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Natalie Don-Innes

Scottish National Party

MSP for Renfrewshire North and West (Constituency) 2021 - present day

About Natalie Don-Innes

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Contact at local office

1A Paisley Road
Renfrew
PA4 8JH

Phone: 0141 587 5049
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Natalie is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Natalie is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Natalie has 1 parliamentary and government role

Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise

Scottish Government

Party Roles

Natalie does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Natalie has had 6 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

30 March 2023 - 08 May 2024

Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise

Scottish Government

08 September 2021 - 11 April 2023

Education Children and Young People Committee

Substitute Member

10 November 2022 - 11 April 2023

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Convener

23 June 2021 - 10 November 2022

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Deputy Convener

17 June 2021 - 04 November 2022

Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee

Member

17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Member

Register of interests

Natalie's register of interests

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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 Natalie Don-Innes. The date of their initial statement was 10 June 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

I was a local authority Councillor for Renfrewshire Council (of Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1UJ). I spent in the region of 20 hours per week on this role. I received a salary and use of a mobile phone and laptop. I estimate the total combined value of this remuneration was between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum. I donated my salary, after tax, to charity. [Registered 20 May 2021, Amended interest 7 July 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 Natalie Don-Innes 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: 24 April 2025

Rural Early Learning and Childcare

The Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise (Natalie Don-Innes): "Access to high-quality, accessible and affordable early learning and childcare is vital for our rural communities…

Chamber meeting date: 24 April 2025

Early Learning and Childcare (Three-year-olds)

The Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise (Natalie Don-Innes): "The Scottish Government has made tough decisions to prioritise investment of almost £1 billion per year to deliver a universally funded early learning and childcare offer, which is available regardless of whether parents are working and which puts children’s interests first. According to the latest ELC census, uptake of funded ELC for three and…

Chamber meeting date: 24 April 2025

Vaping in Schools

The Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise (Natalie Don-Innes): "We remain very concerned about the proportion of young people who use vaping products. The behaviour in Scottish schools research identified vaping as an emerging concern…

Chamber meeting date: 24 April 2025

Care-experienced Children and Young People Fund

The Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise (Natalie Don-Innes): "We publish national operational guidance for the care-experienced children and young people fund, to help local authorities to determine how to invest the funding to improve educational outcomes for care-experienced children and young people from birth to the age of 26, supported by the strategic aims of the Promise and the Scottish attainment…

Chamber meeting date: 3 April 2025

Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme

The Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise (Natalie Don-Innes): "On Tuesday 1 April, it became a legal requirement for anyone carrying out a regulated role to be a member of the PVG scheme. There are currently 1,693,115 PVG scheme members…

Votes

How Natalie Don-Innes has voted in Parliament

Find out how Natalie Don-Innes has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17242

UK Government Welfare Reforms

Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, April 17, 2025

Supported by: Paul McLennan, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Result 73 for, 40 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17242.1

UK Government Welfare Reforms

Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Result 14 for, 100 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17242.3

UK Government Welfare Reforms

Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Supported by: Roz McCall
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Result 27 for, 82 against, 5 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17267

Substitution on Committees

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Result 108 for, 1 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17266

Committee Membership

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Result 109 for, 1 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Natalie Don-Innes has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6W-16208

Asked by: Don-Innes, Natalie, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 March 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the payment of the Winter Heating Payment."

Answered by Ben Macpherson on 27 March 2023

Question ref. S6W-16168

Asked by: Don-Innes, Natalie, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 March 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the independent review of the Scottish Welfare Fund."

Answered by Ben Macpherson on 24 March 2023

Question ref. S6O-01943

Asked by: Don-Innes, Natalie, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 February 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government how the Victim Surcharge Fund is aiming to support women who are victims of domestic abuse."

Taken in the Chamber on 1 March 2023

Question ref. S6O-01914

Asked by: Don-Innes, Natalie, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 February 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recommendations in the 2023 series on breastfeeding by The Lancet, which include calls for governments to provide more accurate and timely information about breastfeeding and infant behaviours, an end to any exploitative marketing used by the baby formula milk industry, and more recognition…

Answered by Maree Todd on 22 February 2023

Question ref. S6O-01775

Asked by: Don-Innes, Natalie, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 January 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that rising inflation could have on its ability to deliver on the priority outcomes set out in the Covid Recovery Strategy."

Taken in the Chamber on 18 January 2023

Question ref. S6O-01648

Asked by: Don-Innes, Natalie, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 November 2022

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the current devolution settlement has led to a position in which Scotland is considered an equal partner."

Taken in the Chamber on 7 December 2022

Question ref. S6O-01602

Asked by: Don-Innes, Natalie, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 November 2022

"To ask the Scottish Government how measures set out in the NHS Recovery Plan will support innovation and capacity in diagnostics for thrombosis."

Taken in the Chamber on 24 November 2022

Question ref. S6O-01539

Asked by: Don-Innes, Natalie, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 November 2022

"To ask the Scottish Government how it will work with the gaming industry to help promote and grow the sector, in light of the recently held first ever Scottish Games Week."

Answered by Angus Robertson on 10 November 2022

Question ref. S6O-01413

Asked by: Don-Innes, Natalie, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 September 2022

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the proposals for the Rural Visa Pilot."

Taken in the Chamber on 5 October 2022

Question ref. S6O-01354

Asked by: Don-Innes, Natalie, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 September 2022

"To ask the Scottish Government what support is being provided to assist those veterans, predominately women, who have been victims of military sexual trauma whilst on duty."

Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2022

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