Ross Greer
Scottish Green Party
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
About Ross Greer
Contact details
Contact online
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6347
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Unit 4
38 Stewart Street
Milngavie
East Dunbartonshire
G62 6BY
Phone: 0141 956 2778
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Committees
Ross is a member of 2 committees
Health and Sport Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Ross is a member of 1 cross-party group
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Kurdistan
Co-Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Ross does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Ross does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Ross has had 3 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
21 April 2020 - 16 September 2020
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 25 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 3 to 8 April 2017 I travelled to Sicily, Lampedusa and Palermo in Italy. The purpose of the visit was a fact-finding trip to meet refugees and those supporting them, to hear their stories, see the crisis first hand and witness the work being done to alleviate it. The total cost of the visit, including flights, transfers and accommodation, was £1245.62, and was met by Churches Together Britain and Ireland (CTBI) (an organisation that works bringing together different denominations in their work of 39 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1BX). [Registered 02 May 2017]
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a former member of the Scottish Youth Parliament.
I am a member of the National Union of Journalists.
I am a member of the Church of Scotland.
I am a member of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
I am a member of Free Tibet.
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: 17 December 2020
Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "The introduction and the passage of the bill were always going to be a painful experience for many survivors…
Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee meeting date: 17 December 2020
Hospitality Sector (Impact of Covid-19)
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I have a couple of specific questions for Bryan Simpson, but before that I will ask a short question of everyone on the panel about access to Government, to get a sense of how you have found communication with the Scottish Government…
Chamber meeting date: 16 December 2020
Supporting EU, EEA and Swiss Citizens to Stay in Scotland
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "For how long will the helpline for EU citizens be available? Why did the Scottish Government decide that it was unable itself to issue physical tokens of settled status, given that it has access to the relevant data?"
Education and Skills Committee meeting date: 16 December 2020
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "Cabinet secretary, I would like to briefly return to college funding, but to look at it from a different angle…
Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee meeting date: 10 December 2020
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "Minister, I am presuming that we can agree that this year has shown us just how skilled essential care workers are, but eight in 10 UK care workers are EU citizens who, under the Government’s new immigration system, would not be eligible to come here, largely because of the arbitrary salary threshold that you have set. In July, your Government…
Votes
How Ross Greer has voted in Parliament
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Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 30, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Result 84 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 14, 2020
Supported by: Ash Denham
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Result 91 for, 29 against, 1 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, December 10, 2020
Result 113 for, 9 against, 1 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, December 10, 2020
Result 58 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Jeane Freeman, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Supported by: Joe FitzPatrick, Clare Haughey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, December 10, 2020
Result 122 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
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: 26 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, what steps it is taking to implement the terms of motion S5M-23385, which was agreed by the Parliament on 18 November 2020, including recruiting an additional 2,000 full-time teachers and making regular COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic staff and senior pupils widely available."
Answered by: John Swinney on 11 December 2020
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 25 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32993 by John Swinney on 3 November 2020, which local authorities have not yet responded to its request for information on the number of counsellors currently allocated to schools, and whether it will publish the information that has already been provided by local authorities on…
Answered by: John Swinney on 10 December 2020
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31767 by John Swinney on 25 September 2020, how many of the school counsellors it committed to are in place; which local authorities have not yet provided access to school-based counselling across all schools, and how many counsellors there are overall."
Answered by: John Swinney on 19 November 2020
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31767 by John Swinney on 25 September 2020, whether there is an operational counselling service in place for every secondary school in Scotland."
Answered by: John Swinney on 19 November 2020
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 2 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with universities regarding the integration of any independent testing programmes that they might operate for staff and students with the NHS test and protect system."
Answered by: Richard Lochhead on 16 November 2020
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 2 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce arrangements for students moving between halls of accommodation and family or other residences over the Christmas period."
Answered by: Richard Lochhead on 9 November 2020
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 22 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to support rail manufacture at the Hunterston PARC site in North Ayrshire."
Answered by: Michael Matheson on 6 November 2020
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 27 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of suspected COVID-19 transmission have been linked to (a) (i) primary, (ii) secondary and (iii) all schools and (b) colleges, broken down by NHS board area."
Answered by: John Swinney on 5 November 2020
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 30 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government when each of the provisions introduced by the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 will come into force."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2020
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31513 by John Swinney on 10 September 2020, how many of the school counsellors it committed to are in place; what local authorities have not yet provided access to school-based counselling across all schools, and how many counsellors there are overall."
Answered by: John Swinney on 25 September 2020
See all of Ross Greer's written questions submitted in Parliament