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 6 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 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 3 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
03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
Member
19 September 2012 - 03 September 2013
Education and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Mark'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 Mark Griffin. The date of the 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.
Social Security Committee meeting date: 10 December 2020
Social Security Response to Covid-19 (Inquiry)
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I want to better understand the eligibility for the £100 payment for those who are on free school meals…
Social Security Committee meeting date: 3 December 2020
Social Security Response to Covid-19 (Inquiry)
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I want to know how service delivery has changed for both your organisations as a result of the pandemic, given the loss of the ability to have face-to-face contact…
Chamber meeting date: 1 December 2020
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "An answer to a written question shows that NHS Lanarkshire received the lowest flu vaccine allocation, compared with its over 65s population, on the Scottish mainland. I have been inundated with complaints about appointments…
Chamber meeting date: 1 December 2020
Carers (Support After Bereavement)
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the members who supported the motion and who join me, in the chamber or remotely, this evening…
Social Security Committee meeting date: 19 November 2020
Social Security Response to Covid-19 (Inquiry)
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I have a question about access to social security entitlements in general throughout the pandemic…
Votes
How Mark Griffin has voted in Parliament
Find out how Mark Griffin has voted recently.
Responding to Parliamentary Will and Calls for Clarity in Education
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Supported by: Richard Lochhead, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 61 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Economy
Submitted by: Maurice Golden, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 7, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 94 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Responding to Parliamentary Will and Calls for Clarity in Education
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 7, 2020
Supported by: Michelle Ballantyne
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 59 for, 4 against, 61 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 95 for, 25 against, 1 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Economy
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Supported by: Kate Forbes, Fiona Hyslop, Ben Macpherson, Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 71 for, 31 against, 22 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Mark Griffin in Parliament
Find out what motions Mark Griffin has submitted recently.
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.
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32952 by Jeane Freeman on 12 November 2020, whether it will request that Public Health Scotland publishes the occupation and sector data collected during interviews, broken down by Standard Industrial Classification."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what weighting it plans to place on the requirement for potential contractors for the social security advocacy service to have experience of (a) directly delivering an advocacy service and (b) delivering an advocacy service in Scotland."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how many advocacy providers have fulfilled requests to use, or referrals to, the interim social security advocacy service, and who these providers were."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people have used the interim social security advocacy service, and how many requests to use, or referrals to, the service have been made."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government further to the answers to questions S5W-29524 and S5W-33108 by Jeane Freeman on 26 August and 20 November 2020 respectively, what further funding for hospices for loss of income during the subsequent financial quarters has been allocated, and when it will allocate the remaining funding."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government. further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 28 April 2020 (Official Report, c…
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £19 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities allocated to hospices has been disbursed, broken down by the allocation to each hospice."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 20 November 2020
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how much flu vaccine it has allocated to each NHS board as a proportion of the eligible cohort population, and whether it will confirm the total cohort."
Answered by: Joe FitzPatrick on 19 November 2020
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it collects regarding the occupations of people who request COVID-19 tests."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 12 November 2020
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what the current guidance is for fathers and partners wishing to stay with the mother and their child in maternity wards after birth, and when it will next update the Coronavirus (COVID-19): hospital visiting guidance."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 23 October 2020
See all of Mark Griffin's written questions submitted in Parliament