Scottish Green Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day
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21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
Scottish Green Party
29 November 2023 - 18 June 2024
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17 June 2021 - 01 February 2023
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17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021
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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: 9 October 2024
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "As we have been discussing, Scotland stands at a critical crossroads. The challenges that we face—social, economic and environmental—are not abstract, but daily realities in our communities…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 9 October 2024
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "Without rehashing anything that has already been brought up, my understanding is that the SSI is required to continue the SRDP payments, but it has also flagged up and brought to light the issue of the rebasing of LFASS…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 8 October 2024
The Convener (Ariane Burgess): "Good morning and welcome to the 27th meeting in 2024 of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee. Please note that Mark Griffin is joining us remotely this morning…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 8 October 2024
The Convener: "The next item on our agenda is to take evidence from two panels of witnesses as part of our pre-budget scrutiny for 2025-26…
Chamber meeting date: 2 October 2024
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "Let us begin by remembering what a housing emergency means to people in Scotland. It is the lived experience of people being evicted from their homes because they cannot afford their rent…
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Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 10, 2024
Result 94 for, 0 against, 7 abstained, 28 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 68 for, 27 against, 20 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Maggie Chapman, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 64 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 65 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 68 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Ariane Burgess has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 9 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of damage to the seabed in a Marine Protected Area close to Rum, what its planned timeline is for implementing restrictions on forms of fishing that cause harm in Scotland's inshore Marine Protected Areas."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 18 October 2024
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent report, For farming, nature and climate: Investing in the UK’s natural infrastructure to achieve Net Zero and nature’s recovery on land, what its position is on what proportion of the UK farming budget should be allocated to Scotland; what analysis it has carried out on this issue;…
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 18 October 2024
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Rural Land Market Insights Report published in summer 2024 by the Scottish Land Commission, confirming that rural land prices remain at an all-time high, whether it plans to (a) review and (b) provide funding routes for communities seeking to take large areas of land into ownership."
Answer expected on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how its review of the Community Rights to Buy will consider how communities can actively respond to the nature and climate emergencies."
Answer expected on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of ways in which land can be used to make a community more sustainable."
Answer expected on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish its timeline for the planned doubling of the Scottish Land Fund to £20 million by 2026."
Answer expected on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many landholdings in public ownership are (a) 3,000 hectares or more, (b) 1,000 to 2,999 hectares and (c) 500 to 999 hectares."
Answer expected on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of public bodies is compliant with the Biodiversity Duty, as required by the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004."
Answer expected on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many public bodies are compliant with the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011, which requires them to provide a publicly available report every three years."
Answer expected on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 1 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF) programme, how many farmers and crofters have claimed the Soil Analysis and Development Payment under the PSF programme in each year since it was launched in spring 2022; what data it holds on how many farmers and crofters have carried out soil analysis since…
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 15 October 2024
See all of Ariane Burgess's questions submitted in Parliament