Scottish Green Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day
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29 April 2025 - 02 September 2025
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01 February 2023 - 29 April 2025
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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: 25 March 2026
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "I thank Jamie Halcro Johnston for bringing this debate on rural issues to the chamber. Before I contribute to it, however, I would like to pay tribute to several members who will not be back in May…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 24 March 2026
The Convener (Ariane Burgess): "Good morning, and welcome to the 13th meeting in 2026 of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee. I remind all witnesses and members to ensure that their devices are on silent…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 24 March 2026
The Convener: "The next item is consideration of the Non-Domestic Rates (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026. I remind those watching that this is a negative instrument and, as such, it is laid after it is made…
Chamber meeting date: 24 March 2026
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "This amendment bill is, at its heart, a technical piece of legislation that will make what we put in place through the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 more workable on the ground…
Chamber meeting date: 24 March 2026
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "Crofting is a vital part of Scotland’s cultural and social heritage, as well as its future…
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Motion ref. S6M-21168
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, March 20, 2026
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 91 for, 1 against, 28 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21120
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 121 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21103
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 119 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21104
Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Supported by: Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 119 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
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Motion ref. S6M-19857
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of information obtained by Animal Equality UK through a Freedom of Information request, which reportedly indicates that SEPA recorded 103 non-compliances at Scottish salmon farms in 2025, representing a 243% increase on the figure recorded in 2024, including 47 classified as major non-compliances, and that…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 9 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 23 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation has been done on the reoffending rates of individuals who have been issued warning letters or fiscal fines for wildlife crime offences."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the September 2025 update to the fisheries persistent high mortality analysis confirming that the scope of that work is limited to marine sites, and in light of reports that the Applecross hatchery has recorded approximately 10 million fish deaths over the last four years, including close to half a…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that, after the Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) was informed that the Aird salmon farm had been declared fallow while fish were still present, several weeks of sea-lice count data were retrospectively reclassified by FHI as a “withdrawal period prior to harvesting”, despite no…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 19 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of footage published on 10 March 2026 by Animal Equality UK via The Ferret depicting salmon at a Bakkafrost facility with severe sea-lice infestations resulting in significant facial tissue damage, and reports that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) carried out an investigation into the incident but…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 18 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in the interest of helping to ensure the sustainability of fishing activity in Scottish waters, whether it has any plans to call on other fisheries administrations that are responsible in adjacent waters to align with Scotland’s remote electronic monitoring requirements for relevant pelagic boats."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 18 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it can confirm that all EU-flagged pelagic freezer trawlers that have operated in Scottish waters in the last year are now compliant with Scotland’s remote electronic monitoring requirements for relevant pelagic boats."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 9 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 17 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve evidence gathering and support for Police Scotland in wildlife crime cases, in light of reports that 22% of received cases resulted in no action being taken, primarily due to insufficient evidence."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out an Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) on the hybrid working and location policy, and, if not, for what reason."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how its hybrid working policies align with the commitments in its Action Plan to Address Depopulation and its National Islands Plan, regarding access to secure, skilled employment in rural and island areas."
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