Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
Post-d: Mark.Griffin.msp@parliament.scot
The Scottish Parliament
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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: 13 November 2024
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "We are quite often suspected by the public—and often by each other—of making capital from issues that affect people’s lives. Last year, there were 40,000 homeless cases across Scotland…
Chamber meeting date: 12 November 2024
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "It seems that the minister has been listening to the sector, to an extent, and there is a lot to be welcomed this afternoon…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 12 November 2024
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I want to talk about what the housing system will look like in, as the convener said, the medium to longer term, as we—I hope—move out of a housing emergency, reduce homelessness and end the cycle of emergencies and crises…
Chamber meeting date: 7 November 2024
6. Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the First Minister what plans the Scottish Government has to end the reported increase in families in the central belt living in temporary accommodation, in light of reports of almost 2,000 children in Glasgow living in unsuitable bed-and-breakfast accommodation in 2024 and more than 4,600 households in Edinburgh projected to be living in…
Chamber meeting date: 7 November 2024
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "In the same vein as Mr Hepburn, perhaps I should declare an interest, in that two of my children will cease to get their entitlement to the bus provision next year…
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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 voted for
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 voted for
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 voted against
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 abstained
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 voted against
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Mark Griffin has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided for motor neurone disease (MND) care in the last 10 years."
Answered by Neil Gray on 15 November 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for motor neurone disease (MND) funding in the coming years."
Answered by Neil Gray on 15 November 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with MND Scotland about funding research on motor neurone disease (MND)."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided for motor neurone disease (MND) research in the last 10 years."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what early discussion it has had with COSLA regarding the detail of the financial settlement that it has received from the UK Government's Budget."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 November 2024
"To ask the First Minister what plans the Scottish Government has to end the reported increase in families in the Central Belt living in temporary accommodation, in light of reports of almost 2,000 children in Glasgow living in unsuitable bed and breakfast accommodation in 2024 and more than 4,600 households in Edinburgh projected to be living in…
Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure that the data provided in its annual and bi-annual homelessness statistics is accurate, in light of reported concerns regarding any undercounting of breaches of legal duties on the unsuitable accommodation order and duty to provide temporary accommodation."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 30 October 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the announcement in its Programme for Government 2024-25 of £100 million of investment to support the construction of mid-market rent homes, when it expects that the first mid-market rent home being built using this funding will begin construction."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 11 October 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the announcement in its Programme for Government 2024-25 of £100 million of investment to support the construction of mid-market rent homes will result in £100 million being invested within the current financial year."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 11 October 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government where the money for the £100 million of investment to support the construction of mid-market rent homes, as announced in its Programme for Government 2024-25, will come from."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 11 October 2024