Scottish National Party
MSP for Glasgow Southside (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Glasgow Govan (Constituency) 2007 - 2011
Former MSP for Glasgow (Region) 1999 - 2007
Email: [email protected]
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0141 424 1174
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Unit 3
Govanhill Workspace
69 Dixon Road
Glasgow
G42 8AT
Phone: 0141 424 1174
Text relay calls welcome.
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
18 May 2021 - 27 March 2023
Scottish Government
06 May 2021 - 27 March 2023
Scottish National Party
17 May 2016 - 18 May 2021
Scottish Government
05 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish National Party
19 November 2014 - 17 May 2016
Scottish Government
14 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Scottish National Party
05 September 2012 - 19 November 2014
Scottish Government
25 May 2011 - 19 November 2014
Scottish Government
05 May 2011 - 14 November 2014
Scottish National Party
25 May 2011 - 04 September 2012
Scottish Government
17 May 2007 - 25 May 2011
Scottish Government
17 May 2007 - 25 May 2011
Scottish Government
03 May 2007 - 22 March 2011
Scottish National Party
03 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Scottish National Party
03 September 2003 - 30 September 2004
Substitute Member
04 June 2003 - 23 September 2004
Member
30 May 2003 - 13 September 2004
Scottish National Party
30 May 2003 - 13 September 2004
Scottish National Party
30 November 2001 - 31 March 2003
Scottish National Party
30 November 2001 - 31 March 2003
Scottish National Party
02 November 2000 - 31 March 2003
Member
16 May 1999 - 30 November 2000
Scottish National Party
16 May 1999 - 30 November 2000
Scottish National Party
17 June 1999 - 30 November 2000
Member
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 Nicola Sturgeon. The date of their initial statement was 09 June 2021.
Between 30 June and 5 July 2024 I received accommodation and car travel from ITN Limited (of 200 Gray’s Inn Road, London, WC1X 8X2) in respect of my appearance on the ITV General Election results programme from 4-5 July. The total cost of hotel accommodation was £2803.78 and the cost of car travel to and from the studio for rehearsals and the live programme was £329.15 (plus VAT). [Registered 7 October 2024]
On 18 September 2024 I received a payment of £252.40 from my company NICOLA STURGEON LIMITED (of 14 St Leonards' Place, Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, KY3 9UL) for travel expenses incurred in respect of my appearance on the ITV General Election results programme from 4-5 July 2024 and on 30 September I received a payment from my company of £234.48 for reimbursement of expenses. [Registered 7 October 2024]
On 17 August 2023, I received £75,000 representing the first of four instalments of a book advance from Pan Macmillan (a publishing firm of Cromwell Place, Hampshire International Business Park, Lime Tree Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8YJ). I estimate that work on the book will account for around 10-15 hours per week. [Registered 10 September 2023]
On 17 May 2023 I attended the Bank of London Rainbow Honours. The cost of the hospitality, train travel and overnight hotel accommodation for me and an aide was £1,706.30 and was met by the Diversity Umbrella Ltd (events company, company number 13534335) of C/O Sedulo 505 Albert House, 256 - 260 Old Street, London, United Kingdom, EC1V 9DD. [Registered 8 June 2023]
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From 7 September 2023, I am a Director and hold an ordinary £1 share in a private limited company NICOLA STURGEON LIMITED (an artistic creation company, company number 781774). The share represents 100% of the issued share capital. The company does not yet have any income, but future book and related earnings will be made to it. [Registered 10 September 2023]
On 10 October 2024 my company NICOLA STURGEON LIMITED received a payment of £500 (plus VAT) from the Guardian for a book review written by me. [Registered 10 November 2024]
On 24 May 2024 my company NICOLA STURGEON LIMITED received a payment of £1,000 (plus VAT) from the New Statesman for a book review written by me. [Registered 21 June 2024]
On 23 October 2024 my company NICOLA STURGEON LIMITED received a payment of £700 (plus VAT) from the New Statesman for a book review written by me. [Registered 10 November 2024]
On 25 September 2024 my company NICOLA STURGEON LIMITED received a payment of £700 (plus VAT) from the New Statesman for a book review written by me. [Registered 3 October 2024]
On 5 September 2024 my company NICOLA STURGEON LIMITED received a payment of £25,000 (plus VAT) from ITN Limited in respect of my appearance on the channel’s General Election results programme on 4 and 5 July 2024. [Registered 3 October 2024]
On 6 June 2023 I participated in a panel discussion at a conference at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, University College London. In addition to the hospitality provided at the event, the cost of the train travel and overnight hotel accommodation for me and an aide was £1,599.60 and was met by the University College London. [Registered 8 June 2023]
On 6 December 2023 my company NICOLA STURGEON LIMITED received a payment of £1,000 (plus VAT) from the New Statesman for a book review written by me. [Registered 21 December 2023]
I have purchased £250 of community shares as part of a scheme to raise fund for Govanhill Baths in my constituency.
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: 6 November 2024
Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow Southside) (SNP): "Few, if any, issues matter more to me than this one. I know that that is true for the minister, too, and I commend her for her leadership on this mission. The Promise is not just another Government policy; it is much more fundamental than that…
Chamber meeting date: 26 September 2024
Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow Southside) (SNP): "I am pleased to speak in the debate. I associate myself with the opening remarks of the cabinet secretary and, indeed, with those of members across the chamber…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 29 May 2024
Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow Southside) (SNP): "I will do my best to respond to that question and, in the course of today’s session, to answer questions as fully as I can…
Chamber meeting date: 17 January 2024
Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow Southside) (SNP): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app did not connect, but I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 11 January 2024
Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow Southside) (SNP): "Does the First Minister agree that, if we are to keep the Promise, the significant progress that has already been made needs to continue and now intensify…
Find out how Nicola Sturgeon has voted recently.
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 92 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 29 for, 90 against, 3 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 18, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee, Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 73 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 18, 2024
Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Angela Constance, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 67 for, 50 against, 4 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 21 for, 102 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Nicola Sturgeon has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding how such a policy could apply in Scotland, what assessment it has made of the Welsh Government’s legislative proposal to remove profit from the care of looked after children."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many foster agencies are operational in Scotland, and, of these, how many are owned by (a) local authorities, (b) voluntary organisations and (c) private entities."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether all local authorities record instances of looked after children being separated from siblings, and, if not, which local authorities do not yet do so, and by when it anticipates that all local authorities will routinely record this data."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether its policy is for local authorities not to award contracts for the delivery of children’s residential care to profit-making companies, and, if so, by what date it anticipates that this policy will be implemented."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities have ended the practice of excluding looked after or care experienced children from school, and by what date it anticipates that all local authorities will have done so."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that the presumption against sibling separation of looked after children will be fully operational in all local authority areas."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether all local authorities record instances of looked after or care experienced young people being restrained, and, if not, which local authorities do not, and by what date it anticipates that all local authorities will record this data."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost is of a placement in residential children’s homes owned by (a) local authorities, (b) voluntary organisations and (c) private entities."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of looked after children have been separated from at least one of their birth siblings in each year since the publication of The Promise in 2020."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations in the Hearings for Children: Hearings System Working Group's Redesign Report."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
See all of Nicola Sturgeon's questions submitted in Parliament