MSP for North East Scotland (Region)
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Scottish Labour
MSP for North East Scotland (Region)
06 May 2021 to present
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
10 April 2023 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Labour
02 September 2025 to 08 April 2026
Substitute Member
02 May 2023 to 08 April 2026
Deputy Convener
02 September 2025 to 10 December 2025
Member
25 April 2023 to 02 May 2023
Member
17 June 2021 to 25 April 2023
Member
31 May 2021 to 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 to 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
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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.
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 28 April 2026
Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "The Official Reportis a written record of what was said in public meetings of the Scottish Parliament and in committee meetings. It is a substantially verbatim report…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 28 April 2026
Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Speaker added at second republishing of final.Members indicated agreement.Meeting closed at 10:13."
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I do not think that my app connected. I would have voted yes."
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 26 June 2025
Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I put on record, as I did yesterday, that I was previously employed at the University of Dundee. My time at the university overlapped with that of Professor Gillespie by perhaps three months…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025
Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "On a point of order, Deputy Presiding Officer. My app did not connect; I would have voted yes."
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Motion reference: S6M-20844
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 19, 2026
Result 93 for, 29 against, 1 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion reference: S6M-20826.1
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 51 for, 71 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Motion reference: S6M-20827
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 112 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion reference: S6M-20820.2
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Supported by: Alex Rowley, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 93 for, 28 against, 1 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion reference: S6M-20819.3
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 89 for, 7 against, 27 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Find out what motions Michael Marra has submitted recently.
Motion reference: S6M-20677
Motion reference: S6M-20521
Motion reference: S6M-20654.1
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on action it is taking to address the use of modified e-bikes and off-road vehicles in incidents of antisocial behaviour."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 19 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 25 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the proposals in the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill on the NHS Scotland workforce, including whether staff choose to leave the NHS if the bill passes into legislation."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 11 February 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on any potential impact of prolonged, non-permanent senior leadership within the Police Scotland Tayside Division on operational effectiveness, workforce morale and public confidence in local policing."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 21 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost to the Scottish Government was to refer the decision to close St Pius X Primary School and Nursery in Dundee to the School Closure Review Panel."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 3 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) Glasgow City Council and (b) Historic Environment Scotland in relation to supporting the preservation of the category A-listed Egyptian Halls."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 20 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it routinely retains draft versions of budget spreadsheets and working documents that may change post-publication, and, if so, whether it will commit to making earlier versions available to MSPs where material changes are made in new versions."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 20 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 3 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its engagement with NHS Tayside regarding mental health services, in particular the proposed move of inpatient learning disability services from Strathmartine Centre in Dundee to Murray Royal Hospital in Perth, in light of the comment by the First Minister on 20 November 2025 in…
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 15 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that officials amended the Screen Scotland funding lines in the Budget Level 4 workbook without ministerial approval, what information it has regarding whether officials have made other unauthorised amendments to the draft Scottish Budget 2026-27."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 20 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 27 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what (a) consultation it held with and (b) feedback it received from film houses, independent cinemas and representative bodies regarding any proposed budget allocations for film houses in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, in light of reports that an earlier published version of its draft Budget 2026-27 included an…
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 20 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 27 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the point of order by Stephen Kerr MSP in the Chamber on 14 January 2026, whether an earlier published version of its draft Budget 2026-27 included a specific allocation of £500,000 for film houses in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen and, if so, (a) for what reason, (b) when and (c) by whom the…
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