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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: 20 February 2025

Private Finance Initiative/Public-Private Partnership Contracts

Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I thank Kenneth Gibson for giving us the opportunity to debate the issue of PFI legacy debt…

Chamber meeting date: 20 February 2025

Scottish Income Tax Rate Resolution 2025-26

Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "Mr Hoy was present at the Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting when I asked the Institute for Fiscal Studies about its view on the alleged complication that is caused by Scotland having more income tax bands than the rest of the UK…

Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 19 February 2025

“Higher History Review 2024”

Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I echo what colleagues have already said and thank you for the evidence that you have given…

Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 18 February 2025

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "John Mason correctly predicted where I would be interested in going with my line of questioning. First, I have a question about record keeping…

Chamber meeting date: 6 February 2025

Post-school Education and Skills Funding Body Landscape

Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "Over the past decade, a number of colleges and universities have reneged on the fair work agreements that they have come to with their campus trade unions…

Votes

How Ross Greer has voted in Parliament

Find out how Ross Greer has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-16526

Great British Energy Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Alasdair Allan, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025

Result 84 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16532.2

Independent Review of Sentencing and Penal Policy

Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025

Result 16 for, 97 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-16532

Independent Review of Sentencing and Penal Policy

Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025

Result 70 for, 42 against, 1 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16532.1

Independent Review of Sentencing and Penal Policy

Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025

Result 28 for, 69 against, 14 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-16531

Scottish Rate Resolution

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025

Result 86 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

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-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."

Answer expected on 6 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."

Answer expected on 6 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."

Answer expected on 6 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-34586

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 6 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason guidance was issued to NHS boards and health and social care partnerships in August 2022 advising that the Primary Care Improvement Plan reserves should only be utilised in-year as part of the overall funding allocation."

Answered by Neil Gray on 20 February 2025

Question ref. S6W-34585

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 6 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to revising the guidance on the Primary Care Improvement Plan reserves, with the aim of allowing for greater flexibility, including for the reserves to be allocated during the setting of annual budgets."

Answered by Neil Gray on 20 February 2025

Question ref. S6W-35028

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of any progress towards delivering each of the outcomes in its 2022 Fair Work Action Plan, including the commitment to support strong trade unions and promote national collective bargaining, particularly in underrepresented sectors."

Answer expected on 4 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-34516

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

"To ask the Scottish Government what impact Police Scotland being unable to request local authority CCTV footage of suspected fly-tipping due to it being considered a civil offence has on the effective enforcement of fly-tipping legislation."

Answered by Gillian Martin on 13 February 2025

Question ref. S6W-32420

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

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the conviction on 10 October 2024 of the master of a scallop diving vessel in breach of the South Arran Marine Conservation Order, whether the accused was offered a fixed penalty notice (FPN) prior to referral to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), and, if so, what the value was of any…

Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 February 2025

Question ref. S6W-33816

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 22 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken by (a) Scottish Water and (b) SEPA to address the reported escalating incidence of sewage spillages into the Firth of Clyde."

Answered by Gillian Martin on 3 February 2025

Question ref. S6W-34340

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

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the information released under the freedom of information request FOI/202400435537, by what date the minutes of the meeting of the Joint Working Group on Sources of Local Government Funding and Council Tax Reform on (a) 18 April and (b) 24 October 2024 will be published."

Answer expected on 28 February 2025

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