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
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Mark does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Mark has 4 party roles
Chair of the Scottish Parliamentary Labour Party
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Business
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Fair Work
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Skills
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Mark has had 14 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
25 May 2016 - 02 September 2020
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Social Security
Scottish Labour
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Chief Whip
Scottish Labour
15 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Education and Culture Committee
Deputy Convener
23 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
02 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
08 January 2015 - 15 September 2015
Education and Culture Committee
Member
03 September 2013 - 02 September 2015
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Member
12 June 2013 - 21 January 2014
Burrell Collection Lending and Borrowing Scotland Bill Committee
Member
19 September 2012 - 03 September 2013
Education and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
22 December 2011 - 03 September 2013
Public Audit Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
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 their 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.
Chamber meeting date: 16 March 2021
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "We will be supporting all the amendments in this group. Amendment 40 in my name is sponsored by the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland and deafscotland, as well as Together…
Chamber meeting date: 3 March 2021
Scottish Child Payment
5. Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish child payment claims it has received for individual children and households, and how many have now been accepted and paid. (S5O-05077)"
Social Security Committee meeting date: 18 February 2021
Budget Scrutiny 2021-22
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning. I welcome the Government’s decision to double the uprating rate for low-income assistance from the consumer prices index rate of 0.5 per cent to 1 per cent…
Chamber meeting date: 16 February 2021
Covid-19
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Ravenscraig sports centre has the capacity to vaccinate 2,000 people a day, but reports state that it is open only at weekends due to a lack of demand…
Chamber meeting date: 3 February 2021
Universal Support for Self-Isolation
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Notwithstanding the Government’s action to widen the entitlement criteria, which was announced yesterday, I welcome today’s debate and agree that the self-isolation support grants should be universal and barrier free…
Votes
How Mark Griffin has voted in Parliament
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Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Result 24 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Ash Denham, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 15, 2021
Supported by: Humza Yousaf
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Result 118 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Result 93 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Result 85 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Result 83 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 20 no vote
MSP voted for
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: 11 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what the practical application is of the Fair Work First criteria for grants, funding and contracts."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 18 March 2021
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring it undertakes to determine the outcome of asking employers to adopt the Fair Work First criteria in relation to grants, funding and procurement."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 18 March 2021
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government who sits on the Fair Work and Gender Ministerial Working Group; on what dates it has met, and whether it will publish the minutes of its meetings."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 18 March 2021
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many employers have (a) registered for, (b) used and received feedback, advice and actions from, and (c) updated their progress in, the Fair Work Assessment Tool."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 18 March 2021
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government which public bodies have not yet adopted Fair Work agreements with the relevant trade unions."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 18 March 2021
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the evaluation of its Workplace Equality Funds 2018/19 and 2019/20."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 18 March 2021
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what the statement is that it requests recipients of the South of Scotland Enterprise fund to commit to when outlining their commitment to Fair Work First."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 18 March 2021
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what work has been carried out regarding the impact of gender on long-COVID symptoms and healthcare."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 16 March 2021
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what data is being collected on exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace, and whether this is disaggregated by protected characteristics."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 15 March 2021
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the devolution of employment injuries assistance will help advance gender equality and non-discrimination."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 15 March 2021
See all of Mark Griffin's written questions submitted in Parliament