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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Gillian Mackay

Scottish Green Party

MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Gillian Mackay

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6341
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Gillian is a member of 8 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Funerals and Bereavement

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Heart and Circulatory Diseases

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Learning Disability

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Shared Parenting

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Stroke

Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Gillian has 1 parliamentary and government role

Parliamentary Bureau

Member

Party Roles

Gillian has 2 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Health and Social Care

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Sport

Scottish Green Party

Previous roles

Gillian had 1 previous role

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

29 November 2023 - 22 May 2024

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Substitute Member

Register of interests

Gillian'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.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Gillian Mackay 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: 4 September 2024

North Lanarkshire Council (Meetings)

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "North Lanarkshire Council has recently increased the distance at which secondary school pupils are eligible for school buses, with the roll-out to primary schools proposed for next year…

Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2024

Gender Identity Healthcare for Young People

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "The current media and political environments mean that many young trans people are terrified, like never before, to come out…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 3 September 2024

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Good morning. I feel that we have talked about data for years—what we should be collecting, what we are not collecting and what we could be collecting…

Chamber meeting date: 27 June 2024

Minister and Junior Minister

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "I start by welcoming Gillian Martin and Alasdair Allan to their new roles. Those roles are essential to tackling the climate crisis and accelerating our path to net zero…

Chamber meeting date: 27 June 2024

Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill: Stage 1

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Sometimes dramatic, sometimes mundane and always interesting to those of us who are involved, elections offer us an incredible opportunity to voice our say about what values we want to guide the decisions that shape our country…

Votes

How Gillian Mackay has voted in Parliament

Find out how Gillian Mackay has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-14322

Programme for Government – Eradicating Child Poverty

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 5, 2024

Result 67 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-14322.1

Programme for Government – Eradicating Child Poverty

Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Supported by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Michael Marra
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 5, 2024

Result 21 for, 95 against, 4 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-14322.3

Programme for Government – Eradicating Child Poverty

Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 5, 2024

Result 8 for, 113 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-14322.2

Programme for Government – Eradicating Child Poverty

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 5, 2024

Result 29 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-13759.2

Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency

Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Result 58 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motions

Questions

Questions Gillian Mackay has asked

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

Question ref. S6W-29311

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government how the requirements of the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) Policy 3 pertaining to biodiversity enhancement will be integrated into the proposals for Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme."

Answer expected on 26 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29307

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 27 August 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had to ensure that the use of natural flood management measures is prioritised as part of any flood defence scheme at Grangemouth."

Answer expected on 25 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29310

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 27 August 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration and support has been given to ensure that all reasonable upstream flood alleviation measures have been taken to reduce flood risk at Grangemouth"

Answer expected on 25 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29260

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 22 August 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported failure to meet national standards of stroke care, as outlined in the most recent Scottish Stroke Improvement Plan annual report, and what its plan is to ensure that people who experience a stroke are able to get access to appropriate and evidence-based care to improve…

Answer expected on 20 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-28637

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 23 July 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the outcome of the 2022 review, Stop, Sort, Burn, Bury - incineration in the waste hierarchy, what its position is regarding the 12 incinerators that were approved, or were in the process of construction, prior to the decision to stop all new applications for incinerators; by what date a decision will be…

Answered by Gillian Martin on 13 August 2024

Question ref. S6O-03500

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 22 May 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to address child poverty."

Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2024

Question ref. S6W-27454

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 10 May 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26372 by Siobhan Brown on 16 April 2024, which local authorities have (a) applied for funding from the Scottish Government relating to the implementation of firework control zones and (b) opened the application process for firework control zones so that they are in place by…

Answered by Siobhian Brown on 22 May 2024

Question ref. S6W-27275

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 May 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the two FAST (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) stroke awareness commitments in the Stroke Improvement Plan 2023, and when it plans to run a FAST media campaign."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 20 May 2024

Question ref. S6O-03433

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 May 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update ahead of the introduction of the proposed Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill, including in relation to the potential overturning of any wrongful convictions of postmasters in Scotland that were based on evidence from the Post Office’s Horizon computer system."

Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2024

Question ref. S6F-02931

Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 March 2024

"To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the current 40 Days for Life protests."

Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2024

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