Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
Former MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2016 - 2021
Email: [email protected]
Website: mauricegolden.com
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
23 September 2021 - 29 June 2023
Member
08 September 2021 - 29 June 2023
Substitute 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
Member
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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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 Maurice Golden. The date of their initial statement was 13 May 2021.
No registrable interests
On 22 June 2021 I attended the Scotland vs. Croatia football game, the ticket cost was £175 and hospitality was £50. On 5 February 2022 I attended the Scotland vs. England Rugby game, the ticket cost was £117 and hospitality was £60pp. On 24 February 2024 I attended the Scotland vs. England Rugby game and the cost of ticket and hospitality was £200. The cumulative value of these gifts is £602 and therefore over the threshold for registration in the gifts category. The costs were met by Heineken UK (a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded alcoholic drinks of 3-4 Broadway Park, South Gyle Broadway, Edinburgh, EH12 9JZ). [Registered 14 February 2022, Amended interest 1 March 2024]
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From 31 July to 5 August 2016 I was part of a fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank for Scottish Conservative MSPs. The costs of the visit amounted to £2,000 and were met by Conservative Friends of Israel (of CFI Ltd, PO Box 72288, London, SW1P 9LB). I do not consider that this visit meets the prejudice test.
From 9 to 15 February 2018 I was part of a Tearfund humanitarian delegation travelling to Nepal to learn how projects in relation to child trafficking, earthquake relief and flood prevention are transforming lives. The costs of the visit amounted to £1,300 and were met by Tearfund Scotland (a Christian charity of 29 Canal St, Glasgow G4 0AD). I do not consider that this visit meets the prejudice test.
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: 16 January 2025
Maurice Golden (North East Scotland) (Con): "It has been two years since the Scottish Government unveiled its draft energy strategy and just transition plan…
Chamber meeting date: 16 January 2025
Maurice Golden (North East Scotland) (Con): "As a member of the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee, I thank all those who have participated in the inquiry and those who have supported the committee in its work, as well as the petitioner, Laura Hansler…
Chamber meeting date: 15 January 2025
4. Maurice Golden (North East Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to transform participation rates for women in entrepreneurship. (S6O-04188)"
Chamber meeting date: 14 January 2025
Maurice Golden (North East Scotland) (Con): "I thank Meghan Gallacher for securing the debate and giving us the chance to explore this serious issue…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 8 January 2025
Maurice Golden (North East Scotland) (Con): "On your final point regarding intervention, are you comfortable with the level of oversight that the Scottish Funding Council has in relation to our university institutions?"
Find out how Maurice Golden has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 46 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 88 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 116 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Michael Marra, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 24 for, 64 against, 28 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 69 for, 23 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP abstained
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: 16 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the findings were of the investigation into the fire at Shore Recycling in Perth on 28 February 2023, and which recommendations from that investigation were taken forward."
Answer expected on 30 January 2025
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will authorise a review of fire safety procedures at waste management facilities."
Answer expected on 30 January 2025
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 12 actions in Scotland’s Fisheries Management Strategy 2020-2030 Delivery Plan have been achieved to date."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 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."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 14 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…
Answered by Gillian Martin on 14 January 2025
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32391 by Gillian Martin on 8 January 2025, what plans it has to conduct any of the analytical methods outlined, and how it will ensure accurate monitoring of potential continued supply and usage of the single-use plastic items prohibited for supply under the Environmental…
Answer expected on 27 January 2025
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32129 by Shona Robison on 8 January 2025, whether it will confirm whether it records, in an easily accessible format, the (a) amount of public money spent on court cases that it is a party to, as opposed to general government legal costs, and (b) number of court cases that it has…
Answer expected on 27 January 2025
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many animal disqualification and deprivation orders were issued in the period 2022-24; how this compares with 2017-22, and what underlying causes are behind any increase in number."
Answer expected on 24 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."
Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025
Asked by: Golden, Maurice, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 8 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to transform participation rates for women in entrepreneurship."
Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2025
See all of Maurice Golden's questions submitted in Parliament