Patrick Harvie
Scottish Green Party
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2003 - present day
About Patrick Harvie
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
X (previously known as Twitter): @patrickharvie
Facebook: Patrick's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Contact at local office
Glasgow Collective
15 East Campbell Street
Glasgow
G1 5DT
Committees
Patrick is a member of 3 committees
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Substitute Member
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Patrick is a member of 4 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Europe
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Science and Technology
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Patrick does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Patrick has 3 party roles
Party Leader
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Constitutional Affairs
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Finance
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles
Patrick has had 38 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
31 August 2021 - 25 April 2024
Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights
Scottish Government
17 June 2021 - 30 August 2021
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Member
17 June 2021 - 30 August 2021
Constitution Europe External Affairs and Culture Committee
Member
18 May 2021 - 05 July 2021
parliamentary bureau
Member
05 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Party Leader
Scottish Green Party
26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Party Spokesperson on Finance
Scottish Green Party
26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Party Spokesperson on Economy
Scottish Green Party
26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Party Spokesperson on Employment
Scottish Green Party
26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Party Spokesperson on Equalities
Scottish Green Party
29 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Local Government and Communities Committee
Substitute Member
29 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
24 September 2020 - 04 May 2021
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Deputy Convener
19 December 2018 - 04 May 2021
Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee
Substitute Member
15 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
parliamentary bureau
Member
16 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
29 June 2016 - 19 December 2018
Justice Committee
Substitute Member
16 June 2016 - 04 September 2018
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Deputy Convener
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Finance Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
05 May 2011 - 23 March 2016
Party Leader
Scottish Green Party
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Devolution Further Powers Committee
Substitute Member
01 November 2012 - 27 November 2014
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Substitute Member
29 October 2014 - 27 November 2014
Devolution Further Powers Committee
Member
23 October 2012 - 29 October 2014
Referendum Scotland Bill Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 01 November 2012
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Member
23 June 2011 - 01 May 2012
Scotland Bill Committee
Substitute Member
19 June 2007 - 22 March 2011
conveners group
Member
01 December 2008 - 22 March 2011
Party Leader
Scottish Green Party
19 June 2007 - 22 March 2011
Transport Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee
Convener
13 June 2007 - 19 June 2007
Transport Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee
Member
28 May 2003 - 02 April 2007
Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Green Party
21 June 2005 - 02 April 2007
Party Spokesperson on Constitutional Affairs
Scottish Green Party
21 June 2005 - 02 April 2007
Party Spokesperson on Europe and External Relations
Scottish Green Party
28 May 2003 - 02 April 2007
Party Spokesperson on Justice
Scottish Green Party
04 June 2003 - 02 April 2007
Communities Committee
Member
08 February 2006 - 02 April 2007
Procedures Committee
Substitute Member
03 September 2003 - 30 January 2006
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Patrick'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 Patrick Harvie. The date of their initial statement was 26 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 19 July to 6 August 2010 I participated in the International Visitors' Leadership Program in the United States, a three week study programme principally examining US policy on climate change. The costs of meals, travel and accommodation within the US, and occasional expenses, were met by the US Department of State Cultural Affairs Division (of 2201 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20520) to a total of $8,100 which, on 19 July 2010, was equivalent to £5,316. The costs of travel to and from the US were met by me.
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am an associate member of the National Union of Journalists.
I am a member and supporter of Greenpeace.
On Friday 2 May 2014 I was given a bottle of Referendum Blend whisky by the Good Spirits Company, of Bath Street, Glasgow. The retail value of this gift was £69. This gift was given after I had participated in a launch event for the whisky.
I am a member and supporter of Friends of the Earth Scotland.
I am a member and supporter of the Humanist Society of Scotland.
I received a donation of £500 toward election expenses for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, from the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.
I am a member and supporter of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade.
I am a supporter of Stonewall Scotland.
I am a member and supporter of the Equality Network.
I am a member of the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (generally referred to as EPF), a networking organisation of parliamentarians from across Europe, including but not limited to EU member states. During Sessions 2 and 3 of the Scottish Parliament I participated at a number of conferences and study visits organised by the EPF, generally funded through the UNFPA or national family planning and sexual health agencies.
I am a Vice-President of the European Movement in Scotland. This position is unpaid, and I receive no other benefits from it. [Registered 23 June 2021]
I received a donation of £500 towards my election expenses for the 2011 Scottish Parliamentary election from the Fire Brigades Union Scotland.
I am a member and supporter of the Campaign for Real Ale.
I am a member and supporter of Amnesty International.
I am a member and supporter of the Poverty Alliance.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Patrick Harvie 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: 26 June 2024
Additional Support Needs Teacher Numbers
Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. The member who asked the previous question is well aware that the SNP is the administration in Glasgow City Council. Is it in order for her to misrepresent that fact?"
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2024
Hate Crime Strategy (Online Radicalisation)
6. Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government, as part of the delivery of its hate crime strategy, what action it is taking to tackle online extreme right-wing radicalisation. (S6O-03634)"
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2024
European Structural and Investment Funds
Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): "I share the frustration at those members who are happy that we are out of the European Union but pretend to be sad that we have lost European funding. However, I am still unclear about some of the DFM’s answers in response to media reports…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2024
Hate Crime Strategy (Online Radicalisation)
6. Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government, as part of the delivery of its hate crime strategy, what action it is taking to tackle online extreme right-wing radicalisation. (S6O-03634)"
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2024
Climate Emergency
Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): "Fifteen years ago, Scotland set legally binding climate targets. The goal was to achieve a step change in emission cuts and to become a world leader on climate policy…
Votes
How Patrick Harvie has voted in Parliament
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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 against
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
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 for
Vote Defeated
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
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 voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Patrick Harvie in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Patrick Harvie has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 19 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of the delivery of its hate crime strategy, what action it is taking to tackle online extreme right-wing radicalisation."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2024
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 June 2024
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2024
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 6 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what action it is taking to recognise Pride Month, including how it supports LGBTQ+ staff and visitors by ensuring that the Parliament remains a visibly inclusive environment."
Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2024
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 29 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its recognition of a housing emergency, whether it will take steps to improve the application of policy 16 of the fourth National Planning Framework in relation to affordable housing."
Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2024
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 May 2024
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2024
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2024
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 May 2024
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 14 June 2021
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 17 June 2021
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 9 June 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government when Ministers last met with tenants' unions to discuss the development of the Rented Sector Strategy."
Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2021
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 24 May 2021
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 27 May 2021
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 15 March 2021
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2021
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