I have the occasional use of a property in Argyll which is owned by Logievale Holdings, a business owned and operated by my husband. 🔗

Until 23 December 2020 I was a board member of Commonweal, a campaigning think tank for social and economic justice. I stood down from this position when I was appointed as a Minister. I was not remunerated for this position. 🔗

I am a Patron of Vision Schools Scotland. 🔗

I am an unremunerated Honorary Vice-President of Energy Action Scotland. 🔗

I am an unremunerated Honorary President of Dunbartonshire Disability Sports Club. 🔗

I am an unremunerated Trustee of the Strathleven Foundation. 🔗

I am an unremunerated Director of Strathleven Regeneration Company. 🔗

I am a member of the Scottish Co-operative Party. 🔗

I am a member of GMB Union. 🔗

I was, until my resignation on 25 May 2026, a Director of the Logierait Bridge Company, which is a private company that maintains a bridge in my constituency for public access. I have now taken up a role as Honorary Patron of the company, which is a non-remunerated position. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

I am an Honorary Associate Member of the British Veterinary Association. 🔗

In relation to a complaint I made to Police Scotland about a non-crime hate incident, I benefited from legal advice to the value of £13,771.20 which was paid on my behalf by the Free Speech Union (of 85 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7LT). 🔗

On 16 August 2024, a family member and I were guests of the Royal Navy (Royal Navy, Navy Command HQ, Leach Building, Whale Island, Portsmouth PO2 8BY) for dinner on the Royal Yacht Britannia and then transported by coach to the Royal Military Tattoo. The combined value of the hospitality was £1520. 🔗

From 27th November to 1st December 2023 I attended the American Legislative Exchange Council States & Nation Policy Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona, as a speaker, and held a range of discussions with US State legislators. The cost of travel, accommodation, and some subsistence of approximately £2,000 was met by the American Legislative Exchange Council, a not-for-profit voluntary membership organisation of state legislators, of 2900 Crystal Drive, 6th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202, USA. 🔗

I am a Trustee of the Guardians of Scotland Trust, a Scottish charity (SCO43198). 🔗

I am Honorary Vice-President of Energy Action Scotland, a registered charity. 🔗

I am a trustee of the National Prayer Breakfast for Scotland, a registered charity. 🔗

I am a Member of the Law Society of Scotland. 🔗

I am Honorary President of Paisley Pirates. 🔗

I am a member of the St Mirren Independent Supporters’ Association. 🔗

I am patron of the Scottish Disability Equality Forum. 🔗

I am a member of the Paisley Burgh Branch of the SNP. 🔗

I am a member of the 1820 Society. 🔗

I am a member of One Ren, a local authority leisure centre in Paisley. 🔗

I am a member of the MS Society of Scotland. 🔗

I am a member of Unite (T and G Section). 🔗

On Sunday 24th November 2024 I attended the Scotland v Australia rugby match at Scottish Gas Murrayfield as a guest of Vodafone. In addition to tickets for the match, the hospitality included food and drink. I understand that the cost of this hospitality was £550. 🔗

On Saturday 24 February 2024 I attended the Scotland v England rugby match at Scottish Gas Murrayfield as a guest of BT Group. In addition to tickets for the match, the hospitality included food and drink. I understand that the cost of this hospitality was £550. 🔗

I own, jointly with my husband, a house in France with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000. 🔗

On Saturday 5 February 2022 I attended the Scotland v England rugby match at BT Murrayfield as guests of Openreach. In addition to tickets for the match, the hospitality included food and drink. I understand that the cost of this hospitality was approximately £600. 🔗

I am a member and supporter of Greenpeace. 🔗

I am a member and supporter of the Equality Network. 🔗

I am a member and supporter of Amnesty International. 🔗

I am a supporter of Stonewall Scotland. 🔗

I am a member and supporter of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade. 🔗

I am a member and supporter of the Campaign for Real Ale. 🔗

I am a member and supporter of the Humanist Society of Scotland. 🔗

I am a member and supporter of the Open Rights Group. 🔗

I am a donor to the Refugee Survival Trust. 🔗

I am a donor to Friends at the End. 🔗

I was a member of the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (generally referred to as EPF), a networking organisation of parliamentarians from across Europe, including but not limited to EU member states. 🔗

During Sessions 2 and 3 of the Scottish Parliament I participated at a number of conferences and study visits organised by the EPF, generally funded through the UNFPA or national family planning and sexual health agencies. 🔗

On Friday 2 May 2014 I was given a bottle of Referendum Blend whisky by the Good Spirits Company, of Bath Street, Glasgow. The retail value of this gift was £69. This gift was given after I had participated in a launch event for the whisky. 🔗

I am an associate member of the National Union of Journalists. 🔗

I received a donation of £500 towards my election expenses for the 2011 Scottish Parliamentary election from the Fire Brigades Union Scotland. 🔗

I received a donation of £500 toward election expenses for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, from the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers. 🔗

I am a member and supporter of the Poverty Alliance. 🔗

I am a Vice-President of the European Movement in Scotland. This position is unpaid, and I receive no other benefits from it. 🔗

I am a member and supporter of Friends of the Earth Scotland. 🔗

I am a member of Historic Scotland. 🔗

I am a member of the National Trust For Scotland. 🔗

I am a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 🔗

I am a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland. 🔗

I am an unremunerated Director/Trustee of the National Library of Scotland Foundation. 🔗

I am Vice-Chair of the National Mining Museum of Scotland. I receive no remuneration for this role. 🔗

I am a member of The Jags Foundation. 🔗

On 22 February 2016 I received donations of refreshments from Food and Drink Hub Scotland, based at Napier Road, Wardpark North, Cumbernauld, G68 0EF which were provided to attendees at an Employment Fayre that I was jointly hosting with my colleague Stuart McDonald MP at Cumbernauld New Town Hall in my constituency. Members of staff from the Food and Drink Hub Scotland were also in attendance to help distribute these refreshments. I estimate the total value of these gifts to be less that £300. 🔗

On 18 November 2014 I attended the Scotland v England football match at Celtic Park, Glasgow as a guest of Lloyds Banking Group. I estimate that the total cost was less than £300. 🔗

On 27 May 2011 I received gifts of a plaque and a book from representatives of the Commune de Croy in Switzerland. I have donated the gifts to the Croy Historical Society which is based in my constituency. I estimate the total value of these gifts to be less than £300. 🔗

On 23 July 2010 I was presented with a copy of “Airdrie Savings Bank – A History” by the Chief Executive of Airdrie Savings Bank on a visit to the Bank’s headquarters. I estimate the value of the book to be in the region of £20. 🔗

I received a gift of a personalised bottle of whisky in a presentation box with two whisky glasses by the company Matisse, through the Taipei Representative Office in Edinburgh, to mark the establishment of the Cross-Party Group on Taiwan, of which I was a member. The value of this gift is estimated to be below £300. 🔗

On 7 September 2009 I received a gift of a copy of “An incredible journey…the First story” and an umbrella from First Bus Glasgow. The value of this gift is estimated to be below £300. 🔗

On 29 July 2009 I received a gift of a decorative vase from Steven, R.Y. Chu, Director General of the Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom, Edinburgh Office. The value of this gift is estimated to be below £300. 🔗

On 28 October 2008 I met with the Ukrainian Consul in Edinburgh and received a gift of two bottles of vodka and a book. The value of this gift is estimated to be below £300. 🔗

On 13 September 2008 I attended the Clyde v Partick Thistle game at Broadwood Stadium as a guest of North Lanarkshire Council who met the costs of the tickets, hospitality and transport to the ground. The value of this gift is estimated to be below £300. 🔗

I am a member of the Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament. 🔗

I am a member of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. 🔗

I am a member of Jags Trust. 🔗

I am a member of Amnesty International. 🔗

I am a Board Member of Greenock Towns Board. 🔗

On 3 May 2015 I was elected to the board of Moving On Inverclyde, a local Recovery service. I became Vice Chair on 7 November 2022 and I became Chair on 19 February 2024. I receive no remuneration for my involvement with Moving On Inverclyde. 🔗

I am a lifetime honorary member of Action on Asbestos. 🔗

I am a lifetime honorary member of the Greenock and District Model Railway Club. 🔗

I have been an ambassador for the Ocean Youth Trust for Scotland since 6 April 2009. I receive no remuneration for this role. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

In August 2010, I became an honorary patron of the British Veterinary Association. My role involves raising awareness of the BVA's role and receiving information on activities and attitudes of the BVA, including access to the members only section of the BVA website. This role is unremunerated. I estimate that the value of gaining access to the website is below the threshold for registration in the gifts category. On 12 August 2021, I became a lifetime member. 🔗

I am a Girl Guide Ambassador. 🔗

Since 2020, I am President of East United FC, Orkney. 🔗

I am an Ambassador for Hearts + Balls rugby charity. I was formerly a Director of the charity until December 2023. 🔗

I am Honorary Patron of the Orkney Japan Association. I was formerly President of the Association until November 2023. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

I am an Honorary Fellow of the Scottish Schools Education Research Centre (SSERC). 🔗

On 12 September 2023, I attended Hampden Park Stadium for the Scotland v England friendly match as a guest of Channel 4 Television Corporation (a broadcasting company of 124 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2TX). The ticket and associated hospitality amounted to a total of £478. 🔗

On 11 February 2023, I was the guest of the BT Group at the Scotland v Wales Six Nations at BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh. The value of this hospitality was £250. 🔗

On 9 March 2019, I was invited by the charity School of Hard Knocks to attend the Scottish Six Nations at Murrayfield with hospitality provided by Heineken UK Ltd at The Caledonian Brewery, 42 Slateford Road, Edinburgh, EH11 1PH. I attended with my husband and the value of the hospitality for two was £400. I do not consider that this gift meets the prejudice test. 🔗

On 3 and 4 September 2015, I attended a Global Irish Parliamentarians Forum in Dublin. The purpose of the visit was to bring together parliamentarians from around the world who share an affinity with Ireland. Local transport, accommodation and food costs of £262 were met by the Irish Government. Transport costs to and from Dublin were met by myself. I do not consider that this visit would meet the prejudice test. 🔗

On 19 and 20 January 2014, I visited CERN in Geneva as a member of the Cross-Party Group on Science and Technology at the invitation of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The purpose of the visit was to engage interested members of devolved assemblies and Parliaments of the UK in the work of CERN in order to inform and drive public understanding and participation in particle physics. Travel and accommodation costs were met by a bursary of £350 from the STFC (a research council of Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1SZ) which was administered by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. I do not consider that this visit would meet the prejudice test. 🔗

From 7 October to 13 October 2012, I was part of a cross-party delegation of MSPs who visited the Republic of China (Taiwan) at the invitation of the Director General, Taipei Representative Office (Edinburgh Office) in the UK, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China Department (of 1 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7PE). The delegation held meetings with a number of government departments, schools, trade and cultural organisations, including the Taipei City authority, Ministry of Justice, Directorate of European Affairs, The Straits Exchange Foundation, Hinchu Science Park, Mayor of Tainan, Tainan Municipal Jhongsiao Junior High School, Changhua Christian Hospital, Tzu Chi Foundation, British Council, Taiwan Women's Centre, Green Energy and Environment research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute and Taiwan Handicraft Centre. The cost of the visit was £2,200 for return flights, £660 for hotel accommodation, £350 for meals and £70 for transport. All costs (which totalled £3,280) were met by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). I also received gifts valued at less than £250 which included a ceramic bowl, a glass drinking mug, Hakka traditional bag, hand mirror, commemorative bookmarks, Taiwan tea, a pair of commemorative whisky glasses, a pair of ceramic Chinese lion figures and a pair of drinking glasses. I do not consider that this visit would meet the prejudice test. 🔗

In 2010, I received a donation for my UK Parliament election campaign for the Lanark and Hamilton East constituency from the Fire Brigades Union. 🔗

I am a member of the Scottish National Party Trade Union Group. 🔗

I am a member of the National Union of Journalists. 🔗

I am a member of the British Computer Society. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

I am patron of the Pittenweem Arts Festival. 🔗

I am Vice President of the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther. 🔗

I am a Director of the Miscarriages of Justice Organisation (MOJO). 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

I am a member of the GMB Union. 🔗

I am a member of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers. 🔗

I am a member of the Scottish Co-operative Party. 🔗

I am a member of Community the Union. 🔗

I am registered with the Scottish Social Services Council. 🔗

On 26 November 2024 I attended the Scottish Investment Conference. The value of the notional non-member ticket I received is £195. 🔗

I am a member of the Cooperative Party. 🔗

I am a member of the Fabian Society. 🔗

Until 12 December 2024, I was a trustee and Vice Chair of the board of the ADHD Foundation, a charity registered in England and Wales, Registered Charity Number 1120898. 🔗

I am an associate member of the Labour Women's Network. 🔗

I am a member of the Federation of Small Businesses. 🔗

I am a member of Amnesty International. 🔗

I am a member of Labour movement for Europe. 🔗

I am a member of USDAW and Community trade unions. 🔗

I am currently a non-working director of Stripe Retail Ltd. but receive no remuneration or benefits in kind from this company. I am, as declared, a shareholder in this company and therefore receive dividends from it. 🔗

I am registered on the roll of Scottish Solicitors. 🔗

I am registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland. 🔗

On 12 September 2023, my son and I attended Hampden Park Stadium for the Scotland v England friendly match as a guest of Channel 4 Television Corporation (a broadcasting company of 124 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2TX). The tickets and associated hospitality amounted to a total of £956. 🔗

I am a Registered Mental Nurse holding current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. 🔗

I am a member of the Royal Yachting Association. 🔗

I am a member of the RNLI. 🔗

I own a small number of shares in Aberdeen Community Energy, a community group which has installed a community hydro-electric turbine in the Tillydrone area of Aberdeen. I do not consider these shares to be above the threshold for registration. 🔗

I am a supporter of the following charities: ActionAid; The SOKO Fund; Lendwithcare. 🔗

I am a member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists. 🔗

I am registered with the Law Society of England and Wales. 🔗

I am registered with the Law Society of Scotland. 🔗

I am a patron of the John O'Groats Trail. 🔗

I am Vice President of Friends of the Far North Line. 🔗

I am a registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (registration number 2043995). 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

On 22 August 2024, a family member and I were guests of the Royal Navy for dinner on the Royal Yacht Britannia and then transported by coach to the Royal Military Tattoo. The combined value of the hospitality was £1,520. 🔗

On 5 February 2022, I was a guest of Scottish Rugby to the Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield. They provided hospitality and two match tickets to myself and my guest, followed by dinner afterwards. The SRU have stated that the estimated value was £1,000 per person. I do not consider that this meets the prejudice test. 🔗

I was formerly a Convener and Director of Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights). 🔗

I own a £1 share in Barrhead Housing Association. 🔗

I am a member of the Musicians Union. 🔗

I am a Burgess of the City of Aberdeen. 🔗

I am a member of the Scottish National Party. 🔗

In December 2025 the Clydebank Co-operative sponsored the printing of my Christmas card. The value of the sponsorship was £151.20. 🔗

I am a member of Unison Trade Union. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

In February 2026, I was appointed to the Neighbourhood Board in South Ayrshire which is responsible for overseeing funding from the UK Government's Pride in Place Programme. 🔗

On 8 August 2025 I made a constituency site visit to the Port Ellen Distillery on Islay as a guest of Diageo. The value of the visit was £250. 🔗

I was a Trustee and Director of Argyll and Bute Third Sector Interface from August 2016 to August 2019. I derived no financial benefit. 🔗

My husband and I jointly edited a book, Islay Voices, published by Birlinn. 🔗

I have a £5k shareholding in Islay Energy Community Benefit Society, which returns 4% interest each year. IECBS’s aim is to benefit the community through the development and operation of renewable energy projects on, or in the seas around the island of Islay. The society is owned and controlled by its shareholders, who as members have one vote each, irrespective of the size of their shareholding. The turbine was erected by 31 October 2014, and produced its first electricity on the 13 December 2014, the turbine was finally declared up and running at full capacity on Friday 13 February 2015. 🔗

I am a member of Islay Energy Trust, this derives no financial benefit. 🔗

I am a member of RSPB, this derives no financial benefit. 🔗

I am a Trustee of the Museum of Islay Life, this derives no financial benefit. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

I am an Ambassador of the Scottish Branch of the Ancre Somme Association, a registered charity. I receive no remuneration for this role. 🔗

I am a member of Historic Scotland. 🔗

On 14 October 2025 I received two tickets to the value of £120 to The Seagull at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh. 🔗

On 27 February 2025 I received tickets and hospitality to the value of £200 from Scottish Opera for the Scottish Opera performance of "The Makropulos Affair". 🔗

I am a Guild Brother of the Guildry of Stirling. 🔗

I am a member of the Royal British Legion. 🔗

I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Stirling and Alloa. 🔗

Until 31 December 2024, I was an unpaid adviser to the Institute of Sales Professionals, an association concerned with professional standards in the field of sales (of 19, Old Hall St, Liverpool, L3 9JQ). 🔗

Until 31 December 2024, I was an unpaid adviser to the British Cleaning Council, an association of the UK’s cleaning, hygiene and waste management industries (of Pacioli House, 9 Brookfield, Duncan Close, Moulton Park, Northampton NN3 6WL). 🔗

I am a Trustee of Freedom Declared Foundation (Company number 10524561; charity number 1174966). I receive no remuneration for this role. 🔗

I am a Director of Conservative Friends of the Union Ltd. (Company number 13411041. I receive no remuneration for this role. 🔗

I am a Director of Whistleblowers (Company number 09347927). I receive no remuneration for this role. 🔗

I am a Director of Conservative Friends of the Union Ltd. I receive no remuneration for this role. 🔗

My husband is employed by HM Revenue & Customs. 🔗

I am a member of the Conservative Women's Association. 🔗

I am a member of Women to Win. 🔗

I am a member of North Lanarkshire Conservative and Unionist Association. 🔗

I am a member of Unite the Union. 🔗

I am a charity fundraiser with the Rebel Legion UK. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

I am a friend of Eden Court Highlands, Inverness. 🔗

I am a member of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Supporters' Trust. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

I am a member of Amnesty International. 🔗

I am a member of Community the Union. 🔗

I am a member of GMB Trade Union. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

I am Rector of the University of Dundee, having been elected to this role in March 2025. My term of office runs from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2028. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. 🔗

I am a member of Unite the Union. 🔗

I am a Board member of the North East Scotland Climate Action Network, a hub organisation that supports and encourages communities in the North East to take local action to tackle to climate emergency. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. 🔗

I am a member of the editorial committee of the Scottish Left Review, which produces a bi-monthly magazine on left politics. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. 🔗

I am a member of the National Executive of Democratic Left Scotland, a political organisation that focusses on the left / radical politics of Scotland. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. 🔗

I am a member of Unite the Union. 🔗

I am the chair of the committee for the community group Friends of Holyrood Park. 🔗

My husband works for Heriot Watt University. 🔗

I am a Depute Chair of the Dundee Climate Leadership Group. 🔗

I was formerly a Director of Improvement Service. 🔗

I was formerly a Director of Dundee Contemporary Art. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

I was the recipient of the Access to Elected Office Fund prior to being elected to the Scottish Parliament. 🔗

I was a COSLA spokesperson for Resources from May 2022 until November 2025. This was an appointment made by Local Government leaders to act on behalf of Scottish Local Government. My role involved Local Government Finance and Budget as well as Local Government pay within the Scottish Joint Council and the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers Pay bargaining groups nationally. It also included cross-party work. 🔗

Until 21 May 2026, when I resigned, I was a Director of the Capital City Partnership (the anchor delivery body for Edinburgh’s employability strategy, working together to tackle inequality and poverty; of 14 Links Place, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 7EZ). It was a council appointment that was unremunerated. 🔗

I am a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council UK. 🔗

I am a member of the Royal College of Nursing. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

I am the voluntary Chair of the Board of Creative Stirling, an arts charity based at King Street in Stirling. The charity supports hundreds of microbusinesses across the Forth Valley through its trading arm, Made in Stirling and receives multiannual funding from Creative Scotland. I receive no remuneration of any kind for the role. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

I am a financial donor to the Legion of Mary Wayside Club (Registration: SC021137) 🔗

I am a member of Club 1924, run by the Airdrie Community Trust (Registration: SC043999) 🔗

I attend a parish within the Archdiocese of Glasgow (Registration: SC018140) 🔗

I am a member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (Registration: 052135081) 🔗

Until 30th May 2024, I was a Member of the United Kingdom Parliament, serving as MP for Glasgow East. 🔗

Until 19th May 2026, I was Chairperson of Cranhill Development Trust (Registration: SC235671) which I resigned following my election as a Member of the Scottish Parliament. 🔗

Until 27th March 2026, I was Senior Director of Public Affairs at the Good Faith Partnership LLP (Registration: OC412989). I hold no shares or financial interests in the company. 🔗

I am the Chair of North Ayrshire Women's Aid. This role is unremunerated. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

I am a member of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. 🔗

I am a community share holder in the Govanhill Baths Community Trust. 🔗

I am a board member of the Well Society. 🔗

I am Chair of the Clyde Gateway URC. 🔗

Since August 2022 I am Chairperson of Kincardine and Mearns Youth Clubs, a registered charity (SCO51940). 🔗

Since 1 June 2026, I have Honorary Membership of the Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce. 🔗

I am Co-chair of the Scottish Independence Convention. 🔗

I am a former employee of Ataxia UK. [Registered 23 June 2026] 🔗

I am a former employee of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. 🔗

No registerable interests. 🔗

I am a member of Pitlochry Bowling Club. 🔗

I am a member of Breadalbane and District Riding for the Disabled Association. 🔗

I was a member of ME Action Scotland between 2020 and 2024. 🔗

I am a Trustee of the Glenrothes Area & Heritage Centre. 🔗

I am a trustee for John MacDougall Mesothelioma Trust. 🔗

As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with Yemen Support Forum / Yemen Policy Center. 🔗

As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with the University of Manchester. 🔗

As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with UNDP Iraq. 🔗

As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with Shelter Scotland. 🔗

As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with Migration Policy Scotland. 🔗

As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. 🔗

As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS). 🔗

As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with Bruntsfield Area Net Zero Action Initiative (BANZAI). 🔗

I previously held a managerial role at Saferworld. 🔗

I previously held a managerial role at Engender. 🔗

I previously held a managerial role at Chatham House. 🔗

I previously held a managerial role at Amnesty International Scotland. 🔗

As part of my election campaign, I received support from Inclusion Scotland as part of the Access to Elected Office scheme. 🔗

I am a member of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). 🔗

I am a member of Women Against the Far Right Scotland. 🔗

I am a member of Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Scotland. 🔗

I am a member of Living Rent. 🔗

I am a member of Friends of the Earth Scotland. 🔗

I am a member of Engender. 🔗

I am a member of Campaign Against Arms Trade. 🔗

I am a member of the British-Yemeni Society. 🔗

I am an Ambassador of Capability Scotland. 🔗

I am an Ambassador of Euan’s Guide. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

I am a member of Dumfries and Galloway Bus Users Group. 🔗

I am a member of Unite the Union. 🔗

I am a member of Midsteeple Quarter / Dumfries High Street Ltd. 🔗

I am a member of South West Community Woodlands Trust. 🔗

I am a member of New Galloway Community Enterprises. 🔗

I am a member of Borgue Community Benefit Society. 🔗

I am a trustee of Kirkcudbright Skate Park, a Scottish registered charity (SC046405), which in June 2026 was in the process of being wound up, with assets transferred to Kirkcudbright Development Trust. 🔗

I am a trustee of Borgue Public Hall, a Scottish registered charity (SC022365). 🔗

Until 1 June 2026, I was a South Lanarkshire Council delegate to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. 🔗

Until 27 May 2026, I was Chair of South Lanarkshire Community Planning Partnership. 🔗

Until 27 May 2026, I was Leader of South Lanarkshire Council and I represented the Council at Leaders Meetings of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. 🔗

I am a member of the Fabian Society. 🔗

I am a member of the Scottish Co-operative Party. 🔗

I am a member of the GMB trade union. 🔗

I am a non-practicing member of the Scottish Tourist Guide Association (as a qualified Green Badge Guide). 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

I am a member of Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign. 🔗

I am a member of Unison. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗

A close family member is a registered teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland and a member of SSTA. 🔗

I am a member of a church which is part of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. 🔗

I am a registered teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland. 🔗

I was previously a member of Educational Institute of Scotland from 2017 to 2023. 🔗

I have been a member of GMB Scotland since 2023. 🔗

No registrable interests. 🔗