Scottish Green Party
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2021 - present day
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
Scottish Green Party
21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
Scottish Green Party
31 August 2021 - 25 April 2024
Scottish Government
17 June 2021 - 08 September 2021
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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 Lorna Slater. The date of their initial statement was 27 May 2021.
Until 18 June I was an Engineering Project Manager with Orbital Marine Power Ltd, a firm concerned with the design, build and deployment of tidal turbines (of Exchange Place 2, 5 Semple St, Edinburgh EH3 8BL). I received remuneration of between £60,001 and £65,000 per annum and spent approximately 3 days per month on the role until my departure, on 18 June 2021. I received a final payment of £1451.75 on 28 June 2021. (Amended interest 30 June 2021]
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[Ceased interest removed from entry: 31 August 2022]
My husband works for Heriot Watt University. [Amended interest 18 March 2025]
I am a member of Unite the Union. [Registered 18 March 2025]
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: 18 June 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "As per our position in the previous debate, the Scottish Greens believe in progressive taxation as a way to pool our collective resources and invest in the things that matter to all of us…
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "In this debate, we will cover ground that we have covered many times before. Although the Scottish Conservatives routinely ask in the Parliament for additional spending, they also routinely deride the taxation that is needed to provide that spending…
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "The member omits from his remarks that the United Kingdom Government granted very limited exemptions to the internal market act, one of the conditions of which was that the deposit not be determined—not only that the plastic be removed but, specifically, that the deposit not be determined. It is not possible to launch a deposit return scheme…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 18 June 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "I have two questions that are largely about exploring the same theme slightly more. If I understand correctly, the intention of the bill is to allow the UK to align more closely with the EU…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 18 June 2025
Lorna Slater: "I turn to the text of the bill, at the start of which two statements of intent are set out. The first is to “reduce economic and wealth inequality”— I can fully get behind that—and the second is to “support economic growth in and across Scotland”…
Find out how Lorna Slater has voted recently.
Submitted by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 19, 2025
Result 24 for, 60 against, 16 abstained, 29 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Result 62 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Result 46 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Result 7 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 16, 2025
Supported by: Douglas Lumsden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Result 62 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Lorna Slater has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 23 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding has been allocated to deliver the new palliative care strategy."
Answer expected on 21 July 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 10 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many of its contracts exclude employment costs arising from legal obligations to employees, including parental leave, sick leave and redundancy, from eligible costs, and how many of any such contracts are with voluntary organisations."
Answered by Ivan McKee on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported significant demand for apprenticeships from both employers and applicants, what it is doing to increase the number of apprenticeship places available."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 12 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its grant agreements and contracts, what its position is on whether excluding employment costs arising from legal obligations to employees, including parental leave, sick leave and redundancy, from eligible costs, is in keeping with its fair work commitments."
Answer expected on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 10 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many of its grant agreements exclude employment costs arising from the grantee’s legal obligations to its employees, including parental leave, sick leave and redundancy, from eligible costs, and how many of any such grant agreements are with voluntary organisations."
Answer expected on 24 June 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what national guidance it has issued to NHS boards on the provision of blood testing facilities for people self-medicating gender hormones, in light of reports of long waiting times for gender identity care through the NHS."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 10 June 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated to NHS boards in 2025-26 for providing gender identity care."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 10 June 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of its plans for bringing forward the requisite regulations to fully implement the Heat Networks (Scotland) Act 2021, including the special rights and powers that the Act foresees for heat network developers."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 15 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it (a) has taken in the last six months and (b) is planning to take to improve waiting times for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments in the Lothian region."
Answered by Maree Todd on 27 May 2025