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Maggie Chapman

Scottish Green Party

MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Maggie Chapman

Contact details

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6332
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

10 Panmure Street
Dundee
DD1 2BW

Phone: 01382 279991
Text relay calls welcome.

Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.

Committees

Maggie is a member of 2 committees

Cross-party groups

Maggie is a member of 14 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Colleges and Universities

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Co-Operatives

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cuba

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on International Development

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on LGBTI+

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Migration

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on WASPI

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wellbeing Economy

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women, Families and Justice

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Maggie has 1 parliamentary and government role

Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Appointed Member

Party Roles

Maggie has 4 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Equalities

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Human Rights

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Social Justice

Scottish Green Party

Previous roles

Maggie has had 5 previous roles

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

21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024

Party Spokesperson on Equality

Scottish Green Party

29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024

Local Government Housing and Planning Committee

Substitute Member

29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024

Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee

Substitute Member

08 September 2021 - 18 June 2024

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Member

17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021

Equalities Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Member

Register of interests

Maggie'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 Maggie Chapman 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: 12 June 2025

Fornethy Survivors

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "I thank Colin Smyth for lodging his motion and securing this debate, and for his very powerful and moving opening speech. I concur with every single word…

Chamber meeting date: 12 June 2025

Migration

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "I am pleased to contribute to the debate, not only to support the motion but to speak to a principle that must guide us in everything that we do: every person who chooses to make Scotland their home brings with them value, dignity and the potential to contribute meaningfully to our shared future. I also want to use my time to challenge the toxic…

Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2025

Rolls-Royce Naval Welding Centre

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Despite supposed human rights due diligence checks, companies such as Raytheon, which produces weapons and military components that the Israeli state uses to inflict unimaginable harms on Palestinians in Gaza, have recently received public subsidies from Scottish Enterprise. Following freedom of information requests, Amnesty International found…

Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2025

Scottish Law Commission (60th Anniversary)

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "I thank Stuart McMillan for securing the debate, and I am grateful to have the opportunity to add the voice of the Scottish Greens to the shared congratulations to the Scottish Law Commission on its 60th anniversary…

Chamber meeting date: 5 June 2025

“A Just Transition for Aberdeen and the North East”

5. Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recently published report by the Just Transition Commission, “A Just Transition for Aberdeen and the North East”. (S6O-04764)"

Votes

How Maggie Chapman has voted in Parliament

Find out how Maggie Chapman has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17906.1

A Migration System that Works for Scotland

Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025

Result 24 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17906.2

A Migration System that Works for Scotland

Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025

Result 19 for, 62 against, 27 abstained, 21 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17906

A Migration System that Works for Scotland

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025

Result 67 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17895

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Result 85 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17862

Planning

Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 9, 2025

Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Result 91 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Maggie Chapman has asked

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

Question ref. S6W-37972

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to each of the key messages identified in the Just Transition Commission's report, Just Transition for Aberdeen and the North East, and whether it will provide a timeline for initiating a planning process for regions that sets out the (a) scope, (b) core objectives, (c) principles, (d) roles and…

Answered by Alasdair Allan on 12 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-38217

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-37095 by Alasdair Allan on 8 May 2025, when it will publish the results of the SCO2T Connect project feasibility study."

Answered by Alasdair Allan on 12 June 2025

Question ref. S6O-04764

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recently published report by the Just Transition Commission, A Just Transition for Aberdeen and the North East."

Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2025

Question ref. S6O-04663

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with the NHS and local authorities to support disabled people and carers in the North East Scotland region."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 May 2025

Question ref. S6O-04689

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the reported findings from a survey by the Fire Brigades Union that there is support and a need for 52 weeks of full pay for firefighters on maternity leave."

Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37095

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 30 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the feasibility study for the transport of carbon dioxide by pipeline to St Fergus in the north east of Scotland, and if the study has not concluded, when it is expected to do so."

Answered by Alasdair Allan on 8 May 2025

Question ref. S6O-04585

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Aberdeenshire Council regarding the reported financial pressures that it is experiencing."

Taken in the Chamber on 30 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-36491

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Shelter Scotland report, In Their Own Words: Children’s Experiences in Temporary Accommodation, what steps it is taking to prevent the eviction of households with children due to rent arrears."

Answered by Paul McLennan on 22 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-36492

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Shelter Scotland report, In Their Own Words: Children’s Experiences in Temporary Accommodation, what steps it is taking to encourage (a) social and (b) private landlords to explore all options before a household with children faces eviction proceedings."

Answered by Paul McLennan on 22 April 2025

Question ref. S6O-04547

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 16 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how its international development work is supporting the humanitarian response in Palestine."

Taken in the Chamber on 23 April 2025

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