Alison Johnstone
Scottish Green Party
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2011 - present day
About Alison Johnstone
Contact details
Contact online
Website: greens.scot/alison-johnstone-msp
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6362
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Alison is a member of 3 committees
Education and Skills Committee
Substitute Member
Social Security Committee
Member
Cross-party groups
Alison is a member of 14 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Basic Income
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Children and Young People
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Construction
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cycling, Walking and Buses
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Health Inequalities
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Heart Disease and Stroke
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Improving Scotland’s Health: 2021 and Beyond
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Learning Disability
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sport
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women's Health
Deputy Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Alison has 2 parliamentary and government roles
Presiding Officer's Advisory Group
Member
Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Member
Party Roles
Alison has 5 party roles
Party Leader
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Health
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Social Security
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Sport
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Young People
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles
Alison has had 8 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
08 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Health and Sport Committee
Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Devolution Further Powers Committee
Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Substitute Member
29 October 2014 - 27 November 2014
Devolution Further Powers Committee
Substitute Member
01 November 2012 - 27 November 2014
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Member
01 November 2012 - 29 October 2014
Referendum Scotland Bill Committee
Substitute Member
23 June 2011 - 01 November 2012
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Substitute Member
09 June 2011 - 01 May 2012
Scotland Bill Committee
Member
Register of interests
Alison's register of interests
MSP's 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 Alison Johnstone. The date of their initial statement was 18 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
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a member of Friends of Lagganlia.
I am a member of Spokes, the Lothian Cycle Campaign.
I own a share, worth £250, in Harlow Hydro, a community hydropower scheme near Edinburgh. This is not greater than 1% of the total value of the share capital.
I am a member of Friends of the Earth Scotland.
I own a share, worth £250, in Dig-In Brunstfield, a community greengrocer in Edinburgh. This is not greater than 1% of the total value of the share capital.
I am a supporter of Shelter.
I am a member of the Board of Directors of Scottish Athletics.
I am a supporter of UNICEF.
On 28 November I received a Hills and Harbour Gin Tasting Set (1 bottle of gin, plus two glasses) from the League Against Cruel Sports. The value of this gift was £44. [21 December 2017]
I am a Scotland Committee Member of Fields in Trust (operating name of the National Playing Fields Association).
Recent Activity
What was said
What Alison Johnstone 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.
Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Health and Social Care Workers (Covid-19 Risk Assessments)
Alison Johnstone made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 25 June 2020
Alison Johnstone: "I welcome the minister’s response. However, the British Medical Association has warned that doctors across the United Kingdom have not been risk assessed…
Jobs Guarantee (Young People)
Alison Johnstone made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 24 June 2020
3. Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green): "I thank the First Minister for advance sight of her statement. My thoughts are with each and every person who has lost a loved one during this pandemic. Half of working Scots are concerned about losing their jobs, and thousands have already done so…
Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Alison Johnstone made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 24 June 2020
Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green): "I, too, thank all those who gave evidence to the committee and helped us in our deliberations…
National Health Service (Covid-19 Transmission)
Alison Johnstone made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 23 June 2020
Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green): "I thank the cabinet secretary for her response to Mr Torrance…
Approach to the Committee’s Inquiry
Alison Johnstone made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints - 22 June 2020
Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green): "Convener, it was helpful that you began by reminding us of our remit, which is “To consider and report on the actions of the First Minister, Scottish Government officials and special advisers in dealing with complaints about Alex Salmond, former First Minister, considered under the Scottish Government’s ‘Handling of harassment complaints involving…
Written questions
Written questions Alison Johnstone 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.
S5W-30239 - Unanswered
25 June 2020
Johnstone, Alison: "To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the backlog of both routine and urgent dental work that has accumulated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic."
S5W-30139 - Unanswered
22 June 2020
Johnstone, Alison: "To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the reduction of dental services during the COVID-19 outbreak on oral cancer detection and survival rates."
S5W-30163 - Unanswered
22 June 2020
Johnstone, Alison: "To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers root canal procedures to be classed as urgent dental care."
S5O-04442 - Unanswered
17 June 2020
Johnstone, Alison: "To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of BAME health and social care workers have been risk-assessed for COVID-19."
S5W-29308 - Answered
27 May 2020
Johnstone, Alison: "To ask the Scottish Government what research it is (a) carrying out and (b) supporting on vitamin D deficiency and its impact on COVID-19 severity and mortality."
See all of Alison Johnstone's written questions submitted in Parliament