Mark Ruskell
Scottish Green Party
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2003 - 2007
About Mark Ruskell
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6468
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
67A King Street
Stirling
FK8 1BN
Phone: 01786 448 203
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Mark is a member of 4 committees
Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Substitute Member
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Deputy Convener
Cross-party groups
Mark is a member of 9 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cycling, Walking and Buses
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Food
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on International Development
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Lung Health
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nordic Countries
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rail
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy
Co-Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Mark has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund
Trustee
Party Roles
Mark has 3 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Climate Change
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Rural Economy
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on the Environment
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles
Mark has had 8 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
04 September 2018 - 13 September 2018
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
29 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
28 May 2003 - 02 April 2007
Party Spokesperson on the Environment
Scottish Green Party
28 June 2006 - 02 April 2007
Environment and Rural Development Committee
Substitute Member
21 June 2005 - 02 April 2007
Party Spokesperson on Fisheries
Scottish Green Party
09 September 2004 - 07 June 2006
Environment and Rural Development Committee
Deputy Convener
30 June 2004 - 09 September 2004
Environment and Rural Development Committee
Member
03 September 2003 - 30 June 2004
Environment and Rural Development Committee
Substitute 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 Ruskell. The date of their initial statement was 02 June 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
Until May 2017 I was a local authority councillor for Stirling Council (of Old Viewforth, 14-20 Pitt Terrace, Stirling FK8 2ET). I worked 15 hours per week in this role. Until 15 May 2016, when my salary ceased, I received remuneration of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum. [Amended interest 28 October 2017]
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 14 to 16 August 2018 I travelled to Norway on a study visit to explore Deposit Return Schemes. The costs of the visit were approximately £689, £220 for hotel, £319 for flights and around £150 for meals, which were met by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (a registered charity that funds the charitable work of organisations that are building an inclusive, creative and sustainable society of Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG). [Registered 28 September 2018]
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 28 October 2018]
I am an Honorary Associate Member of the British Veterinary Association. [Registered 28 October 2017]
Recent Activity
What was said
What Mark Ruskell 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.
Labour Market Trends
Mark Ruskell made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 16 July 2020
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "Investing in energy efficiency is the cheapest and most effective way of creating jobs in the construction sector while also tackling the climate crisis and making homes cheaper to run…
Further and Higher Education
Mark Ruskell made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 09 July 2020
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "Despite the financial crisis at Perth College UHI, the institution has continued to fill management posts during lockdown, which has concerned lecturers and students with regard to the pressure that it is under to cut 21 teaching posts…
Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Mark Ruskell made 10 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 17 June 2020
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "I declare an interest, as I am an honorary associate member of the British Veterinary Association…
Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill
Mark Ruskell made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 17 June 2020
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "The Greens will back the bill tonight…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statistics (2018)
Mark Ruskell made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 16 June 2020
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "Today’s statistics are final evidence that the Scottish Government has failed to have any positive impact on transport emissions. You get what you pay for…
Written questions
Written questions Mark Ruskell 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-30325 - Answered
30 June 2020
Ruskell, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government whether the process of licensing fish farms includes consideration of the presence of seals in the vicinity and any previous incidence of conflict between fish farms and seals."
S5W-30656 - Answered
13 July 2020
Ruskell, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government what measures it will be taking to recover west coast cod and whiting stocks, in light of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) advice that they remain below safe biological limits."
S5W-30319 - Answered
30 June 2020
Ruskell, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government how many seal culling licenses have been issued in each year since 2016 to (a) fish farms and (b) wild fisheries management groups."
S5W-30326 - Answered
30 June 2020
Ruskell, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the siting of fish farms away from seal haul-out sites should be part of the range of non-lethal measures employed at fish farms to avoid conflict with seals, and whether it plans to review fish farm licensing criteria in relation to this."
S5W-30322 - Answered
30 June 2020
Ruskell, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government, following implementation of the measures on conservation of seals contained in section 10B of the Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill, whether it will issue seal licences to fish farms or fisheries on any other grounds listed at section 110(1) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010…
See all of Mark Ruskell's written questions submitted in Parliament