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Member of the Scottish Parliament
Ivan McKee
Scottish National Party MSP for Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn
Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform
At a glance Ivan McKee is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 2,903 Holyrood divisions on record; Ivan McKee did not vote in 134. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out. At Holyrood an abstention is a deliberate recorded vote, distinct from not voting at all.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Voting record
The most recent divisions Ivan McKee 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 | Against |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | Against |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | Against |
| 24 Jun 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill – UK Legislation | For |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Scotland Needs Reform: Five Years to 2031 | For |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Scotland Needs Reform: Five Years to 2031 | For |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - UK Legislation | For |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | For |
| 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 | Against |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | Against |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Appointment of Law Officers | 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 9 Jun 2026)
Gifts1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 9 Jun 2026)
Heritable property1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 9 Jun 2026)
Interest in shares1
- I own 50% of the issued share capital, with an estimated market value of between £150,000 and £200,000, of EISM Properties Ltd, a residential property letting company. These are ordinary shares. (lodged 9 Jun 2026)
Overseas visits1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 9 Jun 2026)
Remuneration and related undertaking1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 9 Jun 2026)
Voluntary1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 9 Jun 2026)
Questions
Ivan McKee has tabled 120 questions in the Scottish Parliament.
Withdrawn.
Withdrawn.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on direct freight routes to mainland Europe from Scottish ports.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on direct freight routes to mainland Europe from Scottish ports.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government how many Waterborne Freight Grants have been awarded in the past five financial years, i…
To ask the Scottish Government how many Waterborne Freight Grants have been awarded in the past five financial years, including 2023-24; which organisations or businesses were successful in receiving funding, and how much each recipient received in each year.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop · 29 Apr 2024
There have been no awards made by the Scottish Government under the Waterborne Freight Grant scheme in the last five financial years.
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for Waterborne Freight Grants have been received in the past five …
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for Waterborne Freight Grants have been received in the past five financial years, including 2023-24.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop · 25 Apr 2024
One application was received by the Scottish Government for support from the Waterborne Freight Grant Scheme in the last five financial years.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the decision by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport to take fo…
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the decision by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport to take forward plans to franchise bus services.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what systems are in place to ensure that changes to IT processes in th…
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what systems are in place to ensure that changes to IT processes in the Parliament, that will impact on the daily working practices of MSPs and their staff, are consulted upon, tested, introduced, explained and evaluated.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government how it will mark Healthcare Science Week in Scotland, which runs from 11 to 15 March 202…
To ask the Scottish Government how it will mark Healthcare Science Week in Scotland, which runs from 11 to 15 March 2024.
Answer · Jenni Minto · 7 Mar 2024
The Scottish Government recognises the important role of healthcare scientists in the delivery of effective and high quality services across the NHS in Scotland.
On 14 March 2024 the Scottish Government will publish a paper which defines the strategic approach that we will take to develop healthcare science in Scotland – helping to improve the visibility and understanding of the profession and the positive impact it has on patient outcomes.
The launch of this paper will coincide with an online event, hosted by the Chief Scientific Officer for Scotland, which will recognise the valuable contribution of the healthcare science workforce as a whole, and acknowledge outstanding individuals and teams who have gone above and beyond to improve patient care.
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to attract more working age people from the rest of the UK to come and …
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to attract more working age people from the rest of the UK to come and live, work and pay tax in Scotland.
Awaiting an answer.
Motions lodged
| 9 Jun 2026 | Public Service Reform: Empowering Staff, Service Users and Local Communities | 1 sig. |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill | 1 sig. |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill | 1 sig. |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/97) | 1 sig. |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill | 2 sig. |
| 9 Feb 2026 | Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2026 | 1 sig. |
Speeches
Recent things Ivan McKee has said in the chamber and in committee, from the Official Report.
23 Jun 2026 General Question Time (draft)
I am very happy to meet the member to discuss that further. Such issues are hugely important to the Government. It is critical that we, and all public services, are transparent and are seen to be so.I am informed that a United Kingdom Gove…
23 Jun 2026 General Question Time (draft)
As part of our programme of public service reform, we are embedding openness, transparency and accountability into how services are designed, delivered and improved. Our next open Government action plan will set out an anti-corruption stra…
23 Jun 2026 General Question Time (draft)
That would be a matter for the Parliament, not the Government. As an organisation, the ombudsman rightly sits separate from the Government. It is supported by the Parliament and it is for the Parliament, rather than the Government, to hold…
23 Jun 2026 General Question Time (draft)
We understand that the SPSO assesses complaints to identify how they should be prioritised. The SPSO prioritises cases where a complainant is vulnerable or the matter is assessed as urgent and ongoing. The SPSO keeps people who are affecte…
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
Does Mr Kerr want to intervene? I will get the time back, so I am happy to take his point. No, he does not. Okay.We have already saved more than £50 million on estates. I thought that it was 12, but we have now, in fact, shut 13 Scottish G…
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
I think that the confusion is more broad. The Reform manifesto talks about getting rid of all 130 public bodies—or “quangos”, as they call them. However, there is also a recognition from across the Reform benches that those public bodies—w…
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
Yes. David Barratt also draws out the important point that the inconsistency in the Reform position is quite apparent. Reform members say in their amendment that we should not be talking about this stuff, and then they go on to talk about …
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
I will take David Barratt’s intervention, and then I will go on to talk about those other contributions.
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
In principle, we need stability of funding and to recognise the great work that happens in community organisations, which I see every week in my constituency. That work is absolutely critical, because those organisations are, to a large ex…
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
On reflection, I am happy with the extent of the contributions that we have heard this afternoon. As I indicated at the outset, I was keen to hear from members, and that is what has happened for the most part. I will try to pick my way thr…
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
Made a request to intervene.
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
I have been through this a number of times with Mr Fraser, but we will go back through it again for his benefit.First, what he calls the black hole is a projected gap that is based on projecting past spending patterns into the future. As M…
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
The New Zealand example is instructive. The big difference is that, as a country of 5 million people, New Zealand is a normal independent country. It does not have many tens of billions of notional spend allocated to its accounts that are …
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
Michael Marra talks about fiscal sustainability being the driver. That is one aspect, of course; however, as I articulated in my opening remarks, the driver is to deliver excellent joined-up public services that are preventative in nature …
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
I thank the member for his comments. He can rest assured that all my Cabinet colleagues are 100 per cent on board with this important agenda and the First Minister has his weight behind it. We have the strategy, which lays out everything t…
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
I do not know whether the member came into the debate late, but she should have heard the first part of my speech in which I listed a whole page of things that we have delivered on the back of the Christie work. However, we recognise that …
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
I will talk more about that in the course of my remarks, but, briefly, prevention is one of the four core principles of the Christie commission. When we published the public sector reform strategy last year, we also published an extensive …
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
I am delighted to open this afternoon’s debate on public service reform, which I believe will be the defining task of this session of Parliament.Public service reform is about delivering our vision of a Scotland where citizens enjoy excell…
11 Jun 2026 General Question Time (draft)
The Electricity Act 1989 controls that. The Scottish Government has worked collaboratively with the United Kingdom Government in the past few years to reform aspects of the habitat regulations for wind, with the dual purpose of enabling a …
11 Jun 2026 General Question Time (draft)
The Scottish ministers comprehensively examined that application, and the decision in July 2025 to grant consent was taken after careful consideration of the project’s potential environmental impact and its potential impact on other users …
Seat & career
- Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn Constituency MSP 7 May 2026 – present
- Glasgow Provan Constituency MSP · Dissolution 6 May 2021 – 8 Apr 2026
- Glasgow Provan Constituency MSP · Dissolution 5 May 2016 – 4 May 2021
Allowances
2025 (latest published)
Source: Scottish Parliament (published ~1 year in arrears)
Contact & offices
Constituency
12 Hillfoot Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 2LF
Parliamentary
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Source: this MSP's official Scottish Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.