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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Ross Greer

Scottish Green Party

MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day

About Ross Greer

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6347
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Ross is a member of 6 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Families Supporting Children’s Learning

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on the Scottish Games Ecosystem

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tibet

Co-Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Ross does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Ross has 2 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Green Party

Previous roles

Ross has had 14 previous roles

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

21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024

Party Spokesperson on Culture

Scottish Green Party

21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024

Party Spokesperson on External Affairs

Scottish Green Party

29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024

Constitution Europe External Affairs and Culture Committee

Substitute Member

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Europe and External Relations

Scottish Green Party

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Green Party

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Skills

Scottish Green Party

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Culture

Scottish Green Party

29 June 2016 - 04 May 2021

Health and Sport Committee

Substitute Member

29 June 2016 - 04 May 2021

Social Security Committee

Substitute Member

06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021

Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 04 May 2021

Education and Skills Committee

Member

21 April 2020 - 16 September 2020

COVID19 Committee

Member

29 September 2016 - 06 September 2018

Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016

European and External Relations Committee

Member

Register of interests

Ross'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 Ross Greer 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: 12 March 2025

Decision Time

Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My vote was registered, but my proxy vote on behalf of Gillian Mackay appears not to have been registered. That vote would also have been an abstention."

Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 12 March 2025

Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Qualifications Scotland as Specified Authority) Order 2025 [Draft]

Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "Nico McKenzie-Juetten mentioned a moment ago, and you have just repeated it, cabinet secretary, that this is a routine process and the alternative would be a truncated process…

Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 12 March 2025

Scottish Attainment Challenge: Post-inquiry Scrutiny

Ross Greer: "Very briefly, as Miles Briggs said, there has been a significant increase in access to in-school mental health counselling, which is positive…

Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 11 March 2025

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum

Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "Good morning. I should say from the outset that I entirely accept that it is impossible to completely estimate the cost of the bill, given the stigma around addiction…

Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 11 March 2025

Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/41)

Ross Greer: "We have had the landfill tax for a while now, as have Wales and England. Why has the Scottish Government not looked into the potential for a differential rate before this point?"

Votes

How Ross Greer has voted in Parliament

Find out how Ross Greer has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-16923

Scotland – A Fair Trade Nation

Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16923.1

Scotland – A Fair Trade Nation

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Result 107 for, 8 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16844.2

Children’s Rights and Temporary Accommodation

Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Result 53 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-16845

Reforming Scotland’s West Coast Ferries

Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 17, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Result 58 for, 52 against, 6 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16845.1

Reforming Scotland’s West Coast Ferries

Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Result 52 for, 56 against, 7 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Defeated

Motions

Questions

Questions Ross Greer has asked

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

Question ref. S6W-35642

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 13 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it selects locations for water quality monitoring and reporting."

Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35641

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 13 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider designating new water quality monitoring locations north of Largs in the Clyde estuary."

Answered by Gillian Martin on 20 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35719

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what measures other than existing patronage numbers are used when considering varying the frequency of rail services on particular routes."

Answer expected on 31 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35364

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 5 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the debate on motion S6M-15875 (Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill) on 17 December 2024, what progress it has made with carrying out a pilot exercise in using the democratic engagement grant for the purpose of automatic registration at education institutions."

Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 17 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35226

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to increase availability of English as a second or other language (ESOL) classes in the Greater Glasgow area, in light of reports that lack of availability is causing challenges for people who require at least a B1 level of English to access employability, social security and other support."

Answered by Graeme Dey on 11 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35080

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 20 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether (a) in principle, Scottish port authorities should be publicly owned and (b) the privatisation of some port authorities under previous UK administrations was the correct decision."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35079

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 20 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to continue the 2025 summer timetable service frequency between Ardrossan and Brodick into the (a) winter 2025-26 and (b) summer 2026 timetable."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35078

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 20 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether the 2025 summer timetable for the Ardrossan to Brodick ferry will have the same service frequency as before the recent reported disruption."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-34342

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 31 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the letter by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to the Convener of the Finance and Public Administration Committee on 27 January 2025, how the Joint Working Group on Sources of Local Government Funding and Council Tax Reform is assessing the introduction of council tax premiums on…

Answered by Shona Robison on 28 February 2025

Question ref. S6W-34339

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 31 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the letter by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to the Convener of the Finance and Public Administration Committee on 27 January 2025, by what date the Joint Working Group on Sources of Local Government Funding and Council Tax Reform will advise on further changes to council tax…

Answered by Shona Robison on 28 February 2025

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