Mark Griffin
Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
About Mark Griffin
Contact details
Contact online
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6397
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Cross-party groups
Mark is a member of 6 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Germany
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Industrial Communities
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tackling Islamophobia
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Mark does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Mark does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Mark has had 23 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
25 May 2016 - 02 September 2020
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Social Security
Scottish Labour
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Chief Whip
Scottish Labour
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
02 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Schools
Scottish Labour
06 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Lifelong Learning
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Workplace Issues
Scottish Labour
23 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Children
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Skills
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Science
Scottish Labour
15 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Education and Culture Committee
Deputy Convener
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Sport
Scottish Labour
08 January 2015 - 15 September 2015
Education and Culture Committee
Member
03 September 2013 - 02 September 2015
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
06 January 2015 - 24 August 2015
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Gaelic Language
Scottish Labour
03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Member
10 July 2013 - 16 December 2014
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Transport
Scottish Labour
12 June 2013 - 21 January 2014
Burrell Collection Lending and Borrowing Scotland Bill Committee
Member
22 December 2011 - 03 September 2013
Public Audit Committee
Member
19 September 2012 - 03 September 2013
Education and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
01 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Member
Register of interests
Mark's register of interests
MSPs 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 Mark Griffin. The date of their initial statement was 24 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
I own a flat in North Lanarkshire with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000. From 27 August 2016 I receive rental income of up to £5,000 per annum. [Amended interest 13 September 2016, Amended interest 15 March 2017]
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Mark Griffin 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.
Chamber meeting date: 23 December 2020
7. Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government’s new clinical guidelines and definition will support people with long Covid. (S5F-04692)"
Chamber meeting date: 22 December 2020
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I welcome the debate that Keith Brown has brought to the chamber…
Social Security Committee meeting date: 10 December 2020
Social Security Response to Covid-19 (Inquiry)
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I want to better understand the eligibility for the £100 payment for those who are on free school meals…
Social Security Committee meeting date: 3 December 2020
Social Security Response to Covid-19 (Inquiry)
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I want to know how service delivery has changed for both your organisations as a result of the pandemic, given the loss of the ability to have face-to-face contact…
Chamber meeting date: 1 December 2020
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "An answer to a written question shows that NHS Lanarkshire received the lowest flu vaccine allocation, compared with its over 65s population, on the Scottish mainland. I have been inundated with complaints about appointments…
Votes
How Mark Griffin has voted in Parliament
Find out how Mark Griffin has voted recently.
Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Result 30 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Submitted by: Nicola Sturgeon, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Supported by: Michael Russell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Result 92 for, 30 against, 1 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Submitted by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Supported by: Anas Sarwar
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Result 94 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 21, 2020
Supported by: Jenny Gilruth, Michael Russell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Result 117 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Result 33 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Mark Griffin in Parliament
Find out what motions Mark Griffin has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Mark Griffin 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.
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how many advocacy providers have fulfilled requests to use, or referrals to, the interim social security advocacy service, and who these providers were."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 December 2020
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people have used the interim social security advocacy service, and how many requests to use, or referrals to, the service have been made."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 December 2020
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government when each of the groups listed on the webpage, gov.scot/groups/, last met."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32952 by Jeane Freeman on 12 November 2020, whether it will request that Public Health Scotland publishes the occupation and sector data collected during interviews, broken down by Standard Industrial Classification."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what weighting it plans to place on the requirement for potential contractors for the social security advocacy service to have experience of (a) directly delivering an advocacy service and (b) delivering an advocacy service in Scotland."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government further to the answers to questions S5W-29524 and S5W-33108 by Jeane Freeman on 26 August and 20 November 2020 respectively, what further funding for hospices for loss of income during the subsequent financial quarters has been allocated, and when it will allocate the remaining funding."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government. further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 28 April 2020 (Official Report, c…
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £19 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities allocated to hospices has been disbursed, broken down by the allocation to each hospice."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 20 November 2020
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how much flu vaccine it has allocated to each NHS board as a proportion of the eligible cohort population, and whether it will confirm the total cohort."
Answered by: Joe FitzPatrick on 19 November 2020
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it collects regarding the occupations of people who request COVID-19 tests."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 12 November 2020
See all of Mark Griffin's written questions submitted in Parliament