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David Green

Scottish Liberal Democrats

MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Constituency)

About David Green

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @x.com/DavidGreen4CSR

Instagram: @davidgreen4csr/

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present

Committees

David Green is a member of 2 committees

Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Member

Rural Affairs Committee

Substitute Member

Cross-party groups

David Green is a member of 3 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Culture and Communities

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Ukraine

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

David Green has 1 parliamentary and government role

Committee Of The Regions UK Contact Group

Member

Party Roles

David Green has 1 party role

Spokesperson for Public Service Reform, Europe, External Affairs & Culture

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Previous roles

David Green does not have any previous roles

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

Register of interests

David Green'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 David Green. The date of their initial statement was 27 May 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registerable interests.

Gifts

No registerable interests.

Overseas visits

No registerable interests.

Controlled transactions

No registerable interests.

Heritable property

No registerable interests.

Interest in shares

No registerable interests.

Voluntary

No registerable interests.

Recent Activity

Official Report

What David Green 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.

Audiology Services (Rural Areas)

Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2026

6. David Green (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (LD): "To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve access to audiology services in rural Scotland. (S7O-00454)"

Future Farming Investment Scheme

Chamber meeting date: 4 November 2026

David Green (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (LD): "The future farming investment scheme was said to prioritise small farms, crofters and tenant farmers, but of the small farms that applied to the Golspie and Thurso offices, just six were successful…

Hospice Care Week 2026

Chamber meeting date: 3 November 2026

David Green (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (LD): "I join others in thanking Bob Doris for bringing the debate to the Parliament. I also commend Miles Briggs, who is a champion of the right to palliative care—it is a pleasure to follow him in the debate…

Organisations Supporting Victims and Survivors (Emergency Funding)

Chamber meeting date: 28 October 2026

David Green (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (LD): "Highland Council will cut funding to Caithness and Sutherland Women’s Aid by 40 per cent next year, despite there being no alternative specialist domestic abuse services in the region…

Chronic Pain Services

Chamber meeting date: 28 October 2026

7. David Green (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (LD): "To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve access to chronic pain services. (S7O-00401)"

Votes

How David Green has voted in Parliament

Find out how David Green has voted recently.

Strengthening Scotland’s Bus Network

Motion ref. S7M-01881

Submitted by: Stephen Flynn, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Supported by: Tom Arthur
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026

Result 84 for, 33 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Strengthening Scotland’s Bus Network

Motion ref. S7M-01881.3

Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Fife North East, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026

Result 47 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Strengthening Scotland’s Bus Network

Motion ref. S7M-01881.5

Submitted by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Supported by: Stephen Kerr
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026

Result 24 for, 92 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Strengthening Scotland’s Bus Network

Motion ref. S7M-01881.2

Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026

Result 84 for, 34 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Strengthening Scotland’s Bus Network

Motion ref. S7M-01881.1

Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026

Result 29 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motions

Questions

Questions David Green has asked

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

Question reference: S7W-04489

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 26 October 2026

Current Status: Answered by Simita Kumar on 4 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the multi-criteria analysis of the thematic recommendations provided by experts, including contributors from the Global South, and a monitoring and evaluation framework to "underpin transparency, learning and accountability" as promised in its 2023 position paper, Taking a Feminist Approach to…

Question reference: S7W-04010

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 5 October 2026

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 3 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of establishing a Scottish equivalent to the UK Government's Museum Estate and Development (MEND) Fund."

Question reference: S7W-04329

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 16 October 2026

Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 29 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how many live homeless applications there were in each local authority area on Christmas Day in 2025, and how many (a) adults and (b) children these related to."

Question reference: S7W-04011

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 5 October 2026

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 29 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported loss of specialist collections, curatorial and learning roles across the museum sector, and what steps it is taking to retain these skills."

Question reference: S7W-04012

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 5 October 2026

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 29 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether museum and gallery closures are likely to fall disproportionately on communities outside the central belt."

Question reference: S7W-04008

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 5 October 2026

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 29 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason multi-year funding settlements have been extended to the organisations core funded through Creative Scotland but not to non-national museums and galleries, and whether it will address any such disparity…

Question reference: S7W-04009

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 5 October 2026

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 29 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will place the Museum Futures programme on a permanent, multi-year footing rather than continuing it as a time-limited programme."

Question reference: S7W-04013

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 5 October 2026

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 29 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £4 million of the £70 million in new culture funding it rolled out over the last two years has been allocated to projects outside of the central belt."

Question reference: S7O-00454

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 28 October 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve access to audiology services in rural Scotland."

Question reference: S7W-04527

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 27 October 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the impact of the new funding provided to organisations supporting people affected by gambling-related harms."