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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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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 5 previous roles

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

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.

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 14 May 2025

Housing (Scotland) Bill

The Convener (Ariane Burgess): "Good evening, and welcome to the 14th meeting in 2025 of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee. I remind all members and witnesses to ensure that their devices are on silent…

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 6 May 2025

Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2

The Convener (Ariane Burgess): "Good morning, and welcome to the 12th meeting in 2025 of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee. I remind all members to ensure that their devices are on silent…

Chamber meeting date: 30 April 2025

Fishing Industry

Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "Scotland’s seas and the communities that rely on them are at a critical juncture, and the climate crisis has heated our oceans, and will continue to do so, destabilising and damaging the building blocks that entire ecosystems rely on, and ultimately harming the livelihoods of fishers. At the same time, Government is failing to adjust to this new…

Chamber meeting date: 24 April 2025

Loch Long Salmon Farm

6. Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on when the Scottish Government expects to respond to the Loch Long salmon farm planning application. (S6F-04007)"

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 23 April 2025

Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "Good morning to the minister and Mr Wilson. It has been good to hear about your broader work on dogs in general and raising awareness. However, I come back specifically to section 1, which would create a new stand-alone offence of dog theft…

Votes

How Ariane Burgess has voted in Parliament

Find out how Ariane Burgess has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17539

Scotland in Today’s Europe

Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025

Result 70 for, 45 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17539.1

Scotland in Today’s Europe

Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Supported by: Foysol Choudhury
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025

Result 15 for, 96 against, 3 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17539.4

Scotland in Today’s Europe

Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025

Result 27 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17525

Protecting Scotland’s Oil and Gas Industry

Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 12, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Result 61 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17525.3

Protecting Scotland’s Oil and Gas Industry

Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Result 61 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

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 ref. S6W-37743

Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the outcomes of the Inshore Fisheries Management Improvement Programme will be published, and when the public consultation will open."

Answer expected on 2 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-37744

Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36305 by Mhairi Gougeon on 29 April 2025, what progress it has made towards its aims in the Future Fisheries Management Strategy regarding fishing gear and technology, and how this progress was informed by the post-project monitoring."

Answer expected on 2 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-37745

Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36305 by Mairi Gougeon on 29 April 2025, whether the post-project monitoring will be made publicly available."

Answer expected on 2 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-37710

Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 16 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the evaluations from the pilots of a "single-case flow" approach to planning and SEPA Controlled Activities Regulations (CAR) licences from the Shetland Islands Council and Highland Council areas."

Answer expected on 30 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37570

Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the legal framework that currently does not classify fish escapes from salmon farms as a statutory offence."

Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37313

Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 6 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to undertake the next review of the list of species of special concern, which was adopted from the EU listing in 2020, to ensure continued protection for the environment from invasive non-native species"

Answered by Alasdair Allan on 16 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37061

Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recently published Fisheries Management and Conservation Group stakeholder survey showing that 21 out of 23 participating marine stakeholders believe that FMAC is not delivering on its current aims and responsibilities, what conclusions it has drawn from the stakeholder response, and what specific…

Answer expected on 28 May 2025

Question ref. S6O-04702

Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to improve transport infrastructure in the Highlands and Islands, particularly in response to the reported request from Highland Council for additional support to run its six ferry services."

Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37569

Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that any incidents of environmental pollution by the salmon farming industry that have been caused by the sinking of vessels, and fuel spills, are investigated and sanctioned appropriately."

Answer expected on 27 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37568

Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it (a) monitors and (b) addresses any (i) record-keeping violations, (ii) trade violations and (iii) movement restriction breaches at salmon farms, in light of reports that no financial penalties have been imposed since 2021."

Answer expected on 27 May 2025

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