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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Gillian Mackay

Scottish Green Party

MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Gillian Mackay

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6341
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Gillian is a member of 8 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Diabetes

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Funerals and Bereavement

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Heart and Circulatory Diseases

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Learning Disability

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Shared Parenting

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Stroke

Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Gillian has 1 parliamentary and government role

Parliamentary Bureau

Member

Party Roles

Gillian has 2 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Health and Social Care

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Sport

Scottish Green Party

Previous roles

Gillian had 1 previous role

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

29 November 2023 - 22 May 2024

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Substitute Member

Register of interests

Gillian'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 Gillian Mackay 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: 3 April 2025

Project Willow

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Sizeable changes could be made to Grangemouth in the next few years. The community has lived beside an oil refinery for the past 100 years, and its sights, sounds and—often—smells are very well known…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 25 March 2025

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Good morning. To what extent does the bill address changing patterns of drug use in Scotland, particularly around polysubstance and alcohol use?"

Chamber meeting date: 20 March 2025

Project Willow

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Agreement of the operating principles of the delivery vehicle is one of the key issues in the next steps portion of the paper, to avoid a situation in which a project is set up, benefits from public investment, extracts profit and then leaves workers in the lurch when conditions change. What is the timescale for agreeing the operating principles?…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 18 March 2025

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Good morning, panel. I want to return to the rights issues that Emma Harper was exploring earlier…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 11 March 2025

Sportscotland

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Good morning. Does sportscotland collect data on the socioeconomic status of people who participate in sporting activities—both those who do the sport themselves and the volunteers? If so, what does that data show?"

Votes

How Gillian Mackay has voted in Parliament

Find out how Gillian Mackay has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17059.1

Business Programme

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Result 31 for, 60 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17059

Business Programme

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Result 88 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16789

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025

Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16960

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16942

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Gillian Mackay has asked

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

Question ref. S6W-36860

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 15 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to deliver a pilot of the minimum income guarantee for unpaid carers, as set out in the recent proposal by Carers Scotland and IPPR Scotland."

Answer expected on 13 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-36839

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress on its work with COSLA in relation to abolishing non-residential social care charges in the current parliamentary session."

Answer expected on 9 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-36837

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has undertaken of any impact of non-residential social care charges on the uptake of social care by people eligible or already in receipt of social care."

Answer expected on 9 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-36838

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to abolishing all non-residential social care charges in the current parliamentary session, and, if so, by what date all such charges will be abolished."

Answer expected on 9 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-35534

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 10 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the causes of the reported delay in implementing the fracture liaison service audit, and what steps it is taking to prevent further delays."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35282

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to fund an extension of emergency department opt-out HIV testing."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35283

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider the merits of a national HIV testing week for Scotland."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35281

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what annual funding has been made available for HIV transmission elimination since that goal was set in 2020."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35112

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 21 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken in response to the Young Carers Covenant, which was launched by the Carers Trust in 2024, and made a commitment to improve the lives of young carers, including supporting the covenant in achieving its 10 desired outcomes."

Answered by Maree Todd on 3 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35111

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 20 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Services in Scotland: An updated analysis of Health Board survey data as of July 2024, which was published in November 2024 and (a) suggested that there was a lack of services for children and young people with ME/CFS and…

Answered by Jenni Minto on 3 March 2025

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