Mark Griffin
Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
About Mark Griffin
Contact details
Contact online
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6397
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Cross-party groups
Mark is a member of 7 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Germany
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Industrial Communities
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on St Andrew’s Day
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tackling Islamophobia
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Mark does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Mark does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Mark has had 22 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Chief Whip
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Science
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Children
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Schools
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Skills
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Sport
Scottish Labour
15 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Education and Culture Committee
Deputy Convener
02 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
06 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Lifelong Learning
Scottish Labour
23 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Workplace Issues
Scottish Labour
08 January 2015 - 15 September 2015
Education and Culture Committee
Member
03 September 2013 - 02 September 2015
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
06 January 2015 - 24 August 2015
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Gaelic Language
Scottish Labour
03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Member
10 July 2013 - 16 December 2014
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Transport
Scottish Labour
12 June 2013 - 21 January 2014
Burrell Collection Lending and Borrowing Scotland Bill Committee
Member
19 September 2012 - 03 September 2013
Education and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
22 December 2011 - 03 September 2013
Public Audit Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Member
Register of interests
Mark's register of interests
MSP's 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 Mark Griffin. The date of their initial statement was 24 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I own a flat in North Lanarkshire with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000. From 27 August 2016 I receive rental income of up to £5,000 per annum. [Amended interest 13 September 2016, Amended interest 15 March 2017]
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Mark Griffin 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.
Care Promise
Mark Griffin made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 16 July 2020
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "In its programme for government last September, the Government committed to extend eligibility for free NHS dental care to care-experienced people and to ensure that those on a qualifying benefit are supported with discretionary housing arrangements from April. How many people have benefited so far? Is there an assessment of how many people will…
Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Mark Griffin made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 24 June 2020
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Like my colleagues on the committee, Labour will, of course, support the bill…
Blended Learning (Families with More than One Child)
Mark Griffin made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 18 June 2020
7. Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government how blended learning will take account of families with more than one child. (S5O-04434)"
Social Security Programme
Mark Griffin made 3 Contributions to this discussion
Social Security Committee - 18 June 2020
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I want to ask about how the council tax reduction scheme interacts with universal credit, as opposed to the legacy benefits…
National Health Service (Suspension of Non-emergency Services)
Mark Griffin made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 28 May 2020
4. Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the long-term health impacts of suspending non-emergency NHS services and procedures because of the Covid-19 outbreak. (S5O-04351)"
Written questions
Written questions Mark Griffin 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.
S5W-31014 - Unanswered
30 July 2020
Griffin, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government what formula it used to allocate the additional £22 million of COVID-19 funding for the Scottish Welfare Fund, and how much each local authority has been allocated."
S5W-30996 - Unanswered
30 July 2020
Griffin, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government how many times Social Security Scotland will write to the same families to inform them that they might be eligible for the Best Start Foods and/or the Best Start Grant, and how regularly the DWP and HMRC have agreed to provide new data."
S5W-31019 - Unanswered
30 July 2020
Griffin, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, what financial support it is providing for wedding venues and wider wedding industry."
S5W-30995 - Unanswered
30 July 2020
Griffin, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government what information Social Security Scotland will collect to monitor the effectiveness of letters aimed at increasing take up of all financial support that families are entitled to, and how frequently it will monitor and publish this information."
S5W-31017 - Unanswered
30 July 2020
Griffin, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on allowing more than 20 guests to attend a wedding should the venue permit safe distancing."
See all of Mark Griffin's written questions submitted in Parliament