MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
The Scottish Parliament
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Scottish Labour
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
03 May 2007 to present
Member
Scottish Labour
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
20 May 2021 to 21 May 2026
Appointed Member
05 December 2025 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Labour
10 December 2025 to 08 April 2026
Member
06 November 2024 to 08 April 2026
Substitute Member
27 September 2024 to 05 December 2025
Scottish Labour
23 June 2021 to 06 November 2024
Convener
23 June 2021 to 06 November 2024
Member
22 September 2021 to 25 April 2023
Substitute Member
31 May 2021 to 28 December 2022
Scottish Labour
20 September 2018 to 14 September 2021
Member
17 June 2021 to 23 June 2021
Member
01 March 2021 to 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
06 September 2018 to 04 May 2021
Deputy Convener
19 December 2017 to 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
19 December 2017 to 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
19 December 2017 to 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
11 January 2018 to 06 September 2018
Deputy Convener
09 January 2018 to 11 January 2018
Member
28 June 2016 to 09 January 2018
Substitute Member
28 November 2017 to 09 January 2018
Member
25 May 2016 to 19 December 2017
Scottish Labour
19 August 2015 to 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
08 January 2015 to 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
16 December 2014 to 19 August 2015
Scottish Labour
16 December 2014 to 19 August 2015
Scottish Labour
19 September 2012 to 08 January 2015
Substitute Member
19 December 2011 to 16 December 2014
Scottish Labour
19 December 2011 to 16 December 2014
Scottish Labour
23 June 2011 to 19 September 2012
Substitute Member
14 June 2011 to 21 December 2011
Deputy Convener
20 May 2011 to 19 December 2011
Scottish Labour
01 June 2011 to 14 June 2011
Member
01 April 2008 to 22 March 2011
Scottish Labour
15 September 2010 to 22 March 2011
Substitute Member
02 October 2008 to 22 March 2011
Member
02 October 2008 to 15 September 2010
Substitute Member
01 May 2008 to 01 October 2008
Substitute Member
13 June 2007 to 01 October 2008
Member
20 September 2007 to 01 May 2008
Member
27 June 2007 to 01 May 2008
Substitute Member
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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: 26 June 2026
Claire Baker (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body): "NW TestingVideo provides a powerful way to help you prove your point. When you click Online Video, you can paste in the embed code for the video you want to add. You can also type a keyword to search online for the video that best fits your document…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2026
Claire Baker (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body): "NW TestingVideo provides a powerful way to help you prove your point. When you click Online Video, you can paste in the embed code for the video you want to add. You can also type a keyword to search online for the video that best fits your document…
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2026
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government how it is taking forward plans to rebalance the non-domestic rates system. (S7O-00031)"
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2026
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "The Scottish Government’s AI strategy has a clear aim of promoting Scotland as a centre for green data centres, but it is less clear on what the terms mean in practice…
Chamber meeting date: 9 June 2026
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "I last led on the environment and rural affairs for Scottish Labour in 2014, and I am afraid that, returning to the annual statement on meeting our 2045 targets today, the analysis and the questions for the Government largely remain the same…
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Motion reference: S6M-13898
Submitted by: Fulton MacGregor, Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Supported by: Karen Adam, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Bob Doris, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Ash Regan, Liz Smith, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney
Current status:
Result 2 for, 1 against, 1 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted for
Motion reference: S6M-20844
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 19, 2026
Result 93 for, 29 against, 1 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion reference: S6M-20826.1
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Lumsden, Roz McCall, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 51 for, 71 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion reference: S6M-20827
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 112 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion reference: S6M-20820.2
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Supported by: Alex Rowley, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 93 for, 28 against, 1 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions Claire Baker has submitted recently.
Motion reference: S7M-00321
Motion reference: S7M-00349
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding is available to (a) homeowners, (b) social housing providers and (c) private landlords to retrofit or insulate properties and how (i) much of that funding is available for the installation of low-carbon heating systems, such as heat pumps and (ii) many homes, broken down by tenure, have received support…
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in order to achieve Net Zero by 2045, how many homes require (a) insulation and retrofitting and (b) decarbonised heating."
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 7 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its proposal to increase the minimum age of marriage and civil partnership from 16 to 18, when it expects to publish a formal response to its Family Law consultation."
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 23 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Pauline McNeill (on behalf of the SPCB) on 7 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consider offering discounted gym memberships for MSPs, MSP staff and SPCB staff at locations outwith Edinburgh."
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 5 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made towards delivering a Third Sector Partnership Agreement and Fairer Funding for the voluntary and community sector."
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 2 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any implications of hyperscale data centre applications already in the planning system on its forthcoming national planning guidance, and whether it expects planning authorities to determine such applications before the guidance is published."
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 2 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress towards developing a national strategic framework for hyperscale AI data centres, including how it is taking account of the number and scale of proposed developments and by what date it expects to publish the framework."
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 2 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to involve communities affected by proposed hyperscale AI data centre developments, including the Auchtertool community in Fife, in the development of its forthcoming national planning guidance and spatial framework, and what opportunities there will be for communities to contribute before these are…
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-02101 by Stephen Flynn on 25 August 2026, whether it will provide an update on (a) the publication date of the updated code of conduct on the treatment of passengers and staff using public transport, as outlined in the National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous…
Asked by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 26 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 22 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01865 by Mairi McAllan on 17 August 2026, (a) what the current minimum level of school clothing grant is for (i) primary and (ii) secondary pupils, (b) when each minimum level was last increased, and (c) whether there are any plans to increase these minimum levels and, if so,…