John Finnie
Scottish Green Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2016 - present day
Independent
Former MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2012 - 2016
Scottish National Party
Former MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2011 - 2012
About John Finnie
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6898
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Room 12, 3rd Floor,
2 Baron Taylor's Street
Inverness
IV1 1QL
Phone: 01463 710194
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
John is a member of 5 committees
Finance and Constitution Committee
Substitute Member
Justice Committee
Member
Justice Sub-Committee on Policing
Convener
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
John is a member of 16 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Crofting
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cuba
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Culture
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Drug and Alcohol Misuse
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fishing
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Future of Football in Scotland
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gàidhlig
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Kurdistan
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Men's Violence Against Women and Children
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on MS
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rail
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Recreational Boating and Marine Tourism
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Gypsy/Traveller Community
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tourism
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
John does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
John has 4 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Justice
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Tourism
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Transport
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles
John has had 7 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
06 October 2016 - 18 January 2018
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
Member
29 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Finance Committee
Substitute Member
11 May 2016 - 15 June 2016
Parliamentary Bureau
Member
01 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Justice Committee
Member
13 March 2013 - 23 March 2016
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
Member
01 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
24 June 2011 - 23 October 2012
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice
Scottish Government
Register of interests
John'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 John Finnie. The date of their initial statement was 31 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 24 to 26 November 2016 I travelled to San Sebastian (Donostia) to address a conference, “Bases for a new model of Public Security in the Basque Country,” on behalf of Euskal Herria Bildu (EH Bildu), as part of the Basque peace process. The cost of the visit was flights £400.87 and hotels of Parma Hotel, Donostia, €92 per night (one night) and two nights at the Carlton Hotel, Bilbao €120.3 per night. All these costs were met by Euskal Herria Bildu (EH Bildu, a political coalition active in the Spanish autonomous communities of Basque Country and Navarre of EH Bildu Hondarribia, 20280 Hondarribia, Spain ) [Registered 14 December 2016]
From 24 to 26 November 2016 I travelled to San Sebastian (Donostia) to address a conference, “Bases for a new model of Public Security in the Basque Country,” on behalf of Euskal Herria Bildu (EH Bildu), as part of the Basque peace process. The cost of the visit was flights £400.87 and hotels of Parma Hotel, Donostia, €92 per night (one night) and two nights at the Carlton Hotel, Bilbao €120.3 per night. All these costs were met by Euskal Herria Bildu (EH Bildu, a political coalition active in the Spanish autonomous communities of Basque Country and Navarre of EH Bildu Hondarribia, 20280 Hondarribia, Spain ) [Registered 14 December 2016]
From 30 November to 4 December 2012 I visited Gaza in order to assess the social, economic, and political situation six years after the siege was initiated by Israel. The costs of the visit, £864.51, were met by the Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR), an independent not-for-profit organisation established to promote dialogue and understanding between European, Palestinian and Arab parliamentarians and policy-makers (of Rue Montoyer 39, Brussels 1000, Belgium).
From 24 to 26 November 2016 I travelled to San Sebastian (Donostia) to address a conference, “Bases for a new model of Public Security in the Basque Country,” on behalf of Euskal Herria Bildu (EH Bildu), as part of the Basque peace process. The cost of the visit was flights £400.87 and hotels of Parma Hotel, Donostia, €92 per night (one night) and two nights at the Carlton Hotel, Bilbao €120.3 per night. All these costs were met by Euskal Herria Bildu (EH Bildu, a political coalition active in the Spanish autonomous communities of Basque Country and Navarre of EH Bildu Hondarribia, 20280 Hondarribia, Spain ) [Registered 14 December 2016]
From 30 November to 4 December 2012 I visited Gaza in order to assess the social, economic, and political situation six years after the siege was initiated by Israel. The costs of the visit, £864.51, were met by the Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR), an independent not-for-profit organisation established to promote dialogue and understanding between European, Palestinian and Arab parliamentarians and policy-makers (of Rue Montoyer 39, Brussels 1000, Belgium).
From 30 November to 4 December 2012 I visited Gaza in order to assess the social, economic, and political situation six years after the siege was initiated by Israel. The costs of the visit, £864.51, were met by the Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR), an independent not-for-profit organisation established to promote dialogue and understanding between European, Palestinian and Arab parliamentarians and policy-makers (of Rue Montoyer 39, Brussels 1000, Belgium).
From 25 to 26 April 2015 I travelled to Berlin to address the Annual Conference for Palestinians in Europe on behalf of the Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR). The cost of the visit, flights €312 and hotel €73 for a total of €385 (£271.71 using 24 June 2015 exchange rate) were met by the CEPR, an independent not-for-profit organisation established to promote dialogue and understanding between European, Palestinian and Arab parliamentarians and policy-makers (of Rue Montoyer 39, Brussels 1000, Belgium).
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a supporter of Save the Children.
I am a member of Oxfam.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 12 December 2019]
On 27 November 2015 I became a member of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
Since September 2013 I have been a Member of The Foundation of Hearts, a not-for-profit organisation to bring Heart of Midlothian Football Club into fan ownership.
I am a member of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND).
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 12 December 2019]
From 4 November to 7 November 2018, I visited Santander. The costs of the return flights (286.36 euros), hotel accommodation (166.50 euros) and some meals (30 euros) were met by the EHBildu Coalition, which is a leftist, Basque nationalist and pro-independence political coalition active in the Spanish autonomous communities of Basque Country and Navarre. In addition, the costs of some meals were met by the lawyers for the prosecution in the Cabacas trial (14 euros) and the Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community (10.50 euros). [Registered 12 December 2018]
I am a shareholder in Heart of Midlothian FC.
I am a member of the Retired Police Officers’ Association (Scotland) Highland and Islands Branch.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 12 December 2019]
I am a member of Amnesty International.
I am a member of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND).
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 08 November 2017]
I am a member of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND).
I am a member of Heart of Midlothian FC Supporters’ trust.
I am a member of Amnesty International.
I am a member of Amnesty International.
I am a member of Médecins Sans Frontiéres.
Recent Activity
What was said
What John Finnie 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.
Written questions
Written questions John Finnie 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-30226 - Unanswered
24 June 2020
Finnie, John: "To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of the impact that forestry grant payments made for 2020 will have on its 2021 forestry targets."
S5W-29889 - Unanswered
15 June 2020
Finnie, John: "To ask the Scottish Government when it last assessed the capability of local authority emergency planning/resilience teams to deal with nuclear accidents or other similar emergencies."
S5W-29886 - Unanswered
15 June 2020
Finnie, John: "To ask the Scottish Government how the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019 impacts on the transport of nuclear materials from Dounreay to (a) Sellafield, by sea and rail and (b) international destinations, by air."
S5W-29888 - Unanswered
15 June 2020
Finnie, John: "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the work that it carries out with local authorities regarding emergency planning, what assessment it has made of the steps that councils have taken to inform the general public about the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019."
S5W-29887 - Unanswered
15 June 2020
Finnie, John: "To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to inform the general public about the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019."
See all of John Finnie's written questions submitted in Parliament