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
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 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 member of the National Union of Journalists.
I am a member of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
I am a member of Free Tibet.
I am a member of the Church of Scotland.
I am a former member of the Scottish Youth Parliament.
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.
Future Relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom Government
Ross Greer made 3 Contributions to this discussion
Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee - 19 November 2020
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I will combine the two biggest challenges that we are facing and ask you about Government preparedness for a Covid vaccine and how the arrangements that we find ourselves in January might or might not affect the supply chains that are involved in that. My understanding is that, in the event that we went for, say, the Pfizer vaccine, which is being…
Safe Schools
Ross Greer made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 18 November 2020
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I know that I speak on behalf of us all when I say thank you to every teacher, member of school staff, pupil, parent and carer for their efforts over the past eight months…
Additional Support for Learning Review
Ross Greer made 3 Contributions to this discussion
Education and Skills Committee - 18 November 2020
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "Let us return to the points that were raised regarding the consistency of data…
Impact of Covid-19 on Further and Higher Education
Ross Greer made 3 Contributions to this discussion
Education and Skills Committee - 18 November 2020
Ross Greer: "I apologise to the minister and Ms Watt for the fact that I will have to leave the committee meeting in about 15 minutes…
Future Relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom Government
Ross Greer made 8 Contributions to this discussion
Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee - 12 November 2020
Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green): "I was going to ask about labour supply. I note that John Davidson is looking to come in, I presume on that point, in response to Beatrice Wishart’s question. If John wants to come in now, I will expand on that."
Votes
How Ross Greer has voted in Parliament
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Recognising the Importance of Family Caregivers
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Result 27 for, 92 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Recognising the Importance of Family Caregivers
Submitted by: Jeane Freeman, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Supported by: Joe FitzPatrick, Clare Haughey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Result 92 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Recognising the Importance of Family Caregivers
Submitted by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 28, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Result 90 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
The Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 28, 2020
Supported by: Christina McKelvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Result 109 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 20 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 108 for, 6 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Ross Greer in Parliament
Find out what motions Ross Greer has submitted recently.
Helmi's Bakery, Baljaffray
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
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.
S5W-33533 - Unanswered
26 November 2020
Greer, Ross: "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."
S5W-33517 - Unanswered
25 November 2020
Greer, Ross: "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…
S5W-32710 - Answered
22 October 2020
Greer, Ross: "To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to support rail manufacture at the Hunterston PARC site in North Ayrshire."
S5W-32818 - Answered
27 October 2020
Greer, Ross: "To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of suspected COVID-19 transmission have been linked to (a) (i) primary, (ii) secondary and (iii) all schools and (b) colleges, broken down by NHS board area."
S5W-32994 - Unanswered
03 November 2020
Greer, Ross: "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."
See all of Ross Greer's written questions submitted in Parliament