Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
Former MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2016 - 2021
Website: mauricegolden.com
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08 September 2021 - 29 June 2023
Substitute Member
23 September 2021 - 29 June 2023
Member
08 September 2021 - 22 September 2021
Substitute Member
18 February 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Member
25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
Member
25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
Substitute Member
29 June 2017 - 25 February 2020
Substitute Member
27 April 2017 - 20 February 2020
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27 April 2017 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
27 April 2017 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
03 September 2019 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
03 September 2019 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
03 September 2019 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2017 - 03 September 2019
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
14 June 2016 - 29 June 2017
Deputy Convener
29 September 2016 - 29 June 2017
Substitute Member
19 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
19 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
26 May 2016 - 27 April 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 14 June 2016
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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: 12 December 2024
Maurice Golden (North East Scotland) (Con): "Universities Scotland has said that the sector is in an “immensely difficult place”. The University of Dundee, which is of critical importance to the city and to Scotland, faces a budget deficit of up to £30 million…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 11 December 2024
Maurice Golden (North East Scotland) (Con): "I think that we should close the petition under rule 15…
Chamber meeting date: 5 December 2024
Maurice Golden (North East Scotland) (Con): "I begin by welcoming the debate. As convener of the cross-party group on the armed forces and veterans community, I know that our veterans face many issues, which do not get the parliamentary time that they deserve…
Chamber meeting date: 4 December 2024
Maurice Golden (North East Scotland) (Con): "I thank Michael Matheson for securing the debate. I begin my comments with Powering Futures…
Chamber meeting date: 27 November 2024
Maurice Golden (North East Scotland) (Con): "I begin by thanking Claire Baker for bringing the debate to the chamber and giving Parliament an opportunity to discuss this extremely serious matter…
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Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 16, 2024
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Result 96 for, 0 against, 21 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 16, 2024
Supported by: John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 73 for, 28 against, 21 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 9, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 94 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 73 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Maurice Golden has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people were banned from keeping animals in 2023-24."
Answer expected on 17 January 2025
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of animal cruelty were reported to the police in 2023-24; of these cases, how many resulted in a (a) prosecution and (b) conviction, and, of those that resulted in a conviction, what proportion resulted in a custodial sentence."
Answer expected on 17 January 2025
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31906 by Gillian Martin on 16 December 2024, what discussions it has held over the past year with (a) academia and (b) private sector companies regarding any expansion of reuse and recycling of rare earth materials."
Answer expected on 17 January 2025
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31983 by Gillian Martin on 17 December 2024, on what dates its meetings with the UK Government Office for the Internal Market (OIM) in 2024 took place; which of those meetings were attended by a cabinet secretary or minister, and at which of those meetings there was specific…
Answer expected on 16 January 2025
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31982 by Gillian Martin on 17 December 2024, what plans it has to assess any land contaminated by historic metal mining."
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31981 by Gillian Martin on 17 December 2024, whether it has asked SEPA to review local authority efforts to identify contaminated land downstream of disused lead mines, in light of reports of the UK Government tasking the Environment Agency to do so in England."
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31784 by Neil Gray on 9 December 2024, whether it will provide an overview of how the Scottish Ambulance Service Special Operations Response Team (SORT) capabilities will be delivered across Scotland following the most recent review, including (a) geographic coverage and (b)…
Answered by Neil Gray on 18 December 2024
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 6 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will launch a consultation on banning domestic coal use."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 17 December 2024
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 6 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received any reports of coal being bought in Scotland and transported for use in England, following a ban being introduced on selling house coal for domestic burning in England."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 17 December 2024
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many abandoned lead mines there are in each local authority area, also broken down by how many have been identified as being contaminated by the lead; what date this identification was made, and how many remain contaminated."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 17 December 2024
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