MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East (Region)
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Scottish Green Party
MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
Member
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
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 Kate Nevens. The date of their initial statement was 09 June 2026.
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As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with Migration Policy Scotland.
As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with the University of Manchester.
I am a member of Living Rent.
I previously held a managerial role at Engender.
I previously held a managerial role at Chatham House.
As part of my election campaign, I received support from Inclusion Scotland as part of the Access to Elected Office scheme.
I previously held a managerial role at Saferworld.
I am a member of Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Scotland.
I am a member of Women Against the Far Right Scotland.
I am a member of Campaign Against Arms Trade.
As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with UNDP Iraq.
As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS).
As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with Bruntsfield Area Net Zero Action Initiative (BANZAI).
As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with Shelter Scotland.
I am a member of Friends of the Earth Scotland.
I am a member of the British-Yemeni Society.
As a freelance facilitator and researcher, in the 12 months prior to my election I had a contract with Yemen Support Forum / Yemen Policy Center.
I previously held a managerial role at Amnesty International Scotland.
I am a member of Engender.
I am a member of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF).
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: 25 June 2026
Kate Nevens (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to provide sanitation facilities for the Traveller community living on land that it owns in Granton, Edinburgh. (S7O-00134)"
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2026
Kate Nevens (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "I am really grateful that we are having this discussion. Although we may all have slightly different approaches on exactly what needs to happen to address the problems with our current prison system—"
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2026
Kate Nevens (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My technology did not work. I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2026
Kate Nevens (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My technology did not work. I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2026
Kate Nevens (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My apologies. My technology did not work. I would have voted yes."
Read all of Kate Nevens's contributions in the Debating Chamber
Find out how Kate Nevens has voted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-00469
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 89 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.5
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Supported by: James Adams
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 26 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.3
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Supported by: Kate Nevens
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 16 for, 104 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.1
Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 26 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.2
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 65 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions Kate Nevens has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 2 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, should the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations 2026 be approved, whether it plans to provide guidance to public authorities on its implementation, including guidance aimed at ensuring that the dignity and privacy of trans people and any other groups that might be…
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 2 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it (a) has written or (b) plans to write to the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding any concerns it has about any potential impact on trans people and those presenting in gender non-conforming ways of the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations 2026.…
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 2 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it (a) has had or (b) plans to have with trans people and any other groups that might be impacted by the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, 2026."
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 24 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to improve the safety and security of mosques and other places of worship, in light of reported attacks targeting Muslims in Edinburgh and the reported wider rise in anti-Muslim hostility, and what support it will make available to communities concerned about their daily safety."
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 24 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any instances of GP practices sending out communications to people that could be interpreted as misleading, in that they imply a requirement for them to register with another practice when the catchment area of their current one is revised and they no longer live within it, and if so, what…
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 24 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the findings of the report by Alzheimer Scotland, Better Care, Full Stop, including calls for (a) quicker diagnosis, (b) improvements to (i) post-diagnosis support, (ii) community-based support, such as specialist therapeutic and complex care day services, (iii) home care…
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 24 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to communities affected by reported attacks targeting Muslims in Edinburgh, and how it will ensure that engagement with affected communities includes a diverse range of voices, including women, LGBTQ+ people, recent migrants and people of different ages."
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 24 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to tackle far-right extremism and radicalisation, including online, and what steps it is taking to ensure that communities are kept informed about threats to their safety."
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 24 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that existing guidance for people relating to GP practices catchment areas is sufficiently clear, including whether it clearly explains that people are not required to register with a new GP practice when their current practice's catchment area is revised and they no longer live within it."
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 17 June 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to provide sanitation facilities for the Traveller community living on land that it owns in Granton, Edinburgh."