Maree Todd
Scottish National Party
MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Constituency) 2021 - present day
Former MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2016 - 2021
About Maree Todd
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
X (previously known as Twitter): @MareeToddMSP
Facebook: Maree's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6944
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
31 High Street
Alness
Ross-Shire
IV17 0PT
Phone: 01349 888281
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Maree is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Maree is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Maree has 1 parliamentary and government role
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
Scottish Government
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Party Roles
Maree does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Maree has had 6 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
19 May 2021 - 29 March 2023
Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport
Scottish Government
26 June 2018 - 19 May 2021
Minister for Children and Young People
Scottish Government
08 November 2017 - 26 June 2018
Minister for Childcare and Early Years
Scottish Government
08 June 2016 - 08 November 2017
Health and Sport Committee
Member
29 September 2016 - 07 November 2017
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
06 September 2016 - 29 September 2016
Finance Committee
Member
Register of interests
Maree'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 Maree Todd. The date of their initial statement was 09 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am Vice President of Friends of the Far North Line.
I am a registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (registration number 2043995)
I am a patron of the John O’Groat Trail.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Maree Todd 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.
Chamber meeting date: 2 May 2024
Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership
The Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport (Maree Todd): "Scottish Government officials last met Renfrewshire health and social care partnership officers on Thursday 4 April 2024."
Chamber meeting date: 2 May 2024
Hatton Lea Care Home
The Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport (Maree Todd): "Although we have overall responsibility for health and social care policy in Scotland, the statutory responsibility for delivering and commissioning appropriate services for the community lies with local authorities and integration joint boards…
Chamber meeting date: 2 May 2024
Care Homes (South Lanarkshire)
The Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport (Maree Todd): "No one wants to see the closure of good-quality care homes, as I have said already…
Chamber meeting date: 17 April 2024
National Care Service (Headquarters)
The Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport (Maree Todd): "We are currently at stage 2 of the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill and, at this point, consideration has not been given to the location of any potential premises…
Chamber meeting date: 28 March 2024
Asylum Seekers (Mental Wellbeing)
The Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport (Maree Todd): "The Home Office is responsible for the provision of asylum accommodation and support and for the use of contingency hotels…
Votes
How Maree Todd has voted in Parliament
Find out how Maree Todd has voted recently.
WASPI: Women Against State Pension Inequality
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Supported by: Paul McLennan, Emma Roddick, Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Result 75 for, 0 against, 52 abstained, 2 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
WASPI: Women Against State Pension Inequality
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Result 21 for, 95 against, 11 abstained, 2 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
WASPI: Women Against State Pension Inequality
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Result 31 for, 74 against, 21 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motion of No Confidence
Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Friday, April 26, 2024
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Jeremy Balfour, Neil Bibby, Sarah Boyack, Alexander Burnett, Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Tim Eagle, Rhoda Grant, Mark Griffin, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Rachael Hamilton, Daniel Johnson, Monica Lennon, Richard Leonard, Douglas Lumsden, Michael Marra, Liam McArthur, Pauline McNeill, Carol Mochan, Edward Mountain, Paul O'Kane, Willie Rennie, Alex Rowley, Colin Smyth, Paul Sweeney, Annie Wells, Tess White, Martin Whitfield, Beatrice Wishart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Result 58 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 1 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 29, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Result 123 for, 1 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Maree Todd in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Maree Todd has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Todd, Maree, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 November 2017
Asked by: Todd, Maree, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 1 November 2017
Asked by: Todd, Maree, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 9 October 2017
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it will undertake with (a) Kishorn Port Limited and (b) the project developer in light of the reported delays to the development of the Kincardine Offshore Windfarm."
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 31 October 2017
Asked by: Todd, Maree, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 October 2017
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the Scottish Parliament’s call to halt the rollout of universal credit."
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 October 2017
Asked by: Todd, Maree, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 September 2017
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Law Society of Scotland’s report, The UK withdrawal from the EU and the potential impact on health related matters, and the possible challenges that it identifies for Scotland regarding access to new medicines."
Answered by Shona Robison on 4 October 2017
Asked by: Todd, Maree, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 September 2017
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points on the road network in Orkney."
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2017
Asked by: Todd, Maree, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 September 2017
"To ask the Scottish Government what the annual value of tourism is to Orkney, broken down by visitors from (a) overseas, (b) the rest of Scotland and (c) the rest of the UK."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 September 2017
Asked by: Todd, Maree, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 September 2017
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported increase in the number of visitors to Scotland on cruise liners, and whether the existing infrastructure has the capacity to accommodate further increases."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 September 2017
Asked by: Todd, Maree, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 September 2017
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of a large increase in the number of visitors to Orkney."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 September 2017
Asked by: Todd, Maree, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 September 2017
"To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that visitor attractions in Orkney that are of global importance are equipped to deal with the reported increased number of visitors to the islands."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 September 2017