Scottish Green Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day
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29 April 2025 - 02 September 2025
Substitute Member
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.
Chamber meeting date: 13 March 2026
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not connect. I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 12 March 2026
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I apologise. I could not connect to the app. I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 11 March 2026
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green): "Last year, this Parliament took the landmark step of reintroducing rent controls, putting them in place for the first time in almost 40 years. Without rent controls, rents were allowed to skyrocket…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 10 March 2026
The Convener: "We resume with the next agenda item, which is formal consideration of the Non-Domestic Rates (Levying and Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 10 March 2026
The Convener: "The next item on our agenda is to take evidence on the draft Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026…
Find out how Ariane Burgess has voted recently.
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 268
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, March 13, 2026
Result 65 for, 56 against, 2 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 269
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, March 13, 2026
Result 86 for, 35 against, 1 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 272
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, March 13, 2026
Result 69 for, 48 against, 4 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Find out what motions Ariane Burgess has submitted recently.
Motion ref. S6M-19857
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: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of footage published on 10 March 2026 by Animal Equality UK via The Ferret depicting salmon at a Bakkafrost facility with severe sea-lice infestations resulting in significant facial tissue damage, and reports that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) carried out an investigation into the incident but…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the September 2025 update to the fisheries persistent high mortality analysis confirming that the scope of that work is limited to marine sites, and in light of reports that the Applecross hatchery has recorded approximately 10 million fish deaths over the last four years, including close to half a…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that, after the Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) was informed that the Aird salmon farm had been declared fallow while fish were still present, several weeks of sea-lice count data were retrospectively reclassified by FHI as a “withdrawal period prior to harvesting”, despite no…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of information obtained by Animal Equality UK through a Freedom of Information request, which reportedly indicates that SEPA recorded 103 non-compliances at Scottish salmon farms in 2025, representing a 243% increase on the figure recorded in 2024, including 47 classified as major non-compliances, and that…
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out an Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) on the hybrid working and location policy, and, if not, for what reason."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how its hybrid working policies align with the commitments in its Action Plan to Address Depopulation and its National Islands Plan, regarding access to secure, skilled employment in rural and island areas."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the forthcoming long-term location policy supports, rather than disadvantages, rural and island communities, and whether it will consult with affected staff and trade unions, including the PCS Highlands and Islands Branch, before finalising the long-term location policy."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the minimum 40% office attendance requirement on staff living in rural, island and remote communities."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that civil servants based in rural, island and remote communities are not placed at a structural disadvantage in career progression compared with staff based in Edinburgh and the central belt."
Asked by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many civil service roles have been reclassified as “Edinburgh-based” or “central belt-based” since changes to the hybrid working policy were introduced in October 2025."
See all of Ariane Burgess's questions submitted in Parliament