Mark Griffin
Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
About Mark Griffin
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6397
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Mark is a member of 2 committees
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Mark is a member of 8 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Accident Prevention and Safety Awareness
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans Community
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Germany
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Housing
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on St Andrew's Day
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Mark does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Mark has 2 party roles
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Housing
Scottish Labour
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Local Government
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Mark has had 30 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Party Spokesperson on Local Government
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Party Spokesperson on Housing
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Party Spokesperson on Skills
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Chair of the Scottish Parliamentary Labour Party
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Party Spokesperson on Business
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Party Spokesperson on Fair Work
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Social Security Committee
Member
25 May 2016 - 02 September 2020
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Social Security
Scottish Labour
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Chief Whip
Scottish Labour
06 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Lifelong Learning
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Schools
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Children
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Skills
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Sport
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Science
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Workplace Issues
Scottish Labour
15 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Education and Culture Committee
Deputy Convener
23 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
02 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
08 January 2015 - 15 September 2015
Education and Culture Committee
Member
03 September 2013 - 02 September 2015
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
06 January 2015 - 24 August 2015
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Gaelic Language
Scottish Labour
03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Member
10 July 2013 - 16 December 2014
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Transport
Scottish Labour
12 June 2013 - 21 January 2014
Burrell Collection Lending and Borrowing Scotland Bill Committee
Member
19 September 2012 - 03 September 2013
Education and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
22 December 2011 - 03 September 2013
Public Audit Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Member
Register of interests
Mark'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.
Here is the register for Mark Griffin. The date of their initial statement was 18 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
Until 28 July 2023, I owned a flat in North Lanarkshire with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000. From 27 August 2016 I received rental income of up to £5,000 per annum. [Amended interest 8 August 2023, Ceased interest 8 August 2023]
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Mark Griffin 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.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 25 June 2024
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Do any members of the panel have comments on the provisions in the bill that allow a tenant or a prospective tenant to request to keep a pet or to make changes to the property, beyond the suggestions that James Calder has already made?"
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 25 June 2024
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Amendment Order 2024 [Draft]
Mark Griffin: "Good morning, minister. I hope that you are feeling better. I feel your pain, after my recent brush with Covid."
Chamber meeting date: 20 June 2024
Housing Emergency
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "We have just heard that there is a £130 million underspend on capital spending, but the Government has slashed the housing budget. We have a housing bill that will not build a single house, while 45 children are becoming homeless every day…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 18 June 2024
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Before asking my questions, I declare a relevant interest, in that I was previously an owner of a private rented property until July last year. I have a couple of questions on the provisions on evictions…
Chamber meeting date: 13 June 2024
Public Service Investment
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "At the outset, I apologise to the chamber for not being on the front bench and for participating remotely…
Votes
How Mark Griffin has voted in Parliament
Find out how Mark Griffin has voted recently.
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 50 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 24, 2024
Supported by: Màiri McAllan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 68 for, 0 against, 46 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 58 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Supported by: Mark Ruskell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 8 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Mark Griffin in Parliament
Find out what motions Mark Griffin has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Mark Griffin has asked
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: 17 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to its Open Market Shared Equity scheme, broken down by financial year."
Answer expected on 14 August 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many homes it estimates will be delivered each year to priority access groups following the reopening its Open Market Shared Equity scheme to new applications, broken down by local authority area."
Answer expected on 14 August 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide any cost or budget estimates that it has produced for the reopening of its Open Market Shared Equity scheme."
Answer expected on 13 August 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider the evidence set out in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, and any potential impact that it may have on the single building assessment process in Scotland, in particular in relation to the utilisation of BS 8414 test data in the assessment of buildings."
Answer expected on 12 August 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government in what way the PAS 9980 code of practice has been “tailored to the Scottish context” it its Single Building Assessment Specification Document, beyond the acknowledgement of the tenure system in Scotland, and how this tailoring has been a “critical enabler in setting the standard”, in light of…
Answer expected on 12 August 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the approach taken by the PAS 9980 code of practice to considering financial or social factors would allow combustible façade material to remain in place on buildings above 11 metres in height in Scotland."
Answer expected on 12 August 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government for how long its reopened Open Market Shared Equity scheme will remain open."
Answer expected on 12 August 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on what type of combustible façade material, based off the Euroclass rating (B to F), should be allowed to remain in situ following the completion of a single building assessment."
Answer expected on 12 August 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it is appropriate that BS 8414 test data remains part of the single building assessment in determining whether a building is safe, in light of reported evidence regarding the use of BS 8414, and it being removed as pathway to compliance for new residential buildings with a topmost…
Answer expected on 12 August 2024
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26685 by Paul McLennan on 23 April 2024, whether it will define the term “large areas of the façade” in relation to the statement “Where large areas of the façade are being remediated, alterations will be required to comply with current…
Answer expected on 7 August 2024