Scottish Green Party
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2021 - present day
Post-d: Lorna.Slater.msp@parliament.scot
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
Scottish Green Party
21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
Scottish Green Party
31 August 2021 - 25 April 2024
Scottish Government
17 June 2021 - 08 September 2021
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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.
SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee meeting date: 3 April 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "Thank you for joining us, Dr Wilson. This is fascinating. I will dig into similar points that my colleague the convener asked about. In Scotland, we have some parallels with your officers in that we also have an ombudsman and an Auditor General…
Chamber meeting date: 2 April 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "The world has changed. There is no question but that the re-election of wannabe dictator Donald Trump has broken the backbone of the world order that, rightly or wrongly, we have taken as read for three generations…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 2 April 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "I would like to dig into what both Andrew Lamond and Ian Hughes said about the faster, quicker learning, particularly for a mature student, in a bit more detail…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 26 March 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "I have two slightly smaller questions—Murdo Fraser has been asking bigger questions. I was an electromechanical engineer in my former life, and one of my abiding interests is in how we get an improved gender balance in the green skills area…
Chamber meeting date: 20 March 2025
7. Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the deposit return scheme, including whether it will be appointing a deposit management organisation on schedule in April 2025. (S6O-04464)"
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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
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
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
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
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
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government which incinerators, including those with accepted planning permission, are able to destroy persistent organic pollutants, in alignment with the SEPA guidance on the management of waste upholstered domestic seating."
Answer expected on 6 May 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government which incinerators accept waste upholstered domestic seating for disposal."
Answer expected on 6 May 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider increasing portion sizes in free school meals, in light of reported comments from young carers that the portions are too small, particularly for children who may be missing other meals at home."
Answer expected on 1 May 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the deposit return scheme, including whether it will be appointing a deposit management organisation on schedule in April 2025."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the cost to (a) local authorities and (b) businesses in Scotland of including incineration as part of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in 2028."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 March 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) start and (b) end date is for the target in the Zero Waste Scotland’s Corporate Plan to reduce the extraction of raw materials by one third; what data was used to arrive at this target, and for what reason the figure of one third was set."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 March 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how banning fossil-based plastic from incineration, as proposed at recommendation 17 of the report, Stop, Sort, Burn, Bury…
Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 March 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to (a) mitigate any costs and (b) provide other support to local authorities in Scotland in relation to the inclusion of incineration as part of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in 2028."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 March 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 20 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what conditions it sets on renewable energy supply chains to invest in Scottish content where possible."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 4 March 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 20 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether (a) enterprise and (b) infrastructure funding is currently targeted at low-carbon, green manufacturing, and how it ensures that companies in receipt of such public money are supporting jobs in Scotland."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 3 March 2025