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Former Member of the Scottish Parliament
Davy Russell
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At a glance Davy Russell was a Member of the Scottish Parliament.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 2,903 Holyrood divisions on record.
Voting record
The most recent divisions Davy Russell voted in. For, Against and Abstain are as recorded.
| 24 Mar 2026 | Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill | For |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Railways Bill - UK Legislation | For |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill | For |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill | For |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill | For |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee’s 8th Report, 2026 (Session 6) | For |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Approval of SSI | For |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill | Abstain |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill | Against |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill | For |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill | Against |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Business Programme | For |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Approval of SSI | For |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Business Programme | Against |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Approval of SSI | For |
Questions
Davy Russell has tabled 19 questions in the Scottish Parliament.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the changes to automatic early release forcertain prisoners, what additiona…
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the changes to automatic early release forcertain prisoners, what additional support will be available to parole servicesand services that support victims.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government how its employability programmes support parents of children aged nine months to three y…
To ask the Scottish Government how its employability programmes support parents of children aged nine months to three years to return to work, in light of the lack of funded childcare for this age group.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the rates of young people not in education, employme…
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the rates of young people not in education, employment or training.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to further support the Programme for Scotland's Childminding Futu…
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to further support the Programme for Scotland's Childminding Future beyond its current three-year cycle in order to continue to grow the number of childminders across Scotland.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Shelter Scotland statistics stating that there are 109,000 famil…
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Shelter Scotland statistics stating that there are 109,000 families on waiting lists for social housing.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce legislation to end ticket resales in Scotland for profit,…
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce legislation to end ticket resales in Scotland for profit, in light of the UK Government's recently announced plans.
Answer · Angus Robertson · 1 Dec 2025
The Scottish Government welcomes the statement of intent from the UK Government to explore possible legislative solutions and will continue to engage with the UK Government as their proposals to address this, and dynamic ticket pricing, continue to emerge.As well as a range of existing legislative measures to address ticket resales for profit in general, the Scottish Government has previously criminalised ticket touting for specific major events held in Scotland. We have made detailed and specific exceptions for above face value sales to enable support for charitable causes, associated with such events.Most recently the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 60), introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 12 March 2025, seeks to provide a range of commercial rights protections, including a ban on ticket touting, in order to meet UEFA’s requirements for hosting EURO 2028 matches in Scotland.A more general provision driven by consumer protection, rather than commercial rights protection for EURO 2028, would be a reserved matter.However, the Scottish Government also recognises the manner in which new technology has not only opened increased channels for selling tickets above face price but also making it easier to ticket tout on an industrial scale. As well as increasing the risk of fraud for fans, such activity also diverts funding away from the creative industries sector that might otherwise have been directly benefiting the artists and venues.
To ask the Scottish Government what specific action it has taken to address waiting lists for hip and knee replacement …
To ask the Scottish Government what specific action it has taken to address waiting lists for hip and knee replacement surgeries.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve working conditions for employees of the Scottish Prison Serv…
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve working conditions for employees of the Scottish Prison Service.
Awaiting an answer.
Motions lodged
| 25 Mar 2026 | Celebrating 125 Years of the Royal Albert Cycling Club, Larkhall | 10 sig. |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Parliament Celebrates 90 Years of Stonehouse Male Voice Choir | 5 sig. |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Parliament Celebrates The Machan Trust's Breakfast with Santa | 11 sig. |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Quintiliani's Wins Best Fish and Chips at the Scottish Italian Awards | 15 sig. |
| 11 Sep 2025 | Cadzow Bakehouse Returns to Business Following Fire | 2 sig. |
Speeches
Recent things Davy Russell has said in the chamber and in committee, from the Official Report.
24 Mar 2026 Bank of Scotland Branch Closures (draft)
I must thank Clare Haughey for bringing this debate to Parliament, as bank closures have also been a big issue in part of my constituency. I will also mention Councillor Ricky Nelson, who has worked closely with me on the issue.In January,…
12 Mar 2026 Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 (draft)
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not connect either. I would have voted no.
12 Mar 2026 Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not connect either. I would have voted no.
12 Mar 2026 Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not connect either. I would have voted no.
3 Mar 2026 Accident and Emergency Services (Pressures) (draft)
My thanks go to Jackie Baillie for bringing this incredibly important debate to the chamber, and for recounting the experience of one of my constituents, Jean.I fully expect that the Government will judge Jean’s experience to be “unaccepta…
26 Feb 2026 Childcare Support for Parents
I am sorry. Where were we?There is a long-term impact when a parent has to leave work. It is harder to save on one income and non-working parents pay rent or mortgage interest for far longer than they would have done if they were working.C…
26 Feb 2026 Childcare Support for Parents
I thank Roz McCall for bringing the debate to the chamber.Childcare is a matter dear to my heart. I am a grandpa, and my grandson is lucky that, as well as mum and dad, he has grannies and grandpas—and great-grannies and great-grandpas—to …
25 Feb 2026 Budget (Scotland) (No 5) Bill: Stage 3
I was making a point about incoherence in the SNP Government’s approach. I will join my Scottish Labour colleagues in abstaining on the budget in order that police officers, teachers, nurses and other vital public service workers get their…
25 Feb 2026 Budget (Scotland) (No 5) Bill: Stage 3
Not just now; I have a big speech to do. Once someone is in an ambulance, it can take hours for them to get to hospital. They can then face a nine-hour wait in the car park because accident and emergency cannot admit them. Ambulances sit a…
25 Feb 2026 Budget (Scotland) (No 5) Bill: Stage 3
It is evident that this lacklustre Scottish National Party budget is miles off the mark on improving the lives of hard-working Scots. Members should mark my words: each bit of spin produced, each fact manipulated and each cover-up made doe…
19 Feb 2026 Public Services (Funding) (draft)
I thank Alexander Burnett for bringing the debate to the chamber. It is on a wee subject that is dear to my heart, as I have over 40 years of experience in the public sector at a senior level, and I know that, over a long period, we have h…
18 Feb 2026 Portfolio Question Time
The cabinet secretary has previously commented that, despite measures to reduce prisoner numbers, such as lowering the automatic early release point to 40 per cent in 2024, the prison population remains stubbornly high. Does she agree that…
18 Feb 2026 Portfolio Question Time
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the changes to automatic early release for certain prisoners, what additional support will be available to parole services and services that support victims. (S6O-05523)
12 Feb 2026 Edinburgh South Community Football Club and Grass-roots Football (draft)
I, too, thank my colleague Daniel Johnson for bringing the motion to Parliament for debate.I love football. Believe it or not, I am still playing two or sometimes three games a week. I am getting a wee bit slower, but I get there. Although…
12 Feb 2026 Edinburgh South Community Football Club and Grass-roots Football
I, too, thank my colleague Daniel Johnson for bringing the motion to Parliament for debate.I love football. Believe it or not, I am still playing two or sometimes three games a week. I am getting a wee bit slower, but I get there. Although…
11 Feb 2026 Community Policing
SNP members often like to hide behind carefully chosen statistics that hide the real situation on the ground and how people are feeling, but, on this issue, the numbers speak for themselves. As was mentioned earlier, there are now 1,000 fe…
4 Feb 2026 Council Tax
Naw, I have to keep going now.My constituents know that the funding has not been sufficient. They know that, when their child’s school is struggling to employ a learning support assistant, that is because the council does not have that fun…
4 Feb 2026 Council Tax
If the member had waited to hear the next part of my speech, she would have heard what I think.People who live in houses worth more than £1 million should pay their fair share—absolutely, yes—but the increase will not make much of a differ…
4 Feb 2026 Council Tax
Funding for local authorities has been whittled down by successive SNP Governments time and again. They have asked local authorities to do more and more with less and less.As we saw in the provisional budget, Shona Robison and John Swinney…
4 Feb 2026 Portfolio Question Time
The fact that mums are working full time does not mean that the costs of parenting, especially the cost of childcare, cannot ruin them financially. Yesterday, I heard from a mother of a two-year-old, who told me that, when she is working c…
Seat & career
- Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Constituency MSP · Dissolution 5 Jun 2025 – 8 Apr 2026
Contact & offices
Source: this MSP's official Scottish Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.