Mark Ruskell
Scottish Green Party
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2003 - 2007
About Mark Ruskell
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6468
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
67A King Street
Stirling
FK8 1BN
Phone: 01786 448 203
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Mark is a member of 4 committees
Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Substitute Member
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Deputy Convener
Cross-party groups
Mark is a member of 9 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cycling, Walking and Buses
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Food
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on International Development
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Lung Health
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nordic Countries
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rail
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy
Co-Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Mark has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund
Trustee
Party Roles
Mark has 3 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Climate Change
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Rural Economy
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on the Environment
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles
Mark has had 8 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
04 September 2018 - 13 September 2018
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
29 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
28 May 2003 - 02 April 2007
Party Spokesperson on the Environment
Scottish Green Party
28 June 2006 - 02 April 2007
Environment and Rural Development Committee
Substitute Member
21 June 2005 - 02 April 2007
Party Spokesperson on Fisheries
Scottish Green Party
09 September 2004 - 07 June 2006
Environment and Rural Development Committee
Deputy Convener
30 June 2004 - 09 September 2004
Environment and Rural Development Committee
Member
03 September 2003 - 30 June 2004
Environment and Rural Development Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Mark'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 Mark Ruskell. The date of their initial statement was 02 June 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
Until May 2017 I was a local authority councillor for Stirling Council (of Old Viewforth, 14-20 Pitt Terrace, Stirling FK8 2ET). I worked 15 hours per week in this role. Until 15 May 2016, when my salary ceased, I received remuneration of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum. [Amended interest 28 October 2017]
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 14 to 16 August 2018 I travelled to Norway on a study visit to explore Deposit Return Schemes. The costs of the visit were approximately £689, £220 for hotel, £319 for flights and around £150 for meals, which were met by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (a registered charity that funds the charitable work of organisations that are building an inclusive, creative and sustainable society of Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG). [Registered 28 September 2018]
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 28 October 2018]
I am an Honorary Associate Member of the British Veterinary Association. [Registered 28 October 2017]
Recent Activity
What was said
What Mark Ruskell 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.
Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Mark Ruskell made 10 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 17 June 2020
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "I declare an interest, as I am an honorary associate member of the British Veterinary Association…
Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill
Mark Ruskell made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 17 June 2020
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "The Greens will back the bill tonight…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statistics (2018)
Mark Ruskell made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 16 June 2020
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): "Today’s statistics are final evidence that the Scottish Government has failed to have any positive impact on transport emissions. You get what you pay for…
Marine Works and Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Temporary Modifications) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/157)
Mark Ruskell made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee - 15 June 2020
Mark Ruskell: "My points are similar. Pre-application consultations and exhibitions in communities are really important. I would like to think that, as we move out of the lockdown and go through the different stages, it will be possible to hold an exhibition…
Green Recovery
Mark Ruskell made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee - 15 June 2020
Mark Ruskell: "Cabinet secretary, I was listening to what you said earlier about the behavioural choices that people are able to make or are sometimes unable to make. I guess that a lot of that comes down to the systems and infrastructure that we have around us…
Written questions
Written questions Mark Ruskell 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-28701 - Answered
27 April 2020
Ruskell, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government how it is utilising the veterinary science sector to increase COVID-19 testing capacity."
S5W-30263 - Unanswered
26 June 2020
Ruskell, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government how the proposals in the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill could impact on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention. "
S5W-29823 - Answered
10 June 2020
Ruskell, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the use of lead ammunition to be entirely phased out on (a) public and (b) private land."
S5W-29824 - Answered
10 June 2020
Ruskell, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government what level of lead from shot gameboards is present in the human food chain, and what regular analysis it carries out of this."
S5W-29820 - Answered
10 June 2020
Ruskell, Mark: "To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the active ingredient in the medicated grit that is used on managed grouse moors is excreted by the birds."
See all of Mark Ruskell's written questions submitted in Parliament