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MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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25 April 2023 - 02 May 2023
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17 June 2021 - 25 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
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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: 9 October 2024
Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I agree with Ross Greer that it is certainly a good thing that we are going to have the long-awaited fiscal sustainability debate. There are real challenges in our public finances in Scotland that we need to get to grips with…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 9 October 2024
Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning, convener."
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 8 October 2024
Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "On 30 May, you published the Scottish Government’s pay policy, which indicated an assumption of 3 per cent for pay awards. Was that the figure that you used in establishing the 2024-25 budget?"
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 8 October 2024
Michael Marra: "Good afternoon, Deputy First Minister…
Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2024
Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Today, Parliament gathers to challenge poverty, and we rightly challenge the inevitability of poverty and an approach to politics that is, far too often, without hope and means that the very idea of progress is often challenged…
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Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 10, 2024
Result 94 for, 0 against, 7 abstained, 28 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 68 for, 27 against, 20 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Maggie Chapman, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 64 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 65 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 68 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Michael Marra has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Marra, Michael, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of the dates on which its Tax Advisory Group (a) has met and (b) is scheduled to meet."
Answered by Shona Robison on 15 October 2024
Asked by: Marra, Michael, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what assumptions it made on public sector pay when setting the 2024-25 Budget."
Answer expected on 30 October 2024
Asked by: Marra, Michael, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Police Scotland regarding possible criminal charges against the former NHS Tayside surgeon, Sam Eljamel."
Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2024
Asked by: Marra, Michael, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the renewables economy in the north east of Scotland, including through the retraining of energy workers and enhancing supply chain development."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2024
Asked by: Marra, Michael, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 28 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in line with the agreed procedure, whether it will provide the Scottish Fiscal Commission with a public sector pay policy ahead of its Budget for 2025-26."
Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2024
Asked by: Marra, Michael, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a full list of all European structural fund projects commenced in the last 10 years that were completed by December 2023, including the notional allocation of structural funds to each project."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 July 2024
Asked by: Marra, Michael, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for redress received by Redress Scotland since its inception have been approved."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 July 2024
Asked by: Marra, Michael, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for redress received by Redress Scotland since its inception have not been approved."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 July 2024
Asked by: Marra, Michael, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for redress Redress Scotland has received since its inception."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 July 2024
Asked by: Marra, Michael, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many of the applications not approved by Redress Scotland since its inception were not approved on the basis of the shortness of a victim’s stay in care."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 July 2024
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