Scottish Green Party
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
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05 July 2021 - 22 May 2025
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29 November 2023 - 21 May 2025
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17 June 2021 - 21 May 2025
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29 November 2023 - 22 May 2024
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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
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
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
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
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
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?"
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Motion ref. S6M-16789
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
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
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
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
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
Find out what motions Gillian Mackay has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 2 February 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 February 2026
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 19 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2026
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 14 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure that future farm policy aligns with Scotland’s climate and biodiversity targets, in light of the concerns raised by environmental stakeholders regarding the agricultural reform process."
Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 12 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2026
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 2 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 10 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when the specification and guidance for the provision of environmental control equipment was last updated."
Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 2 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 10 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to update the specification and guidance for the provision of environmental control equipment."
Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 30 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36837 by Maree Todd on 6 May 2025, whether it is its policy to use non-residential social care charging to reduce the demand for social care support, which those in need are entitled to by law."
Asked by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 21 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 3 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."
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."
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."
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