b) receiving payments for the (i) Scottish Child Payment and (ii) Best Start Grants, broken down by constituency."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 June 2024
Asked by: Stevenson, Collette, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in (a) the East Kilbride constituency and (b) each local authority area it estimates are (i) receiving Carer’s Allowance and (ii) eligible for the new Carer Support Payment."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 June 2024
Asked by: Stevenson, Collette, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in the East Kilbride constituency it estimates have received support from the Carer’s Allowance Supplement since its introduction, and what the average amount received by recipients is for these payments."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 June 2024
Asked by: Stevenson, Collette, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds regarding the value of each local authority's reserves in real terms in 2023-24, and how this compares with the equivalent value in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2013-14."
Answered by Shona Robison on 20 June 2024
Asked by: Stevenson, Collette, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will launch a consultation on plans to reform the regional strategic bodies for the colleges in the Glasgow and Lanarkshire regions."
Answered by Graeme Dey on 17 June 2024
Asked by: Stevenson, Collette, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to tackle poverty, in light of recent analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation showing that 86% of low-income households receiving Universal Credit were going without the essentials and that nearly one million people in the UK are "only £10 a week away from…
Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2024
Asked by: Stevenson, Collette, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with NHS Lanarkshire, and what was discussed."
Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2024
Asked by: Stevenson, Collette, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what discussions it has had with stakeholders in Scotland affected by Brexit in preparation for any input that it will provide to the review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement."
Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2024
Asked by: Stevenson, Collette, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to publish its consultation on Employment Injury Assistance."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 30 April 2024
Asked by: Stevenson, Collette, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 April 2024
"To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the potential impact on devolved social security benefits of the UK Government’s proposed reforms to disability benefits."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 May 2024
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