Scottish Green Party
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
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21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
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29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024
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26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
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26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Green Party
26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Green Party
26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
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29 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
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29 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
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06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
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08 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
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21 April 2020 - 16 September 2020
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29 September 2016 - 06 September 2018
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08 June 2016 - 29 September 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: 18 December 2024
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "The bill has certainly been a long time coming. I thank everyone who has been involved, not just in the stage 1 process, but in the years of work that brought us here…
Chamber meeting date: 17 December 2024
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I said earlier, when moving amendments on aggravators, that our democracy is under significant pressure…
Chamber meeting date: 17 December 2024
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I say at the outset that my contributions on future groups of amendments will be far shorter than this initial one. I will begin where Annie Wells finished, by talking about my amendments 5 and 6, on aggravators…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 17 December 2024
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "Good morning—sorry, good afternoon. We have been here a while. I will return to the timescale in the definition of terminal illness, because I did not quite follow your argument earlier, Liam…
Chamber meeting date: 11 December 2024
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "Nasty and desperate—it is a description that fits the motion and the Conservative party that brought it here today after 14 years of incredible damage and deliberate harm by that party to society at large and to our most vulnerable communities in particular. The Catholic Church and the Church of Scotland, the latter of which I am a member, made…
Find out how Ross Greer has voted recently.
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 for
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 for
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 for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Ross Greer has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 9 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been awarded to each local authority for the cancellation of school meal debt."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 December 2024
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce any requirements on local government pension schemes in Scotland regarding community wealth building and local investment, in light of reports of the UK Government setting out its intention to do so for local government pension schemes in England and Wales."
Answer expected on 8 January 2025
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 15 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27639 by Jenny Gilruth on 28 May 2024, for what reason the summary report on access to counsellors in secondary schools and children and young people’s community mental health services for January to June 2023 has not yet been published, and by what date it will be."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 December 2024
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether any public funding has been provided to Stream Bioenergy in the last five years; if so, how much was provided, and for what purpose."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 27 November 2024
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 15 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the recycling of medical packaging, including blister packs, in its circular economy strategy and associated guidance."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 November 2024
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken an assessment of any public health impacts of anaerobic digestion and biogas infrastructure."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 26 November 2024
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the (a) expansion of anaerobic digestion and biogas capacity and (b) reported potential negative impact of any such developments on efforts to tackle the climate crisis and their increased reliance on the existing gas network."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 26 November 2024
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 14 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs (a) are currently supported by and (b) have been created through the Nature Restoration Fund."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 26 November 2024
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 12 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will prohibit employers who make use of unpaid trial shifts from receiving public funding or procurement contracts, as it committed to exploring in its 2024-25 Budget."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 22 November 2024
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 21 November 2024