Ross Greer
Scottish Green Party
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
About Ross Greer
Contact details
Contact online
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6347
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Unit 4
38 Stewart Street
Milngavie
East Dunbartonshire
G62 6BY
Phone: 0141 956 2778
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Ross is a member of 4 committees
Health and Sport Committee
Substitute Member
Social Security Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Ross is a member of 8 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Consumer Protection for Home Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Kurdistan
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Skills
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tibet
Deputy Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Ross does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Ross has 4 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Culture
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Education
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Europe and External Relations
Scottish Green Party
Party Spokesperson on Skills
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles
Ross has had 3 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
21 April 2020 - 16 September 2020
COVID19 Committee
Member
29 September 2016 - 06 September 2018
Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
European and External Relations Committee
Member
Register of interests
Ross'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 Ross Greer. The date of their initial statement was 25 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 3 to 8 April 2017 I travelled to Sicily, Lampedusa and Palermo in Italy. The purpose of the visit was a fact-finding trip to meet refugees and those supporting them, to hear their stories, see the crisis first hand and witness the work being done to alleviate it. The total cost of the visit, including flights, transfers and accommodation, was £1245.62, and was met by Churches Together Britain and Ireland (CTBI) (an organisation that works bringing together different denominations in their work of 39 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1BX). [Registered 02 May 2017]
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a former member of the Scottish Youth Parliament.
I am a member of the National Union of Journalists.
I am a member of the Church of Scotland.
I am a member of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
I am a member of Free Tibet.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Ross Greer 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.
Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee meeting date: 21 January 2021
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I would like to hear from both organisations about their strategies for sustainable tourism as we recover from the pandemic…
Education and Skills Committee meeting date: 20 January 2021
Additional Support for Learning Review
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "On what Eileen Prior has just said, what is the difference between a CSP and the other plans that are now offered by local authorities? How effective are the CSPs, which are dwindling in number…
Chamber meeting date: 19 January 2021
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "This is the first stage in a historic process for the Parliament and for Scotland’s young people. It is an important milestone in the wider efforts to codify international human rights treaties in our domestic law…
Chamber meeting date: 13 January 2021
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "Some special schools are operating as normal, having designated all pupils as vulnerable…
Education and Skills Committee meeting date: 13 January 2021
Covid-19: Learning and Teaching in the Senior Phase
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "In response to Beatrice Wishart’s question, Seamus Searson rightly pointed out that things are not normal. An issue is the impact on teachers of what is currently expected of them…
Votes
How Ross Greer has voted in Parliament
Find out how Ross Greer has voted recently.
Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 21, 2021
Result 26 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 14 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 100 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 118 for, 1 against, 2 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 96 for, 5 against, 18 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Scotland’s Health and Care Workforce
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Supported by: Maurice Golden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 56 for, 62 against, 5 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Ross Greer in Parliament
Find out what motions Ross Greer has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Ross Greer 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: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 19 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 13 January 2021 (Official Report, c…
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines for people (a) in sheltered accommodation and (b) who receive personal and nursing care at home."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 7 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to extend the current regulations to protect tenants from eviction."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 7 January 2021
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 21 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of early years centres in each local authority area provide free meals, also broken down by (i) how many and (ii) what percentage of eligible children take up the offer."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 24 December 2020
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 22 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the statistics published by Public Health Scotland on 16 December 2020, which suggests that teachers are more likely to contract COVID-19 than the general working-age population, what consideration has been given to the prioritisation of school staff in the vaccine roll-out."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, what steps it is taking to implement the terms of motion S5M-23385, which was agreed by the Parliament on 18 November 2020, including recruiting an additional 2,000 full-time teachers and making regular COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic staff and senior pupils widely available."
Answered by: John Swinney on 11 December 2020
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 25 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32993 by John Swinney on 3 November 2020, which local authorities have not yet responded to its request for information on the number of counsellors currently allocated to schools, and whether it will publish the information that has already been provided by local authorities on…
Answered by: John Swinney on 10 December 2020
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31767 by John Swinney on 25 September 2020, how many of the school counsellors it committed to are in place; which local authorities have not yet provided access to school-based counselling across all schools, and how many counsellors there are overall."
Answered by: John Swinney on 19 November 2020
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31767 by John Swinney on 25 September 2020, whether there is an operational counselling service in place for every secondary school in Scotland."
Answered by: John Swinney on 19 November 2020
Asked by: Greer, Ross, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 2 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with universities regarding the integration of any independent testing programmes that they might operate for staff and students with the NHS test and protect system."
Answered by: Richard Lochhead on 16 November 2020
See all of Ross Greer's written questions submitted in Parliament