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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Maggie Chapman

Scottish Green Party

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

About Maggie Chapman

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @MaggieChapman

Facebook: Maggie's facebook

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 15 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 Scottish Gypsy/Traveller Community

Deputy Convener

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

Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee

Substitute Member

29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024

Local Government Housing and Planning 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: 21 January 2025

Women’s State Pensions (Compensation)

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "I welcome all the WASPI women campaigners who are in the public gallery, although I share the cabinet secretary’s anger and frustration, which I am sure pale into insignificance in comparison with what the 1950s-born women feel…

Chamber meeting date: 15 January 2025

Budget 2025-26 (Support for Rural Communities)

6. Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government how its draft budget 2025-26 will support local authorities to better serve rural communities, such as those in Aberdeenshire and Angus Council areas in the North East Scotland region. (S6O-04198)"

Chamber meeting date: 15 January 2025

Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "I am pleased to open the stage 3 debate on behalf of the Scottish Greens and to support the Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill…

Chamber meeting date: 15 January 2025

Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Will the member take a brief intervention?"

Chamber meeting date: 15 January 2025

Women Against State Pension Inequality (Compensation)

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "I thank Kenny Gibson for securing the debate, and say hello to the WASPI women in the public gallery: you are welcome…

Votes

How Maggie Chapman has voted in Parliament

Find out how Maggie Chapman has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-16171

Ensuring that Communities are at the Heart of the Electricity Consenting Process

Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 20, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Result 83 for, 35 against, 7 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16171.3

Ensuring that Communities are at the Heart of the Electricity Consenting Process

Submitted by: Alasdair Allan, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Supported by: Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Result 63 for, 55 against, 7 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16170

Delivering School Environments Where it is Safe for Pupils to Learn and Teachers to Teach

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 20, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Result 69 for, 30 against, 26 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16170.3

Delivering School Environments Where it is Safe for Pupils to Learn and Teachers to Teach

Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Result 68 for, 31 against, 25 abstained, 5 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16160.1

Compensation for WASPI Women

Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, January 20, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Result 52 for, 72 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

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. S6O-04264

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 22 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how its draft Budget 2025-26 will help enable individuals and communities to access justice."

Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2025

Question ref. S6O-04243

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how its draft Budget 2025-26 will contribute towards promoting anti-racism campaigns and initiatives."

Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025

Question ref. S6O-04198

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how its draft Budget 2025-26 will support local authorities to better serve rural communities, such as those in Aberdeenshire and Angus council areas in the North East Scotland region."

Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2025

Question ref. S6F-03691

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 6 January 2025

"To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the effectiveness of the National Planning Framework 4 principles in creating sustainable places across Scotland that enhance human and environmental wellbeing."

Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2025

Question ref. S6O-04111

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 4 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to enhance the sustainability of cultural facilities in the North East Scotland region, including to prevent job losses in the sector and improve support for cultural education."

Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2024

Question ref. S6O-04088

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 27 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the University of Dundee, in light of recent reports regarding its financial situation, senior management resignations and its failure to recruit enough Scottish students."

Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024

Question ref. S6O-03976

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 13 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government to what extent its economic development activities and infrastructure project decisions in the North East Scotland region are aligned with the regional economic strategy."

Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2024

Question ref. S6F-03527

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 November 2024

"To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reported concerns that its proposed formula for calculating rent controls in the Housing (Scotland) Bill will require above-inflation rent rises for hundreds of thousands of renters, thus not tackling unaffordable rents."

Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2024

Question ref. S6O-03944

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 6 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what conversations it has had with its international development partners regarding building resilience to increasing humanitarian crises."

Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-30377

Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has produced an action plan on achieving compliance with Article 9(4) of the UN Aarhus Convention to ensure that access to justice is "fair, timely, equitable, and not prohibitively expensive"."

Answered by Siobhian Brown on 17 October 2024

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