Mark Ruskell
Scottish Green Party
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2003 - 2007
About Mark Ruskell
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6468
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
67A King Street
Stirling
FK8 1BN
Phone: 01786 448 203
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Mark is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Mark is a member of 4 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Food
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nordic Countries
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy
Co-Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Mark does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Mark has 3 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Climate Change
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Rural Economy
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on the Environment
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles
Mark has had 9 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
13 September 2018 - 16 September 2020
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Deputy Convener
04 September 2018 - 13 September 2018
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
29 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Substitute Member
21 June 2005 - 02 April 2007
Party Spokesperson on Fisheries
Scottish Green Party
28 June 2006 - 02 April 2007
Substitute Member
28 May 2003 - 02 April 2007
Party Spokesperson on the Environment
Scottish Green Party
09 September 2004 - 07 June 2006
Environment and Rural Development Committee
Deputy Convener
30 June 2004 - 09 September 2004
Environment and Rural Development Committee
Member
03 September 2003 - 30 June 2004
Environment and Rural Development 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 Ruskell. The date of their initial statement was .
Recent Activity
What was said
What Mark Ruskell 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.
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee meeting date: 16 February 2021
EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "It sounds as though it is a good time to be a lawyer when it comes to the agreement. On the governance and supervision arrangements, what are the mechanisms for dispute resolution, and how do you think they might be used in the future?"
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee meeting date: 16 February 2021
Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 [Draft]
Mark Ruskell: "I welcome the move, but I have some questions about the regulations. First, will consideration be given to extending the temporary Covid-related exemption measure to September, or is it anticipated that it will run out in May…
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee meeting date: 15 February 2021
Budget 2021-22
Mark Ruskell: "I want to ask about the agri-environment climate scheme—AECS—which is central to what we are trying to do to tackle the nature and climate emergencies. In this year’s budget, that scheme appears to be cut by 20 per cent…
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee meeting date: 15 February 2021
Climate Change Plan
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "I see lots of initiatives in the plan to make things more efficient, but I do not see a big shift in the shape of farming and agriculture in 2030. I do not see any recommendations about diet either. Why is that…
Chamber meeting date: 11 February 2021
Scotland’s Hydrogen Economy
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "I welcome aspects of the statement in relation to green hydrogen—Inaudible…
Votes
How Mark Ruskell 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 voted for
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 voted for
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 voted for
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 Mark Ruskell in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Mark Ruskell 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: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what additional resources it is providing to its agencies to ensure timely consenting of offshore wind projects that are successful in the ScotWind leasing round."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round might help secure supply chain investment."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the outcome of the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round will be published before the COP26 conference in November 2021."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the completion of the review of the ScotWind Leasing process by Crown Estate Scotland will conclude ahead of the pre-2021 election period."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the commitment by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism at the recent Oxford Farming Conference to continuing "direct income support for our farmers", totalling £485 million per annum in 2021, and to increasing funding for the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme back to previous levels,…
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what area of (a) land designated for its nature conservation importance and (b) priority habitats forming part of Scotland’s Biodiversity Strategy it estimates will no longer be managed under Agri-Environment Climate Scheme agreements when existing agreements finish at the end of 2021, and what the impact of…
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering (a) capping Basic Payments to farmers and (b) increasing the rate of budget transfer from Pillar I of CAP to Pillar II from the current 9…
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the £34…
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 22 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it allocated to the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland (HEEPS) elements (a) Area-based Schemes, (b) Loans and Cashback, (c) Warmer Homes Scotland and (d) Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency Advice and Support in 2020-21."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 5 February 2021
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 22 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what impact the mechanical harvest of seaweed might have on kelp beds, and what work it has commissioned on this."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 29 January 2021
See all of Mark Ruskell's written questions submitted in Parliament