Scottish Green Party
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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The Scottish Parliament
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29 November 2023 - 22 May 2024
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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 Gillian Mackay. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2021.
Prior to my return to Parliament, I worked full time as a parliamentary assistant to Andy Wightman MSP at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP. I worked 37.5 hours per week and my remuneration was between £25,001 and £30,000. I left the post on 6th May 2021 and received a final salary payment at the end of May 2021.
On 5 September 2024 I and a guest attended the Scotland v Poland football match as guests of the Scottish Football Association (Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). The value of the hospitality and tickets was estimated to be around £700. [Registered 1 October 2024]
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I am a charity fundraiser with the Rebel Legion UK.
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: 7 May 2025
Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "I, too, extend my gratitude to Roz McCall for securing the debate. Since 2001, mental health awareness week has marked a time to challenge stigma and push for action…
Chamber meeting date: 6 May 2025
Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "The health announcements in the programme for government are small snippets of NHS reform and, as a whole, they do not deliver the wide-scale change that is needed in how we use the health service and treat ill health…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 6 May 2025
Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "My question relates in particular to age verification and the supplementary LCM…
Chamber meeting date: 1 May 2025
Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "I, too, thank Emma Harper for securing this important debate to recognise world asthma day, which this year takes place on 6 May. I echo the contents of her speech and recognise the importance of the points that she and other members have made…
Chamber meeting date: 30 April 2025
Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green): "Although the retraining project is very welcome and I am glad that Unite has been so engaged, the gap between the end of refining and what comes next on the site currently seems to be unknown…
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Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 30 for, 84 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, May 2, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 59 for, 55 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 28 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 48 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 7 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Gillian Mackay has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress on its work with COSLA in relation to abolishing non-residential social care charges in the current parliamentary session."
Answered by Maree Todd on 6 May 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 15 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to deliver a pilot of the minimum income guarantee for unpaid carers, as set out in the recent proposal by Carers Scotland and IPPR Scotland."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 6 May 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has undertaken of any impact of non-residential social care charges on the uptake of social care by people eligible or already in receipt of social care."
Answered by Maree Todd on 6 May 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 11 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to abolishing all non-residential social care charges in the current parliamentary session, and, if so, by what date all such charges will be abolished."
Answered by Maree Todd on 6 May 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 10 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the causes of the reported delay in implementing the fracture liaison service audit, and what steps it is taking to prevent further delays."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 March 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to fund an extension of emergency department opt-out HIV testing."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider the merits of a national HIV testing week for Scotland."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what annual funding has been made available for HIV transmission elimination since that goal was set in 2020."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 21 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken in response to the Young Carers Covenant, which was launched by the Carers Trust in 2024, and made a commitment to improve the lives of young carers, including supporting the covenant in achieving its 10 desired outcomes."
Answered by Maree Todd on 3 March 2025
Asked by: Mackay, Gillian, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 20 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Services in Scotland: An updated analysis of Health Board survey data as of July 2024, which was published in November 2024 and (a) suggested that there was a lack of services for children and young people with ME/CFS and…
Answered by Jenni Minto on 3 March 2025
See all of Gillian Mackay's questions submitted in Parliament