Scottish Green Party
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2003 - 2007
Post-d: Mark.Ruskell.msp@parliament.scot
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Member
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 November 2023 - 29 April 2025
Substitute Member
21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
Scottish Green Party
29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024
Substitute Member
08 September 2021 - 26 June 2024
Member
14 June 2017 - 09 March 2022
Trustee
26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Green Party
26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Green Party
26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Green Party
29 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Member
16 September 2020 - 04 May 2021
Member
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
13 September 2018 - 16 September 2020
Deputy Convener
04 September 2018 - 13 September 2018
Member
29 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Substitute Member
21 June 2005 - 02 April 2007
Scottish Green Party
28 May 2003 - 02 April 2007
Scottish Green Party
28 June 2006 - 02 April 2007
Substitute Member
09 September 2004 - 07 June 2006
Deputy Convener
30 June 2004 - 09 September 2004
Member
03 September 2003 - 30 June 2004
Substitute Member
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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: 7 May 2025
5. Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government what pathways are available to obtain a child ADHD assessment for those who do not have a co-existing mental health disorder that meets the child and adolescent mental health services mental health criteria and who cannot afford a private assessment. (S6O-04620)"
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 6 May 2025
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "I am interested in where we are now, since leaving the European Union. We have the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020…
Chamber meeting date: 1 May 2025
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "I very much welcome this afternoon’s debate. I would characterise much of it as being about the laws of physics versus magic solutions…
Chamber meeting date: 30 April 2025
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "It is clear that there is no war on the motorist, and it is a bit silly to suggest that there is. However, I absolutely think that, every single day, motorists face congestion misery on our roads, so we should be tackling congestion…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 30 April 2025
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "I will pursue that line of questioning. I am interested in knowing why the section 8 power has been used so infrequently over the decades. It feels as if the power has been redundant…
Find out how Mark Ruskell has voted recently.
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 30 for, 84 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, May 2, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 59 for, 55 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 28 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 48 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 7 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Mark Ruskell has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how noise detection equipment is being deployed by Police Scotland in relation to motorbikes that break noise limits."
Answer expected on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will issue a formal public apology to members of the Gypsy/Traveller community, in light of reports of the harm caused by what was known as the Tinker Experiment."
Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2025
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 6 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will update the 2003 guidance, Local Authority Powers to Require Drivers to Switch Off Engines When Parked, to enable local authorities to more effectively enforce the ban on engine idling."
Answer expected on 20 May 2025
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 6 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there is a need to improve enforcement of the ban on engine idling to achieve its vision for Scotland to have the cleanest air in Europe and to protect human and environmental health."
Answer expected on 20 May 2025
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 6 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will amend regulation 8(b) of the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 to increase the level of fines from £20 to £80, in order to deter engine idling, in light of reports that fines have not increased in line with inflation."
Answer expected on 20 May 2025
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 6 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will adopt the recommendations set out in the letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport of 11 March 2025, which was signed by over 20 councillors and environmental and public health groups, regarding the reported lack of enforcement of the ban on engine idling, in order to support its aim for Scotland…
Answer expected on 20 May 2025
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 6 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect marine life currently at risk from bottom-trawling, and whether these actions will include further enforcement of requirements to release unintended bycatch immediately, reinstating spatial limits on bottom-trawling in coastal areas, and improving vessel monitoring to identify…
Answer expected on 20 May 2025
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support households in rural areas with energy costs, in light of the 6.4% increase to the Ofgem price cap."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 6 May 2025
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 30 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what pathways are available to obtain a child ADHD assessment for those who do not have a co-existing mental health disorder that meets the CAMHS mental health criteria and who cannot afford a private assessment."
Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any unintended consequence of the public procurement process that may have resulted in small businesses being disadvantaged, including losing out on freelance contracts to large internationally owned firms."
Answered by Ivan McKee on 29 April 2025