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Member of the Scottish Parliament
Duncan Dunlop
Scottish Liberal Democrats · Member for South Scotland (region)
At a glance Duncan Dunlop is a Scottish Liberal Democrats regional Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland (region).
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 2,903 Holyrood divisions on record; Duncan Dunlop did not vote in 16.
Committees
Voting record
The most recent divisions Duncan Dunlop voted in. For, Against and Abstain are as recorded.
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | For |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | Against |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | For |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | Against |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | Against |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | Against |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | For |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | Against |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | For |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | Against |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - UK Legislation | For |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Affordable Bus Fares | Against |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Affordable Bus Fares | For |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Suspension of Standing Orders | For |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Affordable Bus Fares | For |
Register of interests
From the Scottish Parliament's Register of Interests. Shown as registered; nothing is added or interpreted.
Controlled transactions1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
Gifts1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
Heritable property1
- I own, jointly with my wife, a semi-detached cottage in Montenegro with a market value of between £100,001 and £150,000 with gross rental income of between £5,001 and £7,500 per annum (€8,400 per annum). (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
Interest in shares1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
Overseas visits1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
Remuneration and related undertaking1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
Voluntary3
- In the last two years, I have independently campaigned for care experienced people. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
- I am a Director of D. Dunlop Ltd. I receive no remuneration for this role at this time. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
- I have previously worked with many Citizens Advice Bureaux across Scotland. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
Questions
Duncan Dunlop has tabled 19 questions in the Scottish Parliament.
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it plans to have with the independent panel of experts developing recomm…
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it plans to have with the independent panel of experts developing recommendations for the UK Department for Education and UK Department of Health of Social Care on the design, structure and content of the draft National Inclusion Standards and Specialist Provision Packages.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop national training programmes to support educators to identi…
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop national training programmes to support educators to identify and respond to children's needs, and what funding and resources it will provide to ensure that staff across nurseries, schools and colleges receive such training.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to revise guidance to local authorities on supporting autistic childre…
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to revise guidance to local authorities on supporting autistic children with a Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government's plan to set out "evidence informed approaches for educa…
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government's plan to set out "evidence informed approaches for educators to identify and support children with additional needs, including for autistic children with a Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile", whether it will adopt a similar approach.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to deliver its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified…
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to deliver its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers in circumstances where there are insufficient suitable vacancies within a teacher's preferred subject area, local authority area or sector.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government whether teachers who completed their Teacher Induction Scheme probationary year before t…
To ask the Scottish Government whether teachers who completed their Teacher Induction Scheme probationary year before the introduction of the proposed three-year job guarantee scheme will be eligible to apply for participation in the scheme, if they are still within three years of completing their newly qualified teacher year.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government whether its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme will guarantee employment within a …
To ask the Scottish Government whether its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme will guarantee employment within a specific school, a local authority area or elsewhere within Scotland.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government whether newly qualified teachers participating in its proposed three-year job guarantee …
To ask the Scottish Government whether newly qualified teachers participating in its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme will be expected to remain in the same school for the duration of the scheme.
Awaiting an answer.
Motions lodged
| 19 Jun 2026 | Congratulations to Peebles High School on its Successful 2026 Model UN | 9 sig. |
| 21 May 2026 | The Blackadder Bar & Restaurant Named Champion Pub 2026 | 2 sig. |
| 21 May 2026 | Shortlisting of Oxton Community Shop at Countryside Alliance Awards 2026 | 1 sig. |
Speeches
Recent things Duncan Dunlop has said in the chamber and in committee, from the Official Report.
24 Jun 2026 Portfolio Question Time (draft)
I thank the minister for that clarification. I would like to raise a specific example. We have been contacted by a grandmother who has looked after her grandchild as a kinship carer since they were a baby. This summer, the grandchild turns…
24 Jun 2026 Portfolio Question Time (draft)
I thank the minister for that clarification. I would like to raise a specific example. We have been contacted by a grandmother who has looked after her grandchild as a kinship carer since they were a baby. This summer, the grandchild turns…
24 Jun 2026 Portfolio Question Time (draft)
To ask the Scottish Government whether children and young people in kinship care are eligible to receive the care leaver payment. (S7O-00122)
24 Jun 2026 Portfolio Question Time (draft)
To ask the Scottish Government whether children and young people in kinship care are eligible to receive the care leaver payment. (S7O-00122)
24 Jun 2026 Portfolio Question Time (draft)
Apologies, Deputy Presiding Officer. I did not mean to speak on this question.
23 Jun 2026 Climate Change (draft)
I hear what the cabinet secretary says about heat networks and I very much agree with her, having lived in two post-communist cities that were served very well by them. Does the cabinet secretary agree that we could get major heat from the…
23 Jun 2026 Climate Change (draft)
I look forward to seeing how we follow through and deliver on those plans as they reach those who are responsible for carrying them out.The main issue for me is how we take people with us. I slightly differ from Mark Ruskell, who said that…
23 Jun 2026 Climate Change (draft)
I will not continue on that point, so I will not take any more interventions on it. Interruption.Moving on, the Government must realise that we are in danger of moving goalposts. As has been said in this debate by my colleague Sanne Dijkst…
23 Jun 2026 Climate Change (draft)
As I just said, today is the hottest day ever recorded in June in London. That record will be beaten tomorrow and probably again the following day. That is the evidence before our eyes, and we had the same in May. We can see numerous event…
23 Jun 2026 Climate Change (draft)
I thank everyone for their contributions today. I will start by stating that there is a climate emergency. On that point I will say to my namesake across the chamber, Mr Duncan Massey, that I am glad that Reform is now recognising that cli…
23 Jun 2026 Climate Change (draft)
Will the member take an intervention?
23 Jun 2026 First Minister’s Question Time (draft)
The Scottish National Party promised to completely eradicate delayed discharges from hospital, but a consultant from Borders general hospital has confirmed to me that, on any one day, up to 30 per cent of the hospital’s beds are blocked by…
18 Jun 2026 European Union Referendum (10th Anniversary) (draft)
For the past 10 years, the Liberal Democrats have been clear—we believe that we should never have left the EU. We remain the strongest defenders of the European Union and the union of the United Kingdom, because being a member of both has …
16 Jun 2026 Partnership with the Third Sector (draft)
Will the member take an intervention?
16 Jun 2026 Partnership with the Third Sector (draft)
The member alluded to the point in the Liberal Democrat amendment that the third sector must have the licence to criticise as well as to shape policy. I worked for most of my life in the Scottish third sector and, as members across the cha…
11 Jun 2026 Antisocial Behaviour (draft)
I thank Colin Beattie for bringing this debate to the chamber. I will begin by declaring an interest as a member of the SSC, which is one of the oldest youth organisations in Scotland, with camps up the A9 just off from the House of Bruar.…
11 Jun 2026 Decision Time (draft)
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I apologise—my vote was not recorded. I would have voted yes.
10 Jun 2026 Correction (draft)
At col 16, paragraph 5—Original text—Similarly to Mark Ruskell’s data centre in Fife, a 150-hectare data centre that would cover an area larger than 200 football pitches is proposed for the wilderness of the Lammermuir Hills, in the Border…
10 Jun 2026 Public Trust in Scottish Politics (draft)
Will the member take an intervention?
10 Jun 2026 Public Trust in Scottish Politics (draft)
Will the member take an intervention?
Seat & career
- South Scotland (region) Regional MSP 7 May 2026 – present
Contact & offices
Source: this MSP's official Scottish Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.