Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
Post-d: Mark.Griffin.msp@parliament.scot
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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15 January 2025 - 02 September 2025
Member
22 September 2021 - 15 January 2025
Substitute Member
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Member
25 May 2016 - 02 September 2020
Scottish Labour
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Substitute Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Scottish Labour
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Scottish Labour
06 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
15 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Convener
23 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
02 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
08 January 2015 - 15 September 2015
Member
03 September 2013 - 02 September 2015
Substitute Member
06 January 2015 - 24 August 2015
Scottish Labour
03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
Member
10 July 2013 - 16 December 2014
Scottish Labour
12 June 2013 - 21 January 2014
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19 September 2012 - 03 September 2013
Substitute Member
22 December 2011 - 03 September 2013
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01 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
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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: 29 October 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "At the point where legislative requirements are imposed on local government, we pass a financial resolution and local government is given the funds to cover the costs…
Chamber meeting date: 9 October 2025
3. Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the “Housing Statistics for Scotland Quarterly Update: New Housebuilding and Affordable Housing Supply to end June 2025”. (S6O-05044)"
Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Once again, the Conservatives have brought this issue before the Parliament not to offer solutions, but simply to replay what they think are their greatest hits. In reality, this Tory debate is political hypocrisy of the worst kind…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 7 October 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning, cabinet secretary. I come back to the target of 110,000 affordable homes by 2032. Up until June this year, almost 30,000 homes had been built. The Government’s plan is to build 39,000 homes over the next four years…
Chamber meeting date: 30 September 2025
Mark Griffin: "It is no secret that property factoring in Scotland has been a source of real frustration for home owners for a number of years, particularly for home owners who live in new-build housing estates with ground maintenance contracts…
Find out how Mark Griffin has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 21 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 43 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 85 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 24 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 26 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Find out what motions Mark Griffin has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:29 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates to be the baseline figure for its ambition towards all-tenure housing delivery of a 10% increase in housebuilding each year over the next three years."
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:28 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what equality and human rights impact assessments have been carried out regarding the operation of so-called First In, First Out-only waiting lists for children’s neurodevelopmental services."
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:28 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether so-called First In, First Out-only waiting list management for children’s neurodevelopmental services is consistent with section 4 of the Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011, which requires access to services within a reasonable time, taking account of patient need."
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:28 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has held at a ministerial level with (a) Scottish Veterans Residences and (b) the Veterans Scotland Housing Group regarding (i) veterans' homelessness and (ii) the impact of the housing emergency on veterans wishing to settle in Scotland; on what dates any such meetings took place; what the outcomes…
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:28 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that children with additional support needs are not subject to indirect discrimination under section 19 of the Equality Act 2010, as a result of so-called First In, First Out-only waiting list policies for neurodevelopmental services."
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:28 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that NHS boards’ neurodevelopmental pathways comply with the National Neurodevelopmental Specification, which was published in 2021 and requires needs-led, case-by-case assessment, rather than purely chronological waiting lists."
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:28 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the compatibility of NHS boards operating so-called First In, First Out-only neurodevelopmental waiting lists with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, specifically articles 3, 23 and 24."
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:10 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, following the passage of the Legislative Consent Motion on the UK Government’s Pension Schemes Bill, what next steps it plans to take, and what timeline it envisages for any reforms to the Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme."
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:10 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to use the powers granted under the Legislative Consent Motion on the UK Government’s Pension Schemes Bill to create pooled investment schemes or “megafunds” similar to the ones allowed in England and Wales, and what assessment it has made of any potential benefits and risks of such…
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:10 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with stakeholders regarding the use of powers granted under the Legislative Consent Motion on the UK Government’s Pension Schemes Bill, specifically in relation to any potential consolidation or merger of Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme funds."