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Ariane Burgess

Scottish Green Party

MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day

About Ariane Burgess

Contact details

Contact online

Facebook: Ariane's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6330
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Phone: 07385 930565
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Ariane is a member of 8 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Crofting

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fisheries and Coastal Communities

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gaelic

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Housing

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Islands

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Social Enterprise

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wellbeing Economy

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Ariane has 1 parliamentary and government role

Conveners Group

Member

Party Roles

Ariane has 3 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Communities

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Housing

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Rural Affairs

Scottish Green Party

Previous roles

Ariane has had 6 previous roles

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

29 April 2025 - 02 September 2025

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Substitute Member

01 February 2023 - 29 April 2025

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Member

21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024

Party Spokesperson on Land Reform

Scottish Green Party

29 November 2023 - 18 June 2024

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Substitute Member

17 June 2021 - 01 February 2023

Rural Affairs Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Member

17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021

Local Government Housing and Planning Committee

Member

Register of interests

Ariane'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 Ariane Burgess. The date of their initial statement was 02 June 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

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.

Gifts

No registrable interests.

Overseas visits

No registrable interests.

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests.

Heritable property

No registrable interests.

Interest in shares

No registrable interests.

Voluntary

No registrable interests.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Ariane Burgess 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

Highland Main Line (Dualling and Electrification)

2. Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government what scoping work it has undertaken regarding dualling and electrifying the Highland main line. (S6O-05043)"

Chamber meeting date: 2 October 2025

Rail Investment (Highlands)

Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "Every week when Parliament is sitting, I take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh, and every week I experience a journey that feels stuck in the past…

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 1 October 2025

Offshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2025

Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "I have a supplementary question on that…

Chamber meeting date: 30 September 2025

Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "For two decades, politicians have told the co-housing sector that they support the model, yet no significant progress has been made. Amendment 112 would require the Scottish Government to produce guidance on co-housing…

Chamber meeting date: 30 September 2025

Housing (Scotland) Bill

Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "As we close our debate on the bill, let us return to the fundamentals: who the bill should serve and what we must demand if we are serious about delivering justice in housing…

Votes

How Ariane Burgess has voted in Parliament

Find out how Ariane Burgess has voted recently.

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

Motion ref. S6M-19253

Backing Scotland’s Colleges and Apprenticeships

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 6, 2025

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

Result 61 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19253.2

Backing Scotland’s Colleges and Apprenticeships

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

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

Result 60 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19253.3

Backing Scotland’s Colleges and Apprenticeships

Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Kate Forbes, Jenny Gilruth, Ben Macpherson
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Result 61 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Ariane Burgess has asked

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

Question reference: S6W-40955

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:2 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Construction Skills Investment Plan 2015, which identified the need for flexible models of modern apprenticeship delivery, what progress it has made towards achieving this outcome, particularly for tiling and roof slating modern apprenticeships in rural areas."

Question reference: S6W-40957

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:2 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the recorded landings of (a) haddock, (b) whiting, (c) cod and (d) saithe by weight at west coast fishing harbours in (i) 1987, (ii) 1988, (iii)1989, (iv) 1990 and (v) 1991, and how this compares with returns for wild salmon."

Question reference: S6W-40958

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:2 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Marine Fund Scotland's award of the collection of fisheries observer data to commercial subsidiaries of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, how these commercial subsidiaries are working on this with the Marine Directorate, and by what date the data and accompanying documents from the project will be…

Question reference: S6W-40954

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:2 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of what was set out in the Construction Skills Investment Plan 2015, whether it has developed annual regional demand statements for modern apprenticeships and, if so, how these can be accessed."

Question reference: S6W-40956

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:2 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what work it has carried out regarding the establishment of (a) modern apprenticeships in construction and (b) a flexible modern apprenticeship model that could be delivered in rural areas."

Question reference: S6O-05043

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:1 October 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what scoping work it has undertaken regarding dualling and electrifying the Highland Main Line."

Question reference: S6W-40952

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:1 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what advice and recommendations it has received, and from whom, regarding the proposed Nature Conservation Order to protect the Parallel Roads of Lochaber Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) at Achnabobane."

Question reference: S6W-40857

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:1 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential (a) environmental and (b) economic impact on Scotland of any breakdown of the Gulf Stream and its associated currents, and what action it has carried out to prepare for any such eventuality."

Question reference: S6W-40703

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:23 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 1 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much money from the Forestry Grant Scheme has been spent on (a) native woodland primarily for conservation benefits and (b) commercial forestry primarily for timber production, in each year since 2021-22."

Question reference: S6W-40597

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged:17 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 25 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to meet its obligations under s32(1) of the Scottish Languages Act 2025 concerning it carrying out action to support the development of Sabhal Mòr Ostaig as the national centre for Gaelic language, education and culture, and by what date it expects s32 to come into force."

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