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Purvis, Jeremy

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Purvis, Jeremy

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Liberal Democrats Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
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Divisions voted in
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Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
83
909 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
5,740
2,015 chamber · 3,725 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
inquiry ·102 budget ·91 variable ·87 rate ·87 bill ·70 spending ·68 subordinate ·56 legislation ·56 2011-12 ·46 question ·41 time ·41 plans ·39
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.

Lodged
83
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
83
Voice fingerprint

Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

penicuik promoter accelerated capital galashiels education lifelong learning culture age participation svr class sizes graduate endowment brownlee sft
Career arc

Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.

  1. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  2. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  4. –
    Left Scottish Liberal Democrats
    22 Mar 2011
  5. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Member
    03 Sep 2008
  6. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Substitute Member
    03 Sep 2008
  7. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    02 Sep 2008
  8. ☷
    Left Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
    02 Sep 2008
  9. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Substitute Member
    21 Jun 2007
  10. ☷
    Joined Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  11. ⌂
    Started representing Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
    03 May 2007
  12. +
    Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats
    03 May 2007
  13. ☷
    Left Justice 2 Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  14. ☷
    Left Airdrie-Bathgate Railway and Linked Improvements Bill Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  15. ⌂
    Stood down from Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  16. –
    Left Scottish Liberal Democrats
    02 Apr 2007
  17. ☷
    Left Environment and Rural Development Committee
    24 Jan 2007
  18. ☷
    Left Justice 2 Sub-Committee
    15 Dec 2006
  19. ☷
    Joined Justice 2 Sub-Committee as Member
    28 Jun 2006
  20. ☷
    Joined Airdrie-Bathgate Railway and Linked Improvements Bill Committee as Member
    15 Jun 2006
  21. ☷
    Left Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Bill Committee
    27 Apr 2006
  22. ☷
    Joined Justice 2 Committee as Member
    26 Jan 2005
  23. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    26 Jan 2005
  24. ☷
    Joined Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Bill Committee as Deputy Convener
    29 Jun 2004
  25. ☷
    Left Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Bill Committee
    29 Jun 2004
  26. ☷
    Joined Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Bill Committee as Member
    16 Jun 2004
  27. ☷
    Joined Environment and Rural Development Committee as Substitute Member
    17 Sep 2003
  28. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003
  29. ⌂
    Started representing Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
    01 May 2003
  30. +
    Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats
    01 May 2003
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    22 Mar 2011
    Three of the jobs that have been created in the past four years have been the highest paid in the public sector. I refer to three top bosses of Government bodi…
  • Scottish Executive Question Time Chamber
    22 Mar 2011
    The minister, like all members, knows that the Scottish budget for the forthcoming year is being reduced by 2 per cent as a result of a reduction in revenue fu…
  • Scottish Executive Question Time Chamber
    22 Mar 2011
    1. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met college principals. (S3O-13399)
  • Point of Order Chamber
    22 Mar 2011
    On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I apologise for not being able to give you advance notice, and I am not sure, as it is the last day before dissolution,…
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    Well, when?
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