Ariane Burgess
Scottish Green Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day
About Ariane Burgess
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6330
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Contact at local office
Phone: 07385 930565
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Committees
Ariane is a member of 2 committees
Cross-party groups
Ariane is a member of 7 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Housing
Deputy Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Ariane has 1 parliamentary and government role
Conveners Group
Member
Party Roles
Ariane has 4 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Housing
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Land Reform
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Rural Affairs
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles
Ariane had 1 previous role
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021
Local Government Housing and Planning Committee
Member
Register of interests
Ariane'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 Ariane Burgess. The date of their initial statement was 02 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
I published a book with Inner Traditions International Ltd, (of 1 Park Row, Rochester, Vermont, 05767, USA), a publishing house. I expect to receive remuneration of up to £500 per annum. This remuneration represents royalties for a book written prior to my election.
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
No registrable interests.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Ariane Burgess 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: 29 June 2022
Renewable Energy (Community Involvement)
5. Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the future development of renewable energy involves communities meaningfully. (S6O-01296)"
Chamber meeting date: 23 June 2022
Provisional Outturn 2021-22
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "The pandemic and the cost of living crisis have had, and continue to have, extremely harsh impacts on the Scottish public sector and on our economy generally…
Chamber meeting date: 22 June 2022
Hate Crime
2. Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s recent report on hate crime in Scotland, particularly the findings that in 2021-22 disability aggravated charges increased by 44 per cent and transgender identity aggravated charges by 87 per cent compared with 2020-21. (S6O-01253)"
Chamber meeting date: 22 June 2022
Cost of Living Support
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "I, too, thank Mark Griffin for bringing this important issue to the foreground. It is incumbent on the Scottish Government to do everything that it can to mitigate the harsh impacts of the cost of living crisis…
Chamber meeting date: 22 June 2022
Cost of Living Support
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "I, too, thank Mark Griffin for bringing this important issue to the foreground. It is incumbent on the Scottish Government to do everything that it can to mitigate the harsh impacts of the cost of living crisis…
Votes
How Ariane Burgess has voted in Parliament
Find out how Ariane Burgess has voted recently.
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 85 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Business Programme
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 63 for, 47 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Business Programme
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Dean Lockhart, Douglas Lumsden, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 47 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Supported by: Keith Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 84 for, 0 against, 25 abstained, 20 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 25 for, 85 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Ariane Burgess in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Ariane Burgess has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 June 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in Inverness, in light of its approval of LEZ plans for Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 9 June 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider extending the Fair Fares review to include the Aberdeen-Inverness train line, in light of the public ownership of ScotRail and in order to tackle congestion on the A96 and reduce carbon emissions."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 9 June 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the licensing process for mountain hare control."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 April 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve support and care for people experiencing perimenopause symptoms."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 10 May 2022
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 24 February 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the 2021 report published by NatureScot, as part of the Scottish Entanglement Alliance, Understanding the scale and impacts of marine animal entanglement in the Scottish creel fishery, which identifies concerns about the entanglement rates of minke whales, humpback whales and other protected species, what…
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 8 March 2022
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government when all state-owned ferries will be replaced by zero or low emission vessels."
Answered by: Jenny Gilruth on 8 February 2022
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 21 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government on reported plans to bring forward UK-wide legislative proposals to ban the domestic sale and advertising of tourism experiences overseas that involve unacceptable animal welfare practices."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 4 February 2022
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 14 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is assisting SEPA in response to the data breach in 2020, and when information that is vital for assessing fish farm applications will be made publicly available."
Answered by: Mairi McAllan on 25 January 2022
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 24 December 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the independent review of the aquaculture regulatory and planning framework will publish its recommendations for further work by the end of 2021, as committed to in the Scottish Government’s and Scottish Green Party’s Shared Policy Programme."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 17 January 2022
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 22 December 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its consideration of applications for planning permission for the proposed Hoy and Quanterness wind farms."
Answered by: Tom Arthur on 13 January 2022
See all of Ariane Burgess's written questions submitted in Parliament