Ross Greer
Scottish Green Party
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
About Ross Greer
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Ross.Greer.msp@parliament.scot
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6347
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Ross is a member of 2 committees
Cross-party groups
Ross is a member of 5 cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Ross does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Ross has 3 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Culture
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Education
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on External Affairs
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles
Ross has had 7 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Social Security Committee
Substitute Member
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Education and Skills Committee
Member
29 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Health and Sport Committee
Substitute Member
21 April 2020 - 16 September 2020
COVID19 Committee
Member
29 September 2016 - 06 September 2018
Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
European and External Relations Committee
Member
Register of interests
Ross'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 Ross Greer. The date of their initial statement was 07 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
In April 2021 the Scottish Green Party received £500 from the RMT Union for the purpose of supporting my campaign.
I am a member of Free Tibet.
I am a member of the RMT Parliamentary Group.
I am a member of the National Union of Journalists.
I am a member of the Church of Scotland.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Ross Greer 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: 19 January 2022
Education and the 2022 Examination Diet
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I am seeking clarification on what exactly the Conservatives’ position on exams is…
Chamber meeting date: 19 January 2022
Local Government Funding
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "Will the member give way?"
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 19 January 2022
Covid-19 and Schools
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I will start off on a different topic, although the one that I turn to next might touch on some of the issues that have just been raised. I have a couple of questions on ventilation…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 12 January 2022
Budget 2022-23
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I will stick with the previous line of questioning about teacher recruitment and numbers…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 11 January 2022
Fiscal Framework (Independent Report)
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "Thank you, convener. I have one question on the process, and then a couple on policy if we have time to get through them…
Votes
How Ross Greer has voted in Parliament
Find out how Ross Greer has voted recently.
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 87 for, 33 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Education Failures and Guaranteeing the 2022 Exam Diet
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Supported by: Clare Haughey, Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 67 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 68 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Education Failures and Guaranteeing the 2022 Exam Diet
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 17, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 67 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Local Government Funding in Scotland
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 17, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 65 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Ross Greer in Parliament
Find out what motions Ross Greer has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Ross Greer 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: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 12 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many teachers currently have long COVID."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 12 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it recommends that school and early years staff wear a face covering of FFP2 quality or above."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether Siemens Gamesa has been contracted to provide any services to it or any bodies for which it is responsible."
Answered by: Ivan McKee on 7 December 2021
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what (a) financial and (b) other support (i) it, (ii) enterprise agencies and (iii) its other bodies and agencies have offered to Siemens Gamesa."
Answered by: Ivan McKee on 7 December 2021
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 December 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government when the sectoral Just Transition plan for the nuclear sector will be produced, and what role (a) the workforce, (b) its unions and (c) local communities will have in this."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to engage with the organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics ahead of or during the games."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 3 December 2021
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding any action it will take on the matter, to the reported vote in the UK Parliament in favour of a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on human rights grounds."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 3 December 2021
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what role it will have in deciding how the £2 million of funding that it has committed to addressing climate-related loss and damage will be allocated."
Answered by: Mairi McAllan on 3 December 2021
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to work with universities and student associations to resolve any accommodation shortages that impacted students at the start of the 2021-22 academic year."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 29 November 2021
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether projects located in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic are eligible to apply for funding through its Climate Justice Fund."
Answered by: Mairi McAllan on 29 November 2021
See all of Ross Greer's written questions submitted in Parliament