Scottish National Party
MSP for Aberdeenshire East (Constituency) 2016 - present day
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27 June 2024 - 11 June 2025
Scottish Government
08 May 2024 - 27 June 2024
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08 February 2024 - 08 May 2024
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13 June 2023 - 08 February 2024
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30 March 2023 - 13 June 2023
Scottish Government
22 June 2021 - 18 April 2023
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22 June 2021 - 11 April 2023
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17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021
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01 September 2020 - 04 May 2021
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25 February 2020 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
11 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
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11 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
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06 September 2018 - 11 September 2018
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08 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
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08 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
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01 September 2016 - 28 June 2018
Scottish Government
14 June 2016 - 31 August 2016
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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: 11 September 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy (Gillian Martin): "Defence, including the operation of the Faslane naval base, is a reserved matter…
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy (Gillian Martin): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My voting app would not refresh; I would have voted no."
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 9 September 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy (Gillian Martin): "Thank you for the opportunity to present the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (Scottish Carbon Budgets) Amendment Regulations 2025 to the committee. If members do not mind, in the interests of time, I will not use the full title from now on…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 9 September 2025
Gillian Martin: "I am not going to go into all the substantive points. People have made their views clear. I do not think that it is lazy to suggest that there is a cost, a danger and a great deal of risk associated with doing nothing…
Chamber meeting date: 4 September 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy (Gillian Martin): "Significant progress has been made in delivering the actions and commitments in the hydrogen action plan. The building blocks of a hydrogen economy in Scotland are being laid, technology is advancing and projects are entering construction…
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Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025
Result 60 for, 49 against, 7 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025
Result 23 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025
Result 26 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Result 72 for, 45 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 8, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Result 91 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Gillian Martin has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Martin, Gillian, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to prevent foetal alcohol spectrum disorder."
Taken in the Chamber on 15 March 2023
Asked by: Martin, Gillian, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development of a Menopause Specialist Network."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2023
Asked by: Martin, Gillian, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is tackling the gender pay gap."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2023
Asked by: Martin, Gillian, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to help recovery from adverse childhood experiences."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2023
Asked by: Martin, Gillian, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is addressing any impact of the EU Withdrawal Agreement on the seed potato sector."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022
Asked by: Martin, Gillian, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the graduate visa scheme, with a view to allowing overseas nationals to remain in Scotland for longer than two years after successfully completing a course."
Answered by Neil Gray on 12 December 2022
Asked by: Martin, Gillian, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 November 2022
"To ask the First Minister what impact any proposed reduction in the number of overseas student visas will have on Scottish universities."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 December 2022
Asked by: Martin, Gillian, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the repatriation of funding from the Dick Bequest, which was reportedly gained through slavery in Jamaica and is used to fund educational projects in Aberdeenshire."
Answered by Christina McKelvie on 23 November 2022
Asked by: Martin, Gillian, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress on the A96 appraisal."
Taken in the Chamber on 24 November 2022
Asked by: Martin, Gillian, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the training of advanced clinical practitioners."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 November 2022
See all of Gillian Martin's questions submitted in Parliament