Scottish Green Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
Scottish Green Party
29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024
Substitute Member
29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024
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08 September 2021 - 18 June 2024
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17 June 2021 - 23 June 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 Maggie Chapman. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2021.
Until 30 June 2021 I was the Chief Operating Officer of Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, a charitable organisation supporting survivors of sexual violence (of 17 Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh, EH7 4 HX). I spent 28 hours per week in the role and received between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum. [Amended interest, 26 August 2022]
Until April 2019 I was Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish Council for Visual Impairment (SCOVI), a charitable organisation which serves as an umbrella body for organisations concerned with visual impairment (of C/o 50 Gillespie Crescent, Edinburgh, EH10 4JB). I spent 21 hours per week in the role and received between £20,001 and £25,000.
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I am a member of the editorial committee of the Scottish Left Review, which produces a bi-monthly magazine on left politics. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration.
I am a member of Unite the Union. [Registered 22 November 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 22 November 2023]
I am a member of the National Executive of Democratic Left Scotland, a political organisation that focusses on the left / radical politics of Scotland. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration.
I am a Board member of the North East Scotland Climate Action Network, a hub organisation that supports and encourages communities in the North East to take local action to tackle to climate emergency. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. [Registered 22 November 2022]
I am Rector of the University of Dundee, having been elected to this role in March 2025. My term of office runs from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2028. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. [Registered 25 March 2025, Amended interest 5 August 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: 15 January 2026
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "I am grateful to those who supported my motion to allow this debate to go ahead today…
Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2026
2. Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government how it will support young people to engage with the consultation on updating the School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967. (S6O-05348)"
Chamber meeting date: 7 January 2026
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "I send my solidarity to all the STV workers who are on strike today. I hope that those on the picket line in the snow in Aberdeen have managed to keep warm. STV’s failure to rule out compulsory redundancies has provoked today’s strike action…
Chamber meeting date: 7 January 2026
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "I thank Craig Hoy for securing the debate. At a time when extreme weather is very much on our minds, it is right that we consider how we build resilience in the face of growing uncertainty for many communities…
Chamber meeting date: 6 January 2026
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "This debate has been valuable, as it has emphasised just how critical it is that reforms are made—urgently—to civil legal assistance in Scotland. It is not tenable for us to carry on as we are…
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Motion ref. S6M-20419
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 15, 2026
Result 82 for, 1 against, 28 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20390
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 12, 2026
Supported by: Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 15, 2026
Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 60 Amendment 1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 15, 2026
Result 22 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6M-20416
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Result 87 for, 1 against, 25 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20285
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 5, 2026
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 8, 2026
Result 65 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions Maggie Chapman has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 15 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ensure that relevant law in Scotland is brought into line with that in England and Wales regarding sexually inappropriate AI-generated images."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 15 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a robust, audited, single public dataset covering the use of site-level veterinary-medicines, with a quarterly publication and a clear timetable for implementation, by Scotland’s salmon industry across the freshwater and marine stages."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 15 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that Scotland’s salmon industry understated its 2024 antibiotic use by 66% before revising the figure, what sanctions are available where inaccurate or incomplete veterinary-medicines returns required under licence conditions are made to regulators, and what information it has regarding how…
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 14 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what it can do to help tackle the use of sexually inappropriate AI-generated images."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 14 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Resolution Foundation's analysis of Adult Disability Payment and Personal Independence Payment official statistics that successful application rates for Adult Disability Payment are now lower compared with the equivalent Personal Independence Payment in England and Wales, what the reason is for any…
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 14 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the requirement to provide evidence of the qualifying benefit award that is dated within the last 18 months, regardless of the length of the award, is a barrier to applying and renewing a disabled person’s bus pass."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 14 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the successful application rate for Adult Disability Payment (ADP) has reportedly fallen in each fiscal year that ADP has operated, from 57% in 2022-23, to 51% in 2023-24, to 42% in 2024-25, and to 34% in 2025-26 to date."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 17 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will support young people to engage with the consultation on updating the School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 3 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to address the reported legal aid crisis, to ensure that people in the North East Scotland region are able to access support."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 18 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to expand the use of FibroScan across NHS Scotland, with the aim of improving the early detection of liver disease."
See all of Maggie Chapman's questions submitted in Parliament