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MSP for Lothian (Region) 2021 - present day
Scottish Green Party
Former MSP for Lothian (Region) 2011 - 2021
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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Pàrlamaid na h-Alba
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13 May 2021 - 29 September 2021
Convener
26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Green Party
26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Green Party
26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Green Party
26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Green Party
03 March 2019 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Green Party
06 February 2019 - 04 May 2021
Member
29 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Member
29 August 2017 - 04 May 2021
Member
07 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
Member
08 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Member
01 November 2012 - 27 November 2014
Member
29 October 2014 - 27 November 2014
Substitute Member
01 November 2012 - 29 October 2014
Substitute Member
23 June 2011 - 01 November 2012
Substitute Member
09 June 2011 - 01 May 2012
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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: 14 November 2024
The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone): "That concludes general questions."
Chamber meeting date: 14 November 2024
The Presiding Officer: "Can we have a question, please, Mr Sarwar?"
Chamber meeting date: 14 November 2024
The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone): "Mr Findlay—just a second. Can I ensure that we can hear one another?"
Chamber meeting date: 14 November 2024
The Presiding Officer: "That concludes First Minister’s question time. 12:46 Meeting suspended."
Chamber meeting date: 14 November 2024
The Presiding Officer: "Let us hear the First Minister."
Find out how Alison Johnstone has voted recently.
Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 48 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Martin Whitfield, South Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Neil Bibby, Katy Clark, Rhoda Grant, Mark Griffin, Daniel Johnson, Michael Marra, Pauline McNeill, Paul O'Kane, Colin Smyth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 51 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 11, 2024
Supported by: Tess White
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 66 for, 52 against, 1 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 61 for, 0 against, 57 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Supported by: Paul McLennan, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 60 for, 57 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Alison Johnstone has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Johnstone, Alison, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 25 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether people living with HIV will be able to access the COVID-19 vaccine through their HIV clinic, as is the case in England and Wales."
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Johnstone, Alison, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 22 March 2021
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Johnstone, Alison, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 March 2021
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 11 March 2021
Asked by: Johnstone, Alison, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 25 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what financial support is being provided to English language schools that have had to close as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 8 March 2021
Asked by: Johnstone, Alison, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 25 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what data it is collecting regarding how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the mental health of BAME people."
Answered by Clare Haughey on 8 March 2021
Asked by: Johnstone, Alison, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 25 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports that the mental health of BAME men has been the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic."
Answered by Clare Haughey on 5 March 2021
Asked by: Johnstone, Alison, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 25 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how it engages with people who have lived experienced of long-term COVID-19 symptoms when devising support for people with long-COVID."
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 4 March 2021
Asked by: Johnstone, Alison, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on working towards making Scotland the world's first rewilding nation."
Taken in the Chamber on 10 March 2021
Asked by: Johnstone, Alison, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the detection of the so-called Brazilian variant of COVID-19 in Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 March 2021
Asked by: Johnstone, Alison, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 15 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what support is being provided to student social workers who are unable to obtain placements and whose qualification might be delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 March 2021
See all of Alison Johnstone's questions submitted in Parliament