Scottish Green Party
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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: 16 December 2025
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "I am grateful to Maurice Golden—and the officials who have supported him—for the work that he has put into this member’s bill, and for introducing legislation that responds to a real public concern…
Chamber meeting date: 10 December 2025
2. Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government how the planning process monitors the delivery of any job creation figures included within planning applications, including applications for salmon farms, once they are built and operational. (S6O-05268)"
Chamber meeting date: 9 December 2025
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "In mass mortality events at Gob Na Hoe and Portree, which are both in Skye, the Government did not know the real numbers of fish deaths as they happened because Scotland’s mortality figures exclude early deaths and losses from culls and transport; they also exclude cleaner fish. That has allowed Bakkafrost, for example, to report zero early deaths…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 9 December 2025
The Convener: "The next item on our agenda is an evidence session with the Scottish Housing Regulator. We are joined by Garry Coutts, who is the chair, and Michael Cameron, who is the chief executive. I welcome them to the meeting…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 9 December 2025
The Convener (Ariane Burgess): "Good morning, and welcome to the 32nd meeting in 2025 of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee. I remind all members and witnesses to ensure that their devices are on silent…
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Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Lumsden, Roz McCall, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Result 57 for, 67 against, 1 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Result 1 for, 95 against, 18 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Submitted by: Maurice Golden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Friday, December 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Result 119 for, 2 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Result 120 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, December 11, 2025
Result 79 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 23 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
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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: 18 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the environmental and climate impacts associated with the importation of salmon feed used in the aquaculture sector, including on transport emissions and the sustainability of any wild-caught fish."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 18 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of any investigation into the pollution incident reported at Loch Hourn in April 2025; what the (a) source and (b) nature of any pollution was determined to be; whether any enforcement action has been taken as a result, and what steps have been taken to prevent any recurrence."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 17 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 14 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Scotland’s 2045 target to balance climate-warming pollution that is emitted with what can be removed from the atmosphere, whether it will provide an update on how it plans to scale up education and training provision for green jobs in order to deliver that target."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 8 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many representations have been received (a) in support of and (b) opposed to the proposed golf course on the wildlife site at Coul Links near Embo in Sutherland, which NatureScot has described as "internationally important"."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 2 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government's recent publication of the North Sea Future Plan, which includes the announcement of the introduction of Transitional Energy Certificates, what assessment it has made of any impacts that these certificates will have on the Marine Protected Areas recently protected by the Scottish…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 3 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what instructions have been given to Transport Scotland regarding accelerating the procurement of new vessels for the Gourock-Dunoon route."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 3 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to a clear deadline for introducing new vessels on the Gourock-Dunoon route before the 2026 Scottish Parliament election."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 24 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 10 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-41434 and S6W-41435 by Mairi McAllan on 18 November 2025 and S6W-41436 on 19 November 2025, whether it plans to introduce the bespoke statutory accommodation standards for all seasonal workers in the current parliamentary session; if so, by what date it needs to complete its…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 1 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 8 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any recent meetings held by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Inter-ministerial Group on horticultural peat, what was discussed at these meetings, and what proposals are being considered regarding a pan-UK approach to ending peat sales."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 3 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how the planning process monitors the delivery of any job creation figures included within planning applications, including applications for salmon farms, once they are built and operational."
See all of Ariane Burgess's questions submitted in Parliament