Mark Griffin
Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
About Mark Griffin
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Mark.Griffin.msp@parliament.scot
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6397
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Mark is a member of 2 committees
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Mark is a member of 7 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans Community
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Construction
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Germany
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Housing
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Mark does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Mark has 2 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Housing
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Local Government
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Mark has had 12 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
08 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Social Security Committee
Member
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
15 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Education and Culture Committee
Deputy Convener
23 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
02 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
08 January 2015 - 15 September 2015
Education and Culture Committee
Member
03 September 2013 - 02 September 2015
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Member
12 June 2013 - 21 January 2014
Burrell Collection Lending and Borrowing Scotland Bill Committee
Member
19 September 2012 - 03 September 2013
Education and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
22 December 2011 - 03 September 2013
Public Audit Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Member
Register of interests
Mark'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 Mark Griffin 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: 2 February 2023
Budget (Scotland) (No 2) Bill: Stage 1
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Generally, a stage 1 debate is about the principles of a bill…
Chamber meeting date: 26 January 2023
Landlords (Guidance on Damp Prevention)
2. Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I draw members’ attention to my entry in the register of members’ interests, which shows that I am an owner of a rental property, in North Lanarkshire…
Chamber meeting date: 25 January 2023
Homelessness
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "For the purposes of this debate and the following debate, I draw members’ attention to my entry in the register of members’ interests, which shows that I am the owner of a private rented property in the North Lanarkshire Council area…
Chamber meeting date: 25 January 2023
Housing
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I welcome measures to modernise the compulsory purchase process…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 17 January 2023
Allotments
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Part 9 of the 2015 act placed new duties on local authorities. Will the minister set out what funding went alongside those new duties for councils to increase the provision of allotments and community growing spaces?"
Votes
How Mark Griffin has voted in Parliament
Find out how Mark Griffin has voted recently.
Budget (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Supported by: George Adam, Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Ivan McKee, Lorna Slater, Nicola Sturgeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 2, 2023
Result 68 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Three Years On - Brexit and Workers’ Rights
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, January 30, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Result 24 for, 96 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Three Years On - Brexit and Workers’ Rights
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 30, 2023
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Ivan McKee, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Revision to Business Programme
Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Supported by: Alexander Burnett, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Pam Gosal, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Ross, Sue Webber, Tess White
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Result 51 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Business Programme
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Supported by: Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Murdo Fraser, Jamie Greene, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Roz McCall, Liz Smith, Sue Webber
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Result 54 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Mark Griffin in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Mark Griffin has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people, who had elective surgery in NHS Lanarkshire in 2022, were treated (a) by NHS Lanarkshire (b) by another health board and (c) in a private hospital, broken down by procedure."
Answer expected on 2 March 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people were awaiting elective surgery in NHS Lanarkshire in each month since May 2021, broken down by procedure."
Answer expected on 2 March 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what the current average waiting time for elective surgery in NHS Lanarkshire is, broken down by procedure."
Answer expected on 2 March 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost of elective surgery procedures in NHS Lanarkshire was in 2022, broken down by procedure, and by whether patients were treated (a) by NHS Lanarkshire (b) by another health board and (c) in a private hospital."
Answer expected on 2 March 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people, who were awaiting elective surgery in NHS Lanarkshire, had their procedure cancelled in each month since May 2021, broken down by procedure."
Answer expected on 2 March 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people have (a) left the waiting list for, (b) cancelled and (c) declined elective surgery in NHS Lanarkshire in each month since May 2021, broken down by procedure."
Answer expected on 2 March 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) annual and (b) average rate of landlord registration has been since 2010, broken down by local authority area."
Answered by Shona Robison on 1 February 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how (a) the Scottish Government and (b) local authorities monitor the number of landlords with buy-to-let mortgages in arrears, and what steps it (i) has taken and (ii) will take to prevent tenants being evicted due to lender repossession."
Answered by Shona Robison on 1 February 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether its area-based schemes and Warmer Homes Scotland schemes and their contractors have sufficient access to professionals who are trained in the PAS 2030 and PAS 2035 standards."
Answer expected on 28 February 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what business impact assessment it conducted when implementing the PAS 2030 and PAS 2035 standards."
Answer expected on 28 February 2023