Scottish Green Party
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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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: 4 September 2024
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
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
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
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
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…
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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
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
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
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
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
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: 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
See all of Gillian Mackay's questions submitted in Parliament