Scottish Green Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day
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01 February 2023 - 29 April 2025
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21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
Scottish Green Party
29 November 2023 - 18 June 2024
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 01 February 2023
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17 June 2021 - 22 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 Ariane Burgess. The date of their initial statement was 02 June 2021.
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.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 24 June 2025
The Convener (Ariane Burgess): "Good morning, and welcome to the 20th 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: 24 June 2025
The Convener: "The next item of business is to take evidence as part of our annual review of the operation of the fourth national planning framework. We will take evidence from the Minister for Public Finance, Ivan McKee…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 24 June 2025
The Convener: "Under agenda item 2, do members agree to take agenda items 4 and 5 in private? Members indicated agreement."
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 18 June 2025
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "Thank you, convener—it is good to be here. I apologise to colleagues that I was not able to be at the previous meeting because I was convening the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee…
Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2025
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app did not connect. I would have voted no."
Find out how Ariane Burgess has voted recently.
Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Result 47 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
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: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the scoring mechanism for peatland restoration, in light of the impact on projects in crofting areas that are caused by the effects of (a) high costs due to remoteness from central infrastructure and (b) the smaller scales of individual holdings."
Answer expected on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what it will do to support crofter-led environmental initiatives, including woodland creation and peatland restoration on common grazings, as set out by the provisions proposed in the Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill."
Answer expected on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is planning to facilitate the use and management of common grazings in alignment with supporting sustainable and regenerative agriculture."
Answer expected on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government which measures under tier 2 of the agricultural policy support sustainable grazing practices on restored peatland."
Answer expected on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether any financial benefits of carbon sequestration and other ecosystem services should be directed to the parties that are carrying out the work and/or have their use rights, including grazing rights, restricted through such projects."
Answer expected on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what actions have been carried out to align agri-environment climate schemes for peatland restoration and peatland action projects."
Answer expected on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to the objectives of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024, what assessment it has made of enabling farming and crofting tenants to cull deer on unimproved land and moorland on common grazings."
Answer expected on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what changes are required to facilitate, encourage and enable peatland restoration projects through grazings committees."
Answer expected on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what conclusions it has drawn from the study commissioned on the uptake of sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices in Less Favoured Areas."
Answer expected on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 7 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made regarding removing the three hectare condition from the eligibility requirements for farm income support payments, as legislated for in the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024, and how else it is supporting small-scale food growers."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 27 August 2025
See all of Ariane Burgess's questions submitted in Parliament