Scottish Green Party
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
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29 November 2023 - 22 May 2024
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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: 3 April 2025
Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Sizeable changes could be made to Grangemouth in the next few years. The community has lived beside an oil refinery for the past 100 years, and its sights, sounds and—often—smells are very well known…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 25 March 2025
Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Good morning. To what extent does the bill address changing patterns of drug use in Scotland, particularly around polysubstance and alcohol use?"
Chamber meeting date: 20 March 2025
Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Agreement of the operating principles of the delivery vehicle is one of the key issues in the next steps portion of the paper, to avoid a situation in which a project is set up, benefits from public investment, extracts profit and then leaves workers in the lurch when conditions change. What is the timescale for agreeing the operating principles?…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 18 March 2025
Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Good morning, panel. I want to return to the rights issues that Emma Harper was exploring earlier…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 11 March 2025
Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Good morning. Does sportscotland collect data on the socioeconomic status of people who participate in sporting activities—both those who do the sport themselves and the volunteers? If so, what does that data show?"
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Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 22 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 34 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 7 for, 111 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 103 for, 17 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 30 for, 84 against, 5 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Gillian Mackay has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 15 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to deliver a pilot of the minimum income guarantee for unpaid carers, as set out in the recent proposal by Carers Scotland and IPPR Scotland."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress on its work with COSLA in relation to abolishing non-residential social care charges in the current parliamentary session."
Answer expected on 9 May 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has undertaken of any impact of non-residential social care charges on the uptake of social care by people eligible or already in receipt of social care."
Answer expected on 9 May 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to abolishing all non-residential social care charges in the current parliamentary session, and, if so, by what date all such charges will be abolished."
Answer expected on 9 May 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 10 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the causes of the reported delay in implementing the fracture liaison service audit, and what steps it is taking to prevent further delays."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 March 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to fund an extension of emergency department opt-out HIV testing."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider the merits of a national HIV testing week for Scotland."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what annual funding has been made available for HIV transmission elimination since that goal was set in 2020."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 21 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken in response to the Young Carers Covenant, which was launched by the Carers Trust in 2024, and made a commitment to improve the lives of young carers, including supporting the covenant in achieving its 10 desired outcomes."
Answered by Maree Todd on 3 March 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 20 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Services in Scotland: An updated analysis of Health Board survey data as of July 2024, which was published in November 2024 and (a) suggested that there was a lack of services for children and young people with ME/CFS and…
Answered by Jenni Minto on 3 March 2025
See all of Gillian Mackay's questions submitted in Parliament