Andy Wightman
Independent
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2020 - present day
Scottish Green Party
Former MSP for Lothian (Region) 2016 - 2020
About Andy Wightman
Contact details
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Phone: 0131 348 6368
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Committees
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Cross-party groups
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Parliamentary and Government Roles
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Previous roles
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Register of interests
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Recent Activity
What was said
What Andy Wightman has said in Parliament
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Local Government and Communities Committee meeting date: 17 February 2021
Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Scotland) (Coronavirus) Amendment Regulations 2021 [Draft]
Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Ind): "I thank the cabinet secretary for her remarks. This is a complicated instrument containing some complicated policy areas for the committee to cover…
Local Government and Communities Committee meeting date: 17 February 2021
Budget Scrutiny 2021-22
Andy Wightman: "I have a quick follow-up question for Aileen Campbell. You said that the housing to 2040 strategy will be published shortly. Will that be before or after dissolution?"
Local Government and Communities Committee meeting date: 17 February 2021
Climate Change Plan (Update)
Andy Wightman: "A couple of the questions that I wanted to ask have already been asked, so I have just one question…
Local Government and Communities Committee meeting date: 10 February 2021
Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) (Modification and Revocation) (Coronavirus) Order 2021 (SSI 2021/10)
Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Ind): "Good morning, minister. It has been eight or nine months since the original order came into force in May 2020, and we are being invited to extend that again today…
Local Government and Communities Committee meeting date: 10 February 2021
Budget Scrutiny 2021-22 (Local Government Settlement)
Andy Wightman: "I want to follow up on that answer from Gail Macgregor. What progress is being made on the development of the fiscal framework? Where are we with the talks on that? What elements, if any, have been agreed and what is the timescale?"
Votes
How Andy Wightman has voted in Parliament
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Doing Politics Differently – the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland
Submitted by: Michael Russell, Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 18, 2021
Result 89 for, 0 against, 29 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Doing Politics Differently – the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 18, 2021
Result 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Doing Politics Differently – the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland
Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 18, 2021
Result 87 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Mental Health
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, February 15, 2021
Supported by: Liam McArthur
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Result 65 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Mental Health
Submitted by: Mary Fee, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Result 65 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 4 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Andy Wightman in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Andy Wightman 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: Wightman, Andy, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 10 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what it will do to further protect tenants over the festive period who may be facing eviction."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 10 December 2020
Asked by: Wightman, Andy, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it collects data on the settings where COVID-19 is being transmitted within each local authority and, if so, whether it will publish this."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Wightman, Andy, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what specific steps it has taken to inform homeowners of the changes introduced by the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (Tolerable Standard) (Extension of Criteria) Order 2019 since January 2019, and when it took these steps…
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 2 November 2020
Asked by: Wightman, Andy, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 15 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment by the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning on 8 January 2020 that “we will review the tax treatment of short-term lets to ensure that they make an appropriate contribution to the communities that they operate in” (Official Report, c.37), what progress has been made…
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 29 September 2020
Asked by: Wightman, Andy, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has granted permission for any mid-market rents for units funded through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme to exceed the mid-point of market rent levels for the relevant Broad Rental Market Area."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 22 September 2020
Asked by: Wightman, Andy, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to communicate the availability of the rent adjudication service offered by Rent Service Scotland, in light of 0…
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 22 September 2020
Asked by: Wightman, Andy, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what the cost was of the initial data collection exercise by Capita for the High Rise Inventory on the construction and fire safety of high-rise domestic buildings."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 17 September 2020
Asked by: Wightman, Andy, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the data in the High Rise Inventory on the construction and fire safety of high-rise domestic buildings was collected by (a) Capita and (b) ScotXed."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 17 September 2020
Asked by: Wightman, Andy, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been paid out in loans to date through the Private Rent Sector Landlord COVID-19 Loan Scheme, also broken down by local authority."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 16 September 2020
Asked by: Wightman, Andy, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how many applications to the Private Rent Sector Landlord COVID-19 Loan Scheme have cited (a) tenants facing difficulty in paying rent and (b) inability to find a new tenant as a reason for loss of rental income."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 16 September 2020
See all of Andy Wightman's written questions submitted in Parliament