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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Gillian Mackay

Scottish Green Party

MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Gillian Mackay

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6341
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Gillian is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Gillian is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Gillian does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Gillian has 3 party roles

Party Leader

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Health and Social Care

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Sport

Scottish Green Party

Previous roles

Gillian has had 4 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

05 July 2021 - 22 May 2025

parliamentary bureau

Member

29 November 2023 - 21 May 2025

Substitute Member

17 June 2021 - 21 May 2025

Member

29 November 2023 - 22 May 2024

Substitute Member

Register of interests

Gillian'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.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Gillian Mackay 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: 21 May 2025

Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "If the building of the flood protection scheme in its current form is approved, it will take 10 years to deliver the entire project and 12 to 18 months to reach a planning decision…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 20 May 2025

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Gillian Mackay: "The bill would place significant decision-making responsibility on a single health professional, but current practice emphasises that a multidisciplinary approach, involving social work, care staff, ADPs and a load of other professionals, should be taken. Given the importance of multi-agency and multidisciplinary input in recovery care, how does…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 20 May 2025

Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Good morning, panel. I will try to stick some of my questions together, given that we are running short of time. Should any national negotiating body include staff who work in children’s social care services…

Chamber meeting date: 14 May 2025

Care Sector (Impact of United Kingdom Government Decisions)

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "As well as preventing more migrant workers from coming here, the announcement this week will undoubtedly make those who are already here worry about the anti-migrant rhetoric that is rising across the UK…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 13 May 2025

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Good morning to the witnesses. Does the bill adequately promote collaborative working among health, addiction and broader support services to ensure the holistic approach that it seeks to achieve?"

Votes

How Gillian Mackay has voted in Parliament

Find out how Gillian Mackay has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-16789

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025

Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-16892

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 91 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-16960

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-16942

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-16923

Scotland – A Fair Trade Nation

Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Gillian Mackay has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S6W-37692

Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:16 May 2025

Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 27 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken on (a) each of the actions under priority 1 and (b) action 4.1 under priority 4 of the Mental Health and Capacity Reform Programme: Delivery Plan: October 2023 – April 2025."

Question reference: S6W-37554

Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:13 May 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will write to the UK Government to seek clarity on what steps can be taken to expand access to tovorafenib."

Question reference: S6W-37553

Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:13 May 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation it has made of whether tovorafenib can be made permanently available to patients in Scotland."

Question reference: S6W-37551

Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:13 May 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what efforts it can make to ensure that access to tovorafenib can be widened in Scotland."

Question reference: S6W-37552

Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:21 May 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will write to the UK Government to expedite the review being conducted by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on tovorafenib, to ensure that it can be made available to patients in Scotland as soon as possible."

Question reference: S6W-36860

Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:15 April 2025

Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 6 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to deliver a pilot of the minimum income guarantee for unpaid carers, as set out in the recent proposal by Carers Scotland and IPPR Scotland."

Question reference: S6W-36837

Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:11 April 2025

Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has undertaken of any impact of non-residential social care charges on the uptake of social care by people eligible or already in receipt of social care."

Question reference: S6W-36838

Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:11 April 2025

Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to abolishing all non-residential social care charges in the current parliamentary session, and, if so, by what date all such charges will be abolished."

Question reference: S6W-36839

Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:11 April 2025

Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress on its work with COSLA in relation to abolishing non-residential social care charges in the current parliamentary session."

Question reference: S6W-35283

Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:26 February 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider the merits of a national HIV testing week for Scotland."

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