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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
02 September 2025 to 08 April 2026
Member
22 June 2021 to 08 April 2026
Convener
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.
Climate Action Committee meeting date: 8 October 2026
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "Cabinet secretary, I want to explore the taxonomy, which you touched on in your opening statement. It was great to hear that Scotland is leading the way on the new approach to carbon budgets and how those are connected to fiscal budgets…
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…
Read all of Ariane Burgess's contributions in the Debating Chamber
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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-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-01517.2
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-01460.5
Submitted by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Result 21 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Find out what motions Ariane Burgess has submitted recently.
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: 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessments, draft action plans, work programmes or other substantive documents it has provided to Environmental Standards Scotland since 23 June 2026 regarding its response to the report Protecting Scotland's Seafloor, and on what dates each document was provided."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the development of its response to the recommendations in Environmental Standards Scotland's June 2026 report, Protecting Scotland's Seafloor, what arrangements it has established to identify and evaluate independent evidence on the comparative environmental, economic and social benefits of alternative…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-03607 by Jim Fairlie on 6 October 2026, whether it plans to undertake an assessment to quantify the contribution of the proposed fisheries management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas and Priority Marine Features to achieving Good Environmental Status for seafloor…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to answers by Jim Fairlie to recent questions regarding Environmental Standards Scotland's June 2026 report, Protecting Scotland's Seafloor, what specific analytical work has commenced to assess the contribution of the 2025 Programme of Measures to achieving Good Environmental Status for seafloor integrity,…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what methodology it is developing or using to identify and comparatively assess new or additional fisheries management measures where existing measures are insufficient to achieve Good Environmental Status for seafloor integrity, including how their relative environmental effectiveness and wider economic and social…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 20 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01901 by Jim Fairlie on 5 August 2026, what consideration it has given to making data on subsidy payments made to beneficiaries in Scotland under all CAP legacy schemes more accessible to the public."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 28 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 20 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to extending the publication of farmed-animal welfare inspection reports beyond fish to include other farmed animals, including chickens, pigs, sheep and cattle."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 28 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 20 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a requirement for farmed-animal welfare indicators and mortality data to be published in a centralised and publicly-accessible format."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 15 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the environmental implications and consumer transparency issues associated with the use of poultry-derived processed animal protein in salmon feed by salmon producers, particularly in light of the commitment in its Vision for Sustainable Aquaculture to use 100% responsibly sourced marine…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 28 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 15 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many teachers in the Highland Council area are currently subject to disciplinary proceedings arising from allegations made by pupils, and, for each case, how long the disciplinary process has been ongoing."
See all of Ariane Burgess's questions submitted in Parliament