Maggie Chapman
Scottish Green Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
About Maggie Chapman
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Website: maggiechapman.scot
X (previously known as Twitter): @MaggieChapman
Facebook: Maggie's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6332
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
10 Panmure Street
Dundee
DD1 2BW
Phone: 01382 279991
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Maggie is a member of 4 committees
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Deputy Convener
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Substitute Member
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Maggie is a member of 15 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Colleges and Universities
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Co-Operatives
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cuba
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on International Development
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on LGBTI+
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Migration
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Gypsy/Traveller Community
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on WASPI
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wellbeing Economy
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women, Families and Justice
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Maggie has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
Party Roles
Maggie has 3 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Equality
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Human Rights
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Justice
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles
Maggie had 1 previous role
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Equalities Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Member
Register of interests
Maggie'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 Maggie Chapman. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
Until April 2019 I was Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish Council for Visual Impairment (SCOVI), a charitable organisation which serves as an umbrella body for organisations concerned with visual impairment (of C/o 50 Gillespie Crescent, Edinburgh, EH10 4JB). I spent 21 hours per week in the role and received between £20,001 and £25,000.
Until 30 June 2021 I was the Chief Operating Officer of Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, a charitable organisation supporting survivors of sexual violence (of 17 Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh, EH7 4 HX). I spent 28 hours per week in the role and received between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum. [Amended interest, 26 August 2022]
Gifts
No registrable interests.
Overseas visits
No registrable interests.
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests.
Heritable property
No registrable interests.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests.
Voluntary
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 22 November 2023]
I am a member of the National Executive of Democratic Left Scotland, a political organisation that focusses on the left / radical politics of Scotland. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration.
I am a member of the editorial committee of the Scottish Left Review, which produces a bi-monthly magazine on left politics. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration.
I am a Board member of the North East Scotland Climate Action Network, a hub organisation that supports and encourages communities in the North East to take local action to tackle to climate emergency. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. [Registered 22 November 2022]
I am a member of Unite the Union. [Registered 22 November 2022]
Recent Activity
What was said
What Maggie Chapman 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: 1 May 2024
Public Sector Pay Disputes
2. Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on work undertaken to resolve any public sector equal pay disputes. (S6O-03365)"
Chamber meeting date: 1 May 2024
Women’s State Pensions (Compensation)
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Every 13 minutes, a WASPI woman dies. Every 13 minutes, a woman who might have lost several years’ worth of her pension—maybe as much as £42,000—dies without justice…
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee meeting date: 30 April 2024
Suicide Prevention
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Good morning, both. Thank you for your comments so far, and for joining us this morning. I will talk a little bit about some of the different groups that are perhaps disproportionately affected…
Chamber meeting date: 30 April 2024
Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (50th Anniversary)
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "On Sunday, on a rather wet and chilly afternoon, many of us gathered at Persley walled garden in Woodside, in Aberdeen, just up from the River Don, at the workers memorial…
Chamber meeting date: 23 April 2024
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Doing justice is about the process as well as the outcome. As a society, we lay a heavy burden on those who have experienced serious crime as victims, survivors or witnesses…
Votes
How Maggie Chapman has voted in Parliament
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WASPI: Women Against State Pension Inequality
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Supported by: Paul McLennan, Emma Roddick, Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Result 75 for, 0 against, 52 abstained, 2 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
WASPI: Women Against State Pension Inequality
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Result 21 for, 95 against, 11 abstained, 2 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
WASPI: Women Against State Pension Inequality
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Result 31 for, 74 against, 21 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motion of No Confidence
Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Friday, April 26, 2024
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Jeremy Balfour, Neil Bibby, Sarah Boyack, Alexander Burnett, Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Tim Eagle, Rhoda Grant, Mark Griffin, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Rachael Hamilton, Daniel Johnson, Monica Lennon, Richard Leonard, Douglas Lumsden, Michael Marra, Liam McArthur, Pauline McNeill, Carol Mochan, Edward Mountain, Paul O'Kane, Willie Rennie, Alex Rowley, Colin Smyth, Paul Sweeney, Annie Wells, Tess White, Martin Whitfield, Beatrice Wishart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Result 58 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 1 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Revision to Business Programme
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Lumsden, Roz McCall, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Result 57 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Maggie Chapman in Parliament
Find out what motions Maggie Chapman has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Maggie Chapman has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether public sector bodies should support pregnant workers and new parents with 52 weeks of maternity leave at full pay."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 25 April 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 24 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on work undertaken to resolve any public sector equal pay disputes."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 25 March 2024
"To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on what action the Scottish Government is taking to deliver the New Deal for Tenants."
Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 20 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the mental wellbeing of asylum seekers accommodated in hotels in Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 13 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report by the Scottish Human Rights Commission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, which referred to the need to improve conditions across the prison estate and improve access to appropriate healthcare for those in detention."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 21 February 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding the plans required to address the carcinogenic nature of firefighting."
Taken in the Chamber on 28 February 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 19 February 2024
"To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on whether successive changes to national taxation policy in Scottish Budgets will support the redistribution of wealth and help sustain vital public services."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 24 January 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the provision available for children, and those who teach or look after them, who were babies or toddlers during the COVID-19 pandemic and missed out on important socialisation opportunities."
Answered by Natalie Don on 1 February 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 January 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its response to the recent Families Outside report, Staying Connected: Care-experienced children and young people with a sibling in prison or secure care."
Taken in the Chamber on 25 January 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 December 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the reported decision by S-Mart in Forfar to close due to rising energy costs, in light of its aim to help social enterprise initiatives that support Scotland’s wellbeing economy."
Answered by Neil Gray on 22 December 2023
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