Alison Johnstone
Scottish Green Party
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2011 - present day
About Alison Johnstone
Contact details
Contact online
Website: greens.scot/alison-johnstone-msp
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6362
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Alison is a member of 3 committees
Education and Skills Committee
Substitute Member
Social Security Committee
Member
Cross-party groups
Alison is a member of 14 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Basic Income
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Children and Young People
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Construction
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cycling, Walking and Buses
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Health Inequalities
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Heart Disease and Stroke
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Improving Scotland’s Health: 2021 and Beyond
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Learning Disability
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sport
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women's Health
Deputy Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Alison has 2 parliamentary and government roles
Presiding Officer's Advisory Group
Member
Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Member
Party Roles
Alison has 5 party roles
Party Leader
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Health
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Social Security
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Sport
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Young People
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles
Alison has had 8 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
08 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Health and Sport Committee
Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Devolution Further Powers Committee
Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Substitute Member
29 October 2014 - 27 November 2014
Devolution Further Powers Committee
Substitute Member
01 November 2012 - 27 November 2014
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Member
01 November 2012 - 29 October 2014
Referendum Scotland Bill Committee
Substitute Member
23 June 2011 - 01 November 2012
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Substitute Member
09 June 2011 - 01 May 2012
Scotland Bill Committee
Member
Register of interests
Alison'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 Alison Johnstone. The date of their initial statement was 18 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
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a supporter of Shelter.
I am a member of Friends of Lagganlia.
I am a member of Friends of the Earth Scotland.
I own a share, worth £250, in Dig-In Brunstfield, a community greengrocer in Edinburgh. This is not greater than 1% of the total value of the share capital.
I am a Scotland Committee Member of Fields in Trust (operating name of the National Playing Fields Association).
I am a member of Spokes, the Lothian Cycle Campaign.
I own a share, worth £250, in Harlow Hydro, a community hydropower scheme near Edinburgh. This is not greater than 1% of the total value of the share capital.
On 28 November I received a Hills and Harbour Gin Tasting Set (1 bottle of gin, plus two glasses) from the League Against Cruel Sports. The value of this gift was £44. [21 December 2017]
I am a member of the Board of Directors of Scottish Athletics.
I am a supporter of UNICEF.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Alison Johnstone 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.
Childcare
Alison Johnstone made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 23 July 2020
Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green): "In her statement, the minister said that, on 30 July, the Government will publish guidance that will come into effect in August. She said that bubbles and certain restrictions on blended care would be removed. School begins in 19 days…
Care Promise
Alison Johnstone made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 16 July 2020
Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green): "To deliver the promise, it is vital that Scotland better understands—and gets better at delivering—the rights of our young people…
Covid-19 (Next Steps)
Alison Johnstone made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 09 July 2020
Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green): "I am sure that the Parliament will wish to send its sincerest sympathies to the family and friends of three-year-old Xander Irvine, whose funeral took place in Edinburgh this morning…
Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Health and Social Care Workers (Covid-19 Risk Assessments)
Alison Johnstone made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 25 June 2020
Alison Johnstone: "I welcome the minister’s response. However, the British Medical Association has warned that doctors across the United Kingdom have not been risk assessed…
Jobs Guarantee (Young People)
Alison Johnstone made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 24 June 2020
3. Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green): "I thank the First Minister for advance sight of her statement. My thoughts are with each and every person who has lost a loved one during this pandemic. Half of working Scots are concerned about losing their jobs, and thousands have already done so…
Written questions
Written questions Alison Johnstone 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-30953 - Unanswered
28 July 2020
Johnstone, Alison: "To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on establishing COVID-19 testing centres at all airports."
S5W-30600 - Answered
09 July 2020
Johnstone, Alison: "To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been made to the (a) Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Enterprises Hardship Fund and (b) Creative Scotland Bridging Bursary Fund by organisations in the music sector, and how many were successful."
S5W-30598 - Answered
09 July 2020
Johnstone, Alison: "To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives from the music sector to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on it."
S5W-30597 - Answered
09 July 2020
Johnstone, Alison: "To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support orchestras, choirs and other musical organisations to meet the challenges that the music sector faces from COVID-19."
S5W-30402 - Answered
02 July 2020
Johnstone, Alison: "To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the effectiveness of the provisions regarding the use of sexual history and character evidence in sexual offence trials."
See all of Alison Johnstone's written questions submitted in Parliament