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
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Ross is a member of 4 committees
Health and Sport Committee
Substitute Member
Social Security Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Ross is a member of 8 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Consumer Protection for Home Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Kurdistan
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Skills
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tibet
Deputy Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Ross does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Ross has 4 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Culture
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Education
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Europe and External Relations
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Skills
Scottish Green Party
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
COVID19 Committee
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: 23 December 2020
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "My constituents in Balloch were, frankly, gutted to discover yesterday that the Scottish Government’s enterprise agency has extended the exclusivity agreement given to Flamingo Land Ltd for the development of a private resort on what is currently publicly owned land at Loch Lomond. The fact that our community campaign against Flamingo Land’s…
Chamber meeting date: 23 December 2020
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "The Erasmus+ scheme has been of immense benefit to young people in Scotland, and particularly those who attend colleges and youth groups in some of our most deprived communities…
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?"
Votes
How Ross Greer has voted in Parliament
Find out how Ross Greer has voted recently.
Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 21, 2020
Supported by: Jenny Gilruth, Michael Russell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Result 117 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Result 33 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Result 87 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Result 90 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Result 91 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Ross Greer in Parliament
Find out what motions Ross Greer has submitted recently.
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: 22 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the statistics published by Public Health Scotland on 16 December 2020, which suggests that teachers are more likely to contract COVID-19 than the general working-age population, what consideration has been given to the prioritisation of school staff in the vaccine roll-out."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 21 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of early years centres in each local authority area provide free meals, also broken down by (i) how many and (ii) what percentage of eligible children take up the offer."
Awaiting answer
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
See all of Ross Greer's written questions submitted in Parliament