Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
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22 September 2021 - 15 January 2025
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
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23 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
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02 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
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08 January 2015 - 15 September 2015
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03 September 2013 - 02 September 2015
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06 January 2015 - 24 August 2015
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10 July 2013 - 16 December 2014
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19 September 2012 - 03 September 2013
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22 December 2011 - 03 September 2013
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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: 26 June 2025
7. Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what health policies it has in place to support the neurodevelopment of children born prematurely through their early years and adolescence. (S6O-04856)"
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 24 June 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Before I ask the minister a couple of questions on the adoption of local development plans, I have a supplementary question about his comment that 164,000 homes across Scotland have planning permission but have not yet been built…
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "The local government workforce has reduced by 30,000 full-time-equivalent posts, while central Government payroll has increased by 73 per cent during the Government’s time in office…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 17 June 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning. Pamela Clifford, how has the introduction of the new minimum all-tenure housing land requirement—MATHLR—figures in NPF4 impacted on the identification of land for housing?"
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 12 June 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I apologise for missing the earlier part of the session…
Find out how Mark Griffin has voted recently.
Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Result 82 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
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: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the possibility of developing or licensing the UK Government’s planning data platform for use in Scotland to monitor planning (a) approvals and (b) completions."
Answer expected on 26 August 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the data collected for its planning application statistics is sufficient to detail the (a) number and (b) percentage of (i) housing developments and (ii) new homes approved in each reporting period."
Answer expected on 26 August 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the methodology is for collecting the data included in its planning application statistics publications, and whether this process is (a) manual or (b) automated."
Answer expected on 26 August 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its methodology is for tracking local planning authority approvals for new homes; how this methodology distinguishes by the type of approval, including (a) detailed planning consent (b) planning permission in principle (c) approval of matters specified in condition (d) single homes (e) change of use and (f)…
Answer expected on 26 August 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what management information systems and dashboards it uses to track the number of homes granted planning permission, including from external data providers."
Answer expected on 26 August 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it holds licences for use of (a) Glenigan and (b) BoCreate data collection systems to monitor planning applications and approvals."
Answer expected on 26 August 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what data it collects on the number of homes granted planning permission outside of any statistics that are published."
Answer expected on 26 August 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the current average waiting time is for women referred for (a) all gynaecological procedures and (b) gynaecological biopsies, broken down by NHS board."
Answer expected on 21 August 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-38896 by Mairi McAllan on 15 July 2025, whether it will adapt and unlock the Housing Infrastructure Fund for small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) home builders to access, in light of the recommendation made by Homes for Scotland in its report, Scotland’s SME Home…
Answer expected on 21 August 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms it has in place to monitor any potential impact of the Scottish National Investment Bank’s investments on housing supply, including the number of homes delivered as a result of those investments."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 24 July 2025