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 6 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
Health and Sport 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
Social Security 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: 29 June 2022
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I have been a member of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly for six years…
Chamber meeting date: 28 June 2022
Independence Referendum
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "The statement proves beyond doubt that the Scottish Government is committed to deliver its democratic mandate and give the people of Scotland the opportunity to build a fairer and greener independent nation…
Chamber meeting date: 28 June 2022
Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "The bill makes permanent some vital protections for tenants from eviction that were brought in during the pandemic…
Chamber meeting date: 28 June 2022
Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "The process of passing two pieces of emergency legislation at the height of the first phase of the pandemic and before remote participation arrangements had been made was a difficult one for this Parliament, but it was one that I believe showed us in our best light, responding to a crisis generally collegiately and with common purpose. The…
Chamber meeting date: 22 June 2022
Retained European Union Law
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "Jacob Rees-Mogg is so desperate to find a benefit of Brexit that he has outsourced research to The Sun and the far right Daily Express…
Votes
How Ross Greer has voted in Parliament
Find out how Ross Greer has voted recently.
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 85 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Business Programme
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 63 for, 47 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Business Programme
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Dean Lockhart, Douglas Lumsden, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 47 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Supported by: Keith Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 84 for, 0 against, 25 abstained, 20 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 25 for, 85 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Ross Greer in Parliament
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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: 10 June 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-01181 by Mairi McAllan on 1 June 2022, what its response is to reports that the Clyde Marine Planning Partnership declined the proposal put forward by a coalition of coastal community councils that a community representative be appointed to the partnership."
Answered by: Mairi McAllan on 24 June 2022
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 9 June 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will respond to the report of the Public Interest Journalism Working Group."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 31 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what efforts are being made to increase the number of contractors in the Greater Glasgow area who are approved by Home Energy Scotland for the purpose of installing exterior wall insultation."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 31 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on providing a universal offer of pre-emptive testing for preeclampsia."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 5 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the accuracy of bullying levels recorded in SEEMiS."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 May 2022
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 29 April 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the educational psychology bursary being liable for taxation during the third year of a course."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 12 May 2022
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 5 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether SEEMiS maintains a log of (a) which user accounts have accessed, contributed to or edited existing notes on a particular record and (b) the date and time at which they did so."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 12 May 2022
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 5 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what guidance documents, other materials or training teachers and other SEEMiS users should be familiar with before using the system."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 12 May 2022
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 April 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether a full Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) appraisal was carried out on alternative route corridors, including the one passing above the West Highland line, for the A82 Tarbet to Inverarnan project."
Answered by: Jenny Gilruth on 11 May 2022
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 April 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what the current status is of the A82 Tarbet to Inverarnan project."
Answered by: Jenny Gilruth on 11 May 2022
See all of Ross Greer's written questions submitted in Parliament