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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Ross Greer

Scottish Green Party

MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day

About Ross Greer

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6347
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Ross is a member of 6 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Families Supporting Children’s Learning

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on the Scottish Games Ecosystem

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tibet

Co-Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Ross does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Ross has 2 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Green Party

Previous roles

Ross has had 14 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024

Party Spokesperson on Culture

Scottish Green Party

21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024

Party Spokesperson on External Affairs

Scottish Green Party

29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024

Constitution Europe External Affairs and Culture Committee

Substitute Member

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Europe and External Relations

Scottish Green Party

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Green Party

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Skills

Scottish Green Party

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Culture

Scottish Green Party

29 June 2016 - 04 May 2021

Health and Sport Committee

Substitute Member

29 June 2016 - 04 May 2021

Social Security Committee

Substitute Member

06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021

Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 04 May 2021

Education and Skills Committee

Member

21 April 2020 - 16 September 2020

COVID19 Committee

Member

29 September 2016 - 06 September 2018

Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016

European and External Relations Committee

Member

Register of interests

Ross'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 Ross Greer. The date of their initial statement was 07 June 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests

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

Since 14th March 2023 I am a member of the re-established PCS union Parliamentary Group. [Registered 14 March 2023]

On 18th September 2022 I received two ‘1900 Club’ day tickets to the Davis Cup in Glasgow from the Lawn Tennis Association (National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London, SW15 5JQ). The value of these tickets was £205 each. [Registered 21 September 2022]

In June 2022 the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) provided me with overnight hotel accommodation at a value of £124 for the purpose of attending their Annual General Meeting in Dundee. [Registered 21 September 2022]

I am a member of Free Tibet.

On 19th November 2023 I was a guest of Screen Scotland at the BAFTA Scotland awards. The value of my seat at their table was approximately £258. [Registered 13 December 2023]

On Sunday 21st January 2024 I attended a recording of the Mark Radcliffe Show for Radio 2 at the BBC's Glasgow studios. Although I was invited to attend in my capacity as an MSP, tickets for the recording were free and also available to members of the public. [Registered 23 January 2024]

In April 2021 the Scottish Green Party received £500 from the RMT Union for the purpose of supporting my campaign.

I am a member of the RMT Parliamentary Group.

I am a member of the Church of Scotland.

I am a member of the Milngavie Business Improvement District as a result of my regional office being located within its boundaries. The office also receives relief from Non-Domestic Rates as a result of its rateable value falling within the Small Business Bonus Scheme. [Registered 29 May 2023]

I am a member of the National Union of Journalists.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Ross Greer 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: 31 October 2024

Scotland’s Commissioner Landscape

Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "This is one of the most important committee debates that I can remember in my time in the Parliament; it is certainly the most important committee debate in which I have participated…

Chamber meeting date: 31 October 2024

Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "Ms Webber seems to be arguing that nationalisation is ideological, and therefore a bad thing. Surely privatisation was the ideological choice that was made in the first place."

Chamber meeting date: 30 October 2024

Schools (Funding)

Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I was proud of the £145 million that was included in the budget when the Greens joined the Government in 2021. It was the most significant request that we made in that first budget, but I am not suggesting that it was entirely down to us…

Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 30 October 2024

Senior Phase (Reform)

Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I will follow up on exactly that point. Your recommendation is to replace the current model of a high-stakes, end-of-term, national 5 exam with a continuous assessment model…

Chamber meeting date: 29 October 2024

Fiscal Sustainability

Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I am glad that we are here and that we have the opportunity for this debate, long overdue as it is—as was pointed out by Liz Smith…

Votes

How Ross Greer has voted in Parliament

Find out how Ross Greer has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-15086.3

Scotland’s Commissioner Landscape

Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 31, 2024

Result 84 for, 25 against, 7 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15086.2

Scotland’s Commissioner Landscape

Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 31, 2024

Result 24 for, 92 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-15086

Scotland’s Commissioner Landscape

Submitted by: Kenneth Gibson, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Supported by: Ross Greer, Michael Marra, Michelle Thomson
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 31, 2024

Result 92 for, 24 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15088

Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 31, 2024

Result 87 for, 26 against, 4 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15078

Consideration of SSI

Submitted by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Result 62 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motions

Questions

Questions Ross Greer has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6W-30939

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 29 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will instruct all public bodies for which it is responsible to use an Open Government Licence, in line with the Scottish Government's own use of OGL v3.0."

Answer expected on 12 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-30301

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 2 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government with whom it has met to discuss a potential power of general competence for local government, and on how many occasions."

Answered by Shona Robison on 29 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-30501

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government how many passenger stations on the rail network in Scotland have gated access or ticket barriers."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-30375

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government how many projects have received funding from the Nature Restoration Fund, and what the value is of that funding, broken down by local authority area."

Answered by Alasdair Allan on 28 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-30846

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 24 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what any underspend was on capital funding of flood protection schemes in each of the last five years."

Answer expected on 21 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-30837

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 24 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-17386, S6W-17387 and S6W-17875 by Mairi Gougeon on 5 May, 9 May and 24 May 2023, by what date it will publish its response to the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission paper, Report on the use of handheld remote-controlled training devices (e-collars) in dog training."

Answer expected on 21 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-30836

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 24 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recommendation by the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission "that the use of e-collars for the training of animals in Scotland should be prohibited", as set out in its paper, Report on the use of handheld remote-controlled training devices (e-collars) in dog training."

Answer expected on 21 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-30627

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it issues to local authorities in relation to the application of discretionary reliefs for non-domestic rates."

Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-30625

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government by what date it plans to publish draft regulations in relation to the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 provisions on an infrastructure levy."

Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-30652

Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 14 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government which (a) organisations and (b) individuals have been engaged as part of the review of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015."

Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 October 2024

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