Scottish Green Party
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2021 - present day
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05 December 2024 - 30 September 2025
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06 May 2021 - 29 August 2025
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21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
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21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
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31 August 2021 - 25 April 2024
Scottish Government
17 June 2021 - 08 September 2021
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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: 26 June 2025
1. Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported significant demand for apprenticeships from both employers and applicants, what it is doing to increase the number of apprenticeship places available. (S6O-04858)"
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "This legislative consent motion has been discussed several times by the Economy and Fair Work Committee and I will place my concerns about it on the record…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 25 June 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "I would like to ask about how we will measure the success of the bill. Section 2 says that one of the intentions behind it is to reduce inequality. I have no issue with that, but the second stated intention is to increase “economic growth”…
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "In this debate, we will cover ground that we have covered many times before. Although the Scottish Conservatives routinely ask in the Parliament for additional spending, they also routinely deride the taxation that is needed to provide that spending…
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "The member omits from his remarks that the United Kingdom Government granted very limited exemptions to the internal market act, one of the conditions of which was that the deposit not be determined—not only that the plastic be removed but, specifically, that the deposit not be determined. It is not possible to launch a deposit return scheme…
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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
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
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
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
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
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged:13 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 22 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are to legislate to require waste heat to be made available to heat networks to support Scotland’s transition to zero carbon heating."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged:13 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 22 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to provide support, similar to that available for heat pump installation, to help households meet the cost of connecting to a heat network."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged:13 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 22 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will introduce legislation to require all public buildings and those supported by public funding to connect to district heating, to help provide demand assurance for heat networks."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged:13 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 21 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will launch the consultation on the necessary secondary legislation needed for the implementation of the Heat Networks (Scotland) Act 2021 to enable distributed heat provision to benefit from the same statutory undertaker rights as any other licenced utility in Scotland."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged:19 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged:15 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it (a) has taken in the last six months and (b) is planning to take to improve waiting times for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments in the Lothian region."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged:8 April 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 2 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government which incinerators accept waste upholstered domestic seating for disposal."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged:8 April 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 2 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government which incinerators, including those with accepted planning permission, are able to destroy persistent organic pollutants, in alignment with the SEPA guidance on the management of waste upholstered domestic seating."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged:28 April 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged:3 April 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider increasing portion sizes in free school meals, in light of reported comments from young carers that the portions are too small, particularly for children who may be missing other meals at home."