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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Patrick Harvie

Scottish Green Party

MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2003 - present day

About Patrick Harvie

Contact details

Contact online

Facebook: Patrick's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Contact at local office

Glasgow Collective
15 East Campbell Street
Glasgow
G1 5DT

Committees

Cross-party groups

Patrick is a member of 5 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Europe

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on LGBTI+

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Science and Technology

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Patrick does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Patrick has 3 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Constitutional Affairs

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on External Affairs

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Net Zero

Scottish Green Party

Previous roles

Patrick has had 40 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

06 May 2021 - 29 August 2025

Party Leader

Scottish Green Party

21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Green Party

31 August 2021 - 25 April 2024

Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights

Scottish Government

17 June 2021 - 30 August 2021

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Member

17 June 2021 - 30 August 2021

Constitution Europe External Affairs and Culture Committee

Member

18 May 2021 - 05 July 2021

parliamentary bureau

Member

05 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Leader

Scottish Green Party

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Green Party

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Economy

Scottish Green Party

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Employment

Scottish Green Party

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Equalities

Scottish Green Party

29 June 2016 - 04 May 2021

Local Government and Communities Committee

Substitute Member

29 September 2016 - 04 May 2021

Finance and Constitution Committee

Member

24 September 2020 - 04 May 2021

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Deputy Convener

19 December 2018 - 04 May 2021

Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee

Substitute Member

15 June 2016 - 04 May 2021

parliamentary bureau

Member

16 September 2020 - 24 September 2020

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

29 June 2016 - 19 December 2018

Justice Committee

Substitute Member

16 June 2016 - 04 September 2018

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Deputy Convener

08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016

Finance Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

05 May 2011 - 23 March 2016

Party Leader

Scottish Green Party

27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016

Economy Energy and Tourism Committee

Member

27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016

Devolution Further Powers Committee

Substitute Member

01 November 2012 - 27 November 2014

Economy Energy and Tourism Committee

Substitute Member

29 October 2014 - 27 November 2014

Devolution Further Powers Committee

Member

23 October 2012 - 29 October 2014

Referendum Scotland Bill Committee

Member

01 June 2011 - 01 November 2012

Economy Energy and Tourism Committee

Member

23 June 2011 - 01 May 2012

Scotland Bill Committee

Substitute Member

19 June 2007 - 22 March 2011

conveners group

Member

01 December 2008 - 22 March 2011

Party Leader

Scottish Green Party

19 June 2007 - 22 March 2011

Transport Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee

Convener

13 June 2007 - 19 June 2007

Transport Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee

Member

28 May 2003 - 02 April 2007

Party Spokesperson on Communities

Scottish Green Party

21 June 2005 - 02 April 2007

Party Spokesperson on Constitutional Affairs

Scottish Green Party

21 June 2005 - 02 April 2007

Party Spokesperson on Europe and External Relations

Scottish Green Party

28 May 2003 - 02 April 2007

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Green Party

04 June 2003 - 02 April 2007

Communities Committee

Member

08 February 2006 - 02 April 2007

Procedures Committee

Substitute Member

03 September 2003 - 30 January 2006

Equal Opportunities Committee

Substitute Member

Register of interests

Patrick'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 Patrick Harvie. The date of their initial statement was 26 May 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

From 19 July to 6 August 2010 I participated in the International Visitors' Leadership Program in the United States, a three week study programme principally examining US policy on climate change. The costs of meals, travel and accommodation within the US, and occasional expenses, were met by the US Department of State Cultural Affairs Division (of 2201 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20520) to a total of $8,100 which, on 19 July 2010, was equivalent to £5,316. The costs of travel to and from the US were met by me.

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

No registrable interests

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

I am an associate member of the National Union of Journalists.

I am a member and supporter of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade.

I am a member and supporter of Greenpeace.

I am a supporter of Stonewall Scotland.

I am a member and supporter of Friends of the Earth Scotland.

I am a member and supporter of Amnesty International.

I am a member and supporter of the Equality Network.

I am a Vice-President of the European Movement in Scotland. This position is unpaid, and I receive no other benefits from it. [Registered 23 June 2021]

I received a donation of £500 towards my election expenses for the 2011 Scottish Parliamentary election from the Fire Brigades Union Scotland.

I am a member and supporter of the Poverty Alliance.

I am a member of the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (generally referred to as EPF), a networking organisation of parliamentarians from across Europe, including but not limited to EU member states. During Sessions 2 and 3 of the Scottish Parliament I participated at a number of conferences and study visits organised by the EPF, generally funded through the UNFPA or national family planning and sexual health agencies.

I received a donation of £500 toward election expenses for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, from the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.

I am a member and supporter of the Campaign for Real Ale.

On Friday 2 May 2014 I was given a bottle of Referendum Blend whisky by the Good Spirits Company, of Bath Street, Glasgow. The retail value of this gift was £69. This gift was given after I had participated in a launch event for the whisky.

I am a member and supporter of the Humanist Society of Scotland.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Patrick Harvie 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: 9 October 2025

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): "I begin by acknowledging the work that Douglas Ross has put into lodging the bill in the Parliament. Any member’s bill, whether it is consensual or controversial and whatever the topic, takes a significant amount of work, which we should acknowledge…

Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2025

Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (Scottish Carbon Budgets) Amendment Regulations 2025

Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): "I will start by reflecting on where we are in this journey. We have already used up nearly half the time from the first climate act to the 2045 target. In that time, we have fallen behind schedule, with a series of missed targets…

Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2025

Mobile Phones in Schools

Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): "Pam Duncan-Glancy quoted young people welcoming the change of policy on phones in classrooms, and she talked about having a sensible boundary during lessons…

Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2025

Business Motions

Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): "I would prefer not to vote against the business motion, but I need to ask for some assurance and a commitment from the minister in relation to an issue that he will be aware that the Greens have repeatedly raised with the Parliamentary Bureau: the long-overdue carbon budgets, which are due to be presented to Parliament and have already been…

Votes

How Patrick Harvie has voted in Parliament

Find out how Patrick Harvie has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19275

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025

Result 81 for, 10 against, 23 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19276

Planning and Infrastructure Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025

Result 87 for, 23 against, 1 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19128

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025

Result 52 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-19269

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Result 51 for, 25 against, 33 abstained, 20 did not vote

MSP abstained

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19268

Suspension of Standing Orders

Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Result 85 for, 0 against, 26 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Patrick Harvie has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S6W-41032

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:6 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to committing to multi-year funding to combat any HIV stigma on (a) a national level and (b) in health and social care settings."

Question reference: S6W-41035

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:6 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) outwith sexual health services in (a) the NHS Grampian pilot area and (b) elsewhere in Scotland."

Question reference: S6W-40837

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:6 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what changes it plans to make to the (a) Scottish Procurement Policy Manual and (b) Scottish Procurement Policy Handbook, in light of motion S6M-18686 as amended on 3 September 2025 calling for it to "immediately impose a package of boycotts, divestment and sanctions targeted at the State of Israel and at companies…

Question reference: S6W-41033

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:6 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government on what timescale it plans to roll out emergency department opt-out blood borne virus testing in (a) NHS Lothian and (b) NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde."

Question reference: S6W-41036

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:6 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery models, in addition to the E-PrEP pilot."

Question reference: S6W-40838

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:6 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to conduct a review of existing public sector procurement contracts, in light of motion S6M-18686 as amended on 3 September 2025 calling for it to "immediately impose a package of boycotts, divestment and sanctions targeted at the State of Israel and at companies complicit in its military operations…

Question reference: S6W-41034

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:6 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to improving access to blood borne virus testing in NHS board areas where emergency department opt-out testing will not be available."

Question reference: S6W-40836

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:6 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it plans to review its procurement contracts and practices, in light of motion S6M-18686 as amended on 3 September 2025 calling for the Scottish Government to "immediately impose a package of boycotts, divestment and sanctions targeted at the State of Israel and at companies complicit in its…

Question reference: S6W-37444

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:28 July 2025

Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 10 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its 2014 public procurement policy note regarding illegal settlements, what action it has taken to prevent public funds being used for activities related to illegal Israeli settlements."

Question reference: S6W-39821

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:7 August 2025

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 1 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for the completion of the work by the Scottish Law Commission regarding tenement law reform; in the event that it is not achieved before May 2026, how early in the next parliamentary session it expects to be in a position to introduce legislation resulting from this, and whether the reforms will…

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