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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Jamie Greene

Scottish Liberal Democrats

MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2025 - present day

Independent

Former MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2025 - 2025

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Former MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2016 - 2025

About Jamie Greene

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6137
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Jamie is a member of 1 committee

Public Audit Committee

Deputy Convener

Cross-party groups

Jamie is a member of 5 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Building Bridges with Israel

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fisheries and Coastal Communities

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on France

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on LGBTI+

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Taiwan

Co-Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Jamie has 1 parliamentary and government role

Scottish Commission For Public Audit

Deputy Chair

Party Roles

Jamie has 2 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Economy

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Previous roles

Jamie has had 15 previous roles

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

16 May 2024 - 24 June 2024

scottish commission for public audit

Member

08 February 2024 - 21 February 2024

Public Audit Committee

Member

17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023

Criminal Justice Committee

Member

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

18 February 2020 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

25 February 2020 - 04 May 2021

Education and Skills Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 25 February 2020

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

Member

10 September 2019 - 25 February 2020

Equalities and Human Rights Committee

Substitute Member

28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Transport

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Infrastructure

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

03 September 2019 - 18 February 2020

Party Spokesperson on Telecommunications

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

06 September 2018 - 10 September 2019

Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee

Member

17 May 2018 - 06 September 2018

Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee

Member

29 June 2017 - 17 May 2018

Equalities and Human Rights Committee

Member

26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Telecommunications

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Register of interests

Jamie'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 Jamie Greene 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: 21 May 2025

United Kingdom Immigration Policy (Impact on Labour Market)

Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (LD): "Glenfield care home in Greenock is earmarked for closure, citing recruitment issues and the national insurance hike as primary reasons. Another care home manager, at Campbell Snowden House, warned that other care homes in my region will follow…

Chamber meeting date: 15 May 2025

Legislation to End Conversion Therapy Practices

6. Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (LD): "To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with charitable and third sector organisations regarding the decision not to introduce legislation to end conversion therapy practices, and other equalities-related legislation, during the current parliamentary session. (S6O-04661)"

Chamber meeting date: 13 May 2025

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (LD): "I am not sure that there are many members left in the chamber who are yet to decide on their vote, but I am certainly one of them. One thing that has struck me over the course of the debate is the idea of choice…

Chamber meeting date: 8 May 2025

West Coast Ferry Contract

Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (LD): "Today, the Scottish Government announced the direct award of the west coast ferry contract to CalMac Ferries, citing that there are no legal barriers to doing so, yet, oddly, it used the opposite argument for why it could not award a contract to Ferguson Marine in Port Glasgow. The real question on the minds of islanders is whether the removal of…

Chamber meeting date: 8 May 2025

Carer Support Payment (Earnings Limit)

6. Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (LD): "To ask the Scottish Government what further consideration it has given to increasing or removing the earnings limit for recipients of the carer support payment. (S6O-04637)"

Votes

How Jamie Greene has voted in Parliament

Find out how Jamie Greene has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17598

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 19, 2025

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 63 for, 40 against, 7 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17598.2

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Supported by: Tim Eagle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 31 for, 78 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17598.1

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 46 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 25 Amendment 91

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Result 28 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 25 Amendment 135

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Result 48 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motions

Questions

Questions Jamie Greene has asked

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

Question ref. S6W-37346

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is ensuring that its anti-poverty strategy explicitly addresses the reported disproportionate impact of poverty on single mothers and older women."

Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37348

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) uptake of the Council Tax Reduction scheme, in light of reports of record council tax rises."

Answered by Shona Robison on 21 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37775

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 20 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of a six-fold increase in ferry cancellations due to technical faults on the Clyde and Hebrides routes, what specific measures it is taking to improve service reliability and maintain consistent connectivity for island communities."

Answer expected on 3 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-37347

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports of record food bank use, particularly among families, despite measures that have been taken to tackle poverty."

Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37433

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what is being done to tackle reported digital exclusion, especially among low-income households and older people, as essential services increasingly move online."

Answered by Richard Lochhead on 19 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37702

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 16 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been prosecuted under the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003 in each year since 2010."

Answer expected on 30 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37701

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 16 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what the average fine issued for the possession of (a) heroin, (b) cocaine, (c) ecstasy, (d) cannabis and (e) amphetamines has been in each of the last 10 years."

Answer expected on 30 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37703

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 16 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the most recent data on how many (a) full-time equivalent, (b) part-time, (c) casual and (d) other employees it has in each local authority area."

Answer expected on 30 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37311

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 6 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has conducted on any impact of current business rates on small independent retailers in town centres, and whether it is considering any reforms or relief to support such businesses, in light of reported declining high street footfall."

Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37235

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 30 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the current monthly cost of chartering the MV Alfred, and whether that cost has changed since the initial date of the charter."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 13 May 2025

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