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Former Member of the Scottish Parliament
Willie Coffey
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At a glance Willie Coffey was a Member of the Scottish Parliament.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 2,903 Holyrood divisions on record; Willie Coffey did not vote in 74.
Voting record
The most recent divisions Willie Coffey voted in. For, Against and Abstain are as recorded.
| 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 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (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 | For |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill | For |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill | For |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill | For |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Approval of SSI | For |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Approval of SSI | For |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Approval of SSI | For |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Approval of SSI | For |
Questions
Willie Coffey has tabled 538 questions in the Scottish Parliament.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further information regarding its recent budget announcement in …
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further information regarding its recent budget announcement in relation to swimming lessons for children, including (a) the total amount allocated for this, (b) the amount allocated per local authority, and (c) when local authorities will receive their allocations.
Answer · Maree Todd · 17 Feb 2026
The draft Scottish Budget 2026-27 delivers a significant uplift in funding to sport. This allows us to deliver on our key ambition of ensuring every child has the opportunity to learn basic swimming skills, building confidence and safety in and around water.We will work with Scottish Swimming and sportscotland to design a phased national roll-out of the National School Swimming Framework, ensuring the funding is targeted into addressing inequalities in access to swimming lessons across all local authority areas. That work is due to commence imminently.
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the redress scheme, as recommended in the 2024 Hughes Rep…
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the redress scheme, as recommended in the 2024 Hughes Report, to compensate people in Scotland who were harmed by sodium valproate.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government’s new national housing agency will support its work to deli…
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government’s new national housing agency will support its work to deliver more affordable homes.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government how its draft Budget 2026-27 will support community justice services.
To ask the Scottish Government how its draft Budget 2026-27 will support community justice services.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government what more can be done to tackle the problem of abandoned and derelict shops and building…
To ask the Scottish Government what more can be done to tackle the problem of abandoned and derelict shops and buildings in town centres.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government how AI might shape the future curriculum in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government how AI might shape the future curriculum in Scotland.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to deal with and improve land use issues, in particular dereliction and aba…
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to deal with and improve land use issues, in particular dereliction and abandonment, in the urban setting.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider making improvements to the Glasgow to Kilmarnock Sunday evening…
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider making improvements to the Glasgow to Kilmarnock Sunday evening rail service.
Awaiting an answer.
Motions lodged
| 11 Mar 2026 | Celebrating Tom Wilson and 69 Years of Service to Scouting in Ayrshire | 22 sig. |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Roon the Toon 2025 | 19 sig. |
| 26 May 2025 | Brodie Engineering Winners | 19 sig. |
| 7 May 2025 | European Union of Music Youth Winner | 23 sig. |
| 1 May 2025 | Congratulations to Kilmarnock FC Under-18s | 2 sig. |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Congratulations Kilmarnock FC | 4 sig. |
Speeches
Recent things Willie Coffey has said in the chamber and in committee, from the Official Report.
19 Mar 2026 Invasion of Ukraine (draft)
I thank Kenny Gibson for bringing this debate to the chamber, four years on from the start of the conflict. It is perhaps a sign that four years have passed with no resolution that we now have to search down the social media news columns t…
12 Feb 2026 Portfolio Question Time
This SNP Government is committed to ensuring that everyone in Scotland has access to a warm, affordable home. Can the cabinet secretary explain how the 2026-27 Scottish budget invests significantly in homelessness prevention and measures t…
12 Feb 2026 Portfolio Question Time (draft)
This SNP Government is committed to ensuring that everyone in Scotland has access to a warm, affordable home. Can the cabinet secretary explain how the 2026-27 Scottish budget invests significantly in homelessness prevention and measures t…
11 Feb 2026 Portfolio Question Time
My constituents, Charlie and Caroline McKerrow, who are in the public gallery, have been fighting for years for justice for their daughter Claire and many others who have been harmed by sodium valproate, a drug that is given to pregnant wo…
11 Feb 2026 Portfolio Question Time
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the redress scheme, as recommended in the 2024 Hughes report, to compensate people in Scotland who were harmed by sodium valproate. (S6O-05496)Sodium Valproate Redress Scheme
29 Jan 2026 First Minister’s Question Time
At a time when the cost of living is spiralling under the Labour Party, it is great to hear that the Scottish National Party Government is taking the action that is needed to deliver warm, affordable housing for families right across Scotl…
29 Jan 2026 First Minister’s Question Time
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government’s new national housing agency will support its work to deliver more affordable homes. (S6F-04631)
28 Jan 2026 Portfolio Question Time
I am pleased to note the additional funding that will support those services. Can the cabinet secretary outline how the investment is reducing reoffending, particularly in my constituency?
28 Jan 2026 Portfolio Question Time
To ask the Scottish Government how its draft budget 2026-27 will support community justice services. (S6O-05427)
22 Jan 2026 Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
I thought that I had seen the shortest bill in my time in Parliament when I saw the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill, but this one is even shorter—it is set out in only three pages and nine sections. However, its implications are …
22 Jan 2026 General Question Time
The fact of the matter is that councils such as East Ayrshire and others do not deal with that by serving amenity notices under section 179 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, because they feel that there is little hope o…
22 Jan 2026 General Question Time
To ask the Scottish Government what more can be done to tackle the problem of abandoned and derelict shops and buildings in town centres. (S6O-05405)
15 Jan 2026 Additional Support for Learning Review
Will the cabinet secretary say a little bit more about how the Scottish Government promotes inclusion in the work that we do on additional support for learning in our schools? How does that compare with the approach that is being taken els…
13 Jan 2026 Budget 2026-27
It is vital that we press forward with work to support our town centres so that they can become more sustainable and thriving places for people to live, work and enjoy. Will the cabinet secretary say more about how the budget will support …
18 Dec 2025 Portfolio Question Time
Will the cabinet secretary say a little more about the importance of proportionality in the planning system for SME house builders and, in particular, how the Scottish Government is communicating that to stakeholders?
20 Nov 2025 Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
First, I thank Richard Leonard for mentioning the Fenwick Weavers Society, which, in 1761, established the world’s first co-op. The rest of his speech made me wonder whether I had wandered into the wrong debate, but I enjoyed it, neverthel…
20 Nov 2025 Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
I thank my colleague Clare Adamson for again raising awareness of pancreatic cancer. I have tried to participate in the debate on the subject each year in which I have been a member of the Parliament and in memory of my mother, who died fr…
13 Nov 2025 Portfolio Question Time
The minister might be aware of the discussion on AI that has been taking place at the Economy and Fair Work Committee. The opportunities for the use of AI in education in the areas of lesson planning, marking, research and materials prepar…
13 Nov 2025 Portfolio Question Time
To ask the Scottish Government how AI might shape the future curriculum in Scotland. (S6O-05148)
6 Nov 2025 Portfolio Question Time
Mr Griffin must surely recognise that one of the biggest barriers to delivering Scotland’s housing fund is the dire economic mismanagement by his Labour colleagues at Westminster, which is about to be laid bare in the next few weeks. Will …
Seat & career
- Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Constituency MSP · Dissolution 6 May 2021 – 8 Apr 2026
- Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Constituency MSP · Dissolution 5 May 2016 – 4 May 2021
- Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Constituency MSP · Dissolution 5 May 2011 – 23 Mar 2016
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun Constituency MSP · Dissolution 3 May 2007 – 22 Mar 2011
Allowances
2025 (latest published)
Source: Scottish Parliament (published ~1 year in arrears)
Contact & offices
Source: this MSP's official Scottish Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.