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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Maggie Chapman

Scottish Green Party

MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Maggie Chapman

Contact details

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6332
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

10 Panmure Street
Dundee
DD1 2BW

Phone: 01382 279991
Text relay calls welcome.

Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.

Committees

Maggie is a member of 2 committees

Cross-party groups

Maggie is a member of 14 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Colleges and Universities

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Co-Operatives

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cuba

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on International Development

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on LGBTI+

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Migration

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on WASPI

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wellbeing Economy

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women, Families and Justice

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Maggie has 1 parliamentary and government role

Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Appointed Member

Party Roles

Maggie has 4 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Equalities

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Human Rights

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Social Justice

Scottish Green Party

Previous roles

Maggie has had 5 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024

Party Spokesperson on Equality

Scottish Green Party

29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024

Local Government Housing and Planning Committee

Substitute Member

29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024

Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee

Substitute Member

08 September 2021 - 18 June 2024

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Member

17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021

Equalities Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Member

Register of interests

Maggie's register of interests

MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Maggie Chapman has said in Parliament

These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.

Chamber meeting date: 13 November 2025

Winter Preparedness (Health and Social Care)

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "The winter period will place extra pressure on unpaid carers as well as paid staff…

Chamber meeting date: 12 November 2025

Rosebank Oil and Gas Field

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Will the member take an intervention?"

Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2025

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I was struggling with the app. I would have cast a vote for myself and for Lorna Slater. We would both have voted yes."

Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2025

Parliamentary Bureau Motions

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Will the member take an intervention?"

Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2025

Global Climate Justice and Fair Climate Finance

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "In 2021, the world came to Glasgow for COP26. Amid the noise of pledges and the hum of negotiations, something truly historic happened; not in the official halls of power, but in the moral leadership that was shown by Scotland…

Votes

How Maggie Chapman has voted in Parliament

Find out how Maggie Chapman has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19632

Better Bus Services

Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 10, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Result 81 for, 35 against, 2 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19632.2

Better Bus Services

Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Result 35 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-19637.4

Rosebank

Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Supported by: Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Result 62 for, 36 against, 19 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19637

Rosebank

Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 10, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Result 80 for, 36 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19632.3

Better Bus Services

Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Supported by: Fiona Hyslop
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Result 65 for, 34 against, 19 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Maggie Chapman has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S6O-05174

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:12 November 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support tenants and owner-occupiers affected by RAAC in the North East Scotland region."

Question reference: S6W-41548

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:28 October 2025

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 6 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the latest reported data from SEPA, which shows that Scotland's five biggest incinerators produced more than one million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2024, what its position is on the reported record levels of carbon emissions from incinerators."

Question reference: S6W-41547

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:28 October 2025

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 6 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported shutdown and reopening of the NESS incinerator in Aberdeen, what discussions it has had with SEPA and any affected local authorities, and whether any impact of disrupted waste management services on local people was discussed."

Question reference: S6W-41549

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:28 October 2025

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 6 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the most recent data from SEPA's Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory, which reportedly shows rising levels of toxic pollution, including mercury, from Scotland's incinerators."

Question reference: S6O-05070

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:22 October 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much it will allocate in its forthcoming Budget to support older people to live independently in their local communities."

Question reference: S6O-04982

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:17 September 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any discussions that it has had with Police Scotland about the policing of protests outside hotels and other accommodation for people seeking asylum."

Question reference: S6F-04300

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:15 September 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2025

"To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to protect renters in the private sector from homelessness."

Question reference: S6O-04944

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:10 September 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any discussions it has had with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service about role expansion for firefighters."

Question reference: S6O-04878

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:27 August 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to local authorities to help ensure that all residents across the north east can access local council services, including help when things go wrong, in person as well as online."

Question reference: S6W-39059

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:27 June 2025

Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 9 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it reportedly did not contribute to the UK progress update to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee on 29 May 2025."

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