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Scottish Green Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region)
06 May 2021 to present
Deputy Convener
Substitute Member
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
11 June 2026 to 25 June 2026
Member
21 May 2021 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Green Party
21 May 2021 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Green Party
21 May 2021 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Green Party
22 June 2021 to 08 April 2026
Convener
02 September 2025 to 08 April 2026
Member
22 June 2021 to 08 April 2026
Member
29 April 2025 to 02 September 2025
Substitute Member
01 February 2023 to 29 April 2025
Member
21 May 2021 to 01 July 2024
Scottish Green Party
29 November 2023 to 18 June 2024
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 to 01 February 2023
Member
17 June 2021 to 22 June 2021
Member
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 Ariane Burgess. The date of their initial statement was 21 May 2026.
I published a book with Inner Traditions International Ltd, (of 1 Park Row, Rochester, Vermont, 05767, USA), a publishing house. I expect to receive remuneration of up to £500 per annum. This remuneration represents royalties for a book written prior to my election.
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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: 7 October 2026
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "Will the minister take an intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 30 September 2026
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "Scotland’s climate is changing, not in some distant future that we can plan for at our leisure but now, in extreme ways, with devastating and destructive impacts with which our smallest rural villages, our towns and, now, our cities are grappling and struggling.We can take this summer as an example. I saw the impact of a rapidly changing climate…
Chamber meeting date: 30 September 2026
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "Scotland’s climate is changing, not in some distant future that we can plan for at our leisure but now, in extreme ways, with devastating and destructive impacts with which our smallest rural villages, our towns and, now, our cities are grappling and struggling.We can take this summer as an example. I saw the impact of a rapidly changing climate…
Climate Action Committee meeting date: 24 September 2026
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "James Black, you said that the taxonomy piece has improved but you are not sure whether it will ever be enough—for example, it labels entire budget lines, such as affordable housing, as a positive thing for climate…
Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2026
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "In the light of what scientists have said could be the biggest El Niño event for a thousand years—a climate event that is likely to lead to more extreme storms—the United Kingdom Government recently called for people to stock up on food and water…
Read all of Ariane Burgess's contributions in the Debating Chamber
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Motion ref. S7M-01517.2
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Supported by: Patrick Harvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 65 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 70 for, 37 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517.1
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 96 for, 13 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517.3
Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 35 for, 74 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01460.3
Submitted by: James Adams, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Result 102 for, 15 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions Ariane Burgess has submitted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-01349
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 8 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment in the NHS Scotland Climate Emergency and Sustainability Strategy 2022-26 to support inhaler return-to-pharmacy schemes, what action it is taking to establish a consistent inhaler return and recycling scheme across Scotland, including whether it is working with inhaler manufacturers to…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 8 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the provision of home economics in secondary schools in the Highlands and Islands to ensure that pupils have access to this as part of a broad general education, including how it is addressing the reported shortage of specialist teachers in the subject."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 6 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00315 by Simita Kumar on 3 June 2026, whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the UK Government regarding the proposed Section 104 Order relating to changing marriages to civil partnerships covering the reserved law of Scotland only and what the anticipated…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 23 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 6 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made by NHS Highland towards the recruitment of staff for its Post-Infection Recovery Service, including how many posts (a) have been filled and (b) remain vacant."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 25 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 6 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the extent to which each Fisheries Management Plan is expected to contribute to achieving Good Environmental Status for Descriptor 6 (Seafloor Integrity) under the UK Marine Strategy."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 25 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 6 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring arrangements it has established to assess the impact of fisheries management measures implemented to achieve Good Environmental Status for Descriptor 6 (Seafloor Integrity) under the UK Marine Strategy, in line with the 2021 and 2025 Programmes of Measures."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 25 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 6 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contribution of marine planning to achieving Good Environmental Status for Descriptor 6 (Seafloor Integrity) under the UK Marine Strategy."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 25 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 6 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the cost-effectiveness of any of its proposed measures to achieve Good Environmental Status for Descriptor 6 (Seafloor Integrity) under the UK Marine Strategy."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 25 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 6 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the extent to which the proposed Option 2 fisheries management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas and Priority Marine Features are expected to contribute to achieving Good Environmental Status for Descriptor 6 (Seafloor Integrity) under the UK Marine Strategy."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 25 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 6 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what fishery management measures it has implemented to achieve Good Environmental Status for Descriptor 6 (Seafloor Integrity) under the UK Marine Strategy, in line with the 2021 and 2025 Programmes of Measures."
See all of Ariane Burgess's questions submitted in Parliament