Patrick Harvie
Scottish Green Party
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2003 - present day
About Patrick Harvie
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Contact at their Constituency
Glasgow Collective
15 East Campbell Street
Glasgow
G1 5DT
Committees
Patrick is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Patrick is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Patrick has 1 parliamentary and government role
Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights
Scottish Government
Find out more about the Cabinet and Ministers at the Scottish Government website.
Party Roles
Patrick has 3 party roles
Party Leader
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Constitutional Affairs
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Finance
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles
Patrick has had 26 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
17 June 2021 - 30 August 2021
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Member
17 June 2021 - 30 August 2021
Constitution Europe External Affairs and Culture Committee
Member
18 May 2021 - 05 July 2021
Parliamentary Bureau
Member
29 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Local Government and Communities Committee
Substitute Member
29 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
24 September 2020 - 04 May 2021
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Deputy Convener
19 December 2018 - 04 May 2021
Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee
Substitute Member
15 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Parliamentary Bureau
Member
16 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
29 June 2016 - 19 December 2018
Justice Committee
Substitute Member
16 June 2016 - 04 September 2018
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Deputy Convener
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Finance Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Devolution Further Powers Committee
Substitute Member
01 November 2012 - 27 November 2014
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Substitute Member
29 October 2014 - 27 November 2014
Devolution Further Powers Committee
Member
23 October 2012 - 29 October 2014
Referendum Scotland Bill Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 01 November 2012
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Member
23 June 2011 - 01 May 2012
Scotland Bill Committee
Substitute Member
19 June 2007 - 22 March 2011
Conveners Group
Member
19 June 2007 - 22 March 2011
Transport Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee
Convener
13 June 2007 - 19 June 2007
Transport Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee
Member
04 June 2003 - 02 April 2007
Communities Committee
Member
08 February 2006 - 02 April 2007
Procedures Committee
Substitute Member
03 September 2003 - 30 January 2006
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Patrick'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.
Here is the register for Patrick Harvie. The date of their initial statement was 26 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 19 July to 6 August 2010 I participated in the International Visitors' Leadership Program in the United States, a three week study programme principally examining US policy on climate change. The costs of meals, travel and accommodation within the US, and occasional expenses, were met by the US Department of State Cultural Affairs Division (of 2201 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20520) to a total of $8,100 which, on 19 July 2010, was equivalent to £5,316. The costs of travel to and from the US were met by me.
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a supporter of Stonewall Scotland.
I am a member and supporter of Greenpeace.
I am a member and supporter of the Equality Network.
I am a member of the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (generally referred to as EPF), a networking organisation of parliamentarians from across Europe, including but not limited to EU member states. During Sessions 2 and 3 of the Scottish Parliament I participated at a number of conferences and study visits organised by the EPF, generally funded through the UNFPA or national family planning and sexual health agencies.
On Friday 2 May 2014 I was given a bottle of Referendum Blend whisky by the Good Spirits Company, of Bath Street, Glasgow. The retail value of this gift was £69. This gift was given after I had participated in a launch event for the whisky.
I am a member and supporter of the Poverty Alliance.
I received a donation of £500 toward election expenses for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, from the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.
I am a member and supporter of the Humanist Society of Scotland.
I am an associate member of the National Union of Journalists.
I am a member and supporter of the Campaign for Real Ale.
I am a member and supporter of Amnesty International.
I am a member and supporter of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade.
I am a member and supporter of Friends of the Earth Scotland.
I received a donation of £500 towards my election expenses for the 2011 Scottish Parliamentary election from the Fire Brigades Union Scotland.
I am a Vice-President of the European Movement in Scotland. This position is unpaid, and I receive no other benefits from it. [Registered 23 June 2021]
Recent Activity
What was said
What Patrick Harvie 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: 7 October 2021
Collective Rent Bargaining
The Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights (Patrick Harvie): "We are currently considering a wide range of information and evidence on rent controls and other issues that will be part of our new deal for tenants…
Chamber meeting date: 7 October 2021
Bus Services (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale)
The Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights (Patrick Harvie): "While use by customers has been depressed due to the impacts of the pandemic, the Scottish Government has supported bus operators to maintain services through the Covid support grant and the Covid support grant restart…
Chamber meeting date: 7 October 2021
Heat in Buildings Strategy
The Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights (Patrick Harvie): "Today, we publish Scotland’s heat in buildings strategy and, with it, we mark a significant step towards bringing to an end the contribution that heating our homes and buildings makes to climate change…
Chamber meeting date: 9 September 2021
Covid-19 Vaccine Certification Scheme
The Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights (Patrick Harvie): "I do not think that anyone is dismissing the concerns that have been expressed in approaching the issue. Even the public health experts who recommend the policy understand the concerns…
Chamber meeting date: 7 September 2021
Programme for Government 2021-22
The Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights (Patrick Harvie): "As the First Minister said, the Government wants to increase the Scottish child payment as early as possible…
Votes
How Patrick Harvie has voted in Parliament
Find out how Patrick Harvie has voted recently.
Carer's Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 118 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 51 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 51 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 51 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 50 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Patrick Harvie in Parliament
Find out what motions Patrick Harvie has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Patrick Harvie has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the Managed Isolation Welfare Fund."
Answered by: Michael Matheson on 12 March 2021
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the closure of non-essential click and collect retail, what its position is on whether businesses that sell a mixture of essential and non-essential items and are permitted to remain open during the COVID-19 lockdown should continue to sell non-essential items."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 12 March 2021
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will extend the eligibility criteria for the Strategic Framework Business Fund to include non-ratepaying businesses across a wider range of circumstances than current criteria allow for."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 9 March 2021
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding (a) people and (b) businesses who have been unable to access (i) the Self Employment Income Support Scheme, (ii) the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and (iii) other HMRC-issued financial assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic."
Answered by: Fiona Hyslop on 9 March 2021
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will include co-working offices and studio spaces on Level 4 Strategic Framework Business Grant eligibility list, in light of the impact on their businesses of the instruction to work from home wherever possible that was issued on 4 January 2021."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 9 March 2021
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to have completed its assessment of the funding required for the replacement of unsafe cladding on buildings."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 4 March 2021
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what the proposed timescale is for the allocation of financial support to (a) buildings with the greatest and (b) all other buildings with cladding replacement needs."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 4 March 2021
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the steps it is taking to ensure that (a) developers take at least partial financial responsibility for the replacement of unsafe cladding and (b) the cost of replacing unsafe cladding is affordable for all home owners."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 4 March 2021
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 27 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the impact of antisocial noise on people during the COVID-19 lockdown, and what its position is on whether local authorities’ monitoring and enforcement regimes are appropriate for these circumstances."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 3 February 2021
Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 15 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people who are not eligible for the Self-Isolation Support Grant but who are required to self-isolate and who are being paid by their employer a lower amount of money than they would have otherwise earned."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 24 December 2020
See all of Patrick Harvie's written questions submitted in Parliament