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
Substitute Member
Substitute Member
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: 24 September 2026
Kate Nevens (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "I thank my colleague Kate Campbell for her important question. Migrant workers who experience exploitation are understandably reluctant to come forward for fear of losing their visa status…
Chamber meeting date: 24 September 2026
3. Kate Nevens (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, regarding its proposed facial authentication security access system, when it is due to be introduced and whether MSPs and parliamentary staff will be permitted to opt out of its use. (S7O-00297)"
Chamber meeting date: 23 September 2026
Kate Nevens (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "Following the devastating floods over the summer in Nepal, which were caused by a glacial landslide that was likely a result of the climate crisis, what engagement has the cabinet secretary had with the humanitarian emergency fund team about increasing support to countries that are affected by climate-induced emergencies, and whether any funds…
Chamber meeting date: 23 September 2026
Kate Nevens (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "From Musselburgh to North Berwick, from Longniddry to Dunbar and from Portobello to Cramond, my region is home to some amazing coastal communities with rich social, cultural and natural heritages…
Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2026
Kate Nevens (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "Last week, Parliament voted to receive updates on Scottish Enterprise’s new human rights due diligence process, given the clear public interest in ensuring that the Scottish Government is meeting all its international obligations…
Read all of Kate Nevens's contributions in the Debating Chamber
Find out how Kate Nevens has voted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-01304.2
Submitted by: Q Manivannan, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 99 for, 16 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304.4
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 40 for, 65 against, 7 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304
Submitted by: Màiri McAllan, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Martyn Day, Alyn Smith
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 89 for, 22 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304.3
Submitted by: Katherine Sangster, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 46 for, 53 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304.1
Submitted by: David Kirkwood, South Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 15 for, 93 against, 7 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
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: 10 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the approval of the EndoSure and Endotest rapid diagnostic tests for use within NHS England and NHS Wales earlier in 2026, whether it supports the roll-out of these tests within NHS Scotland for the diagnosis of endometriosis."
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 15 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 24 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm which companies have been subject to and failed human rights due diligence checks since Scottish Enterprise’s revised human rights due diligence checks came into force, including on what basis Barclays reportedly passed the due diligence process."
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 15 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 24 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government on what basis further Scottish Enterprise payments can continue to be made to companies that have previously received awards and have retrospectively been found to be implicated in genocide or other grave international law violations."
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 15 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 24 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to Scottish Enterprise regarding the publication of its Human Rights Due Diligence procedure, following previous indications that the agency planned to publish this guidance."
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 10 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 24 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce gender-neutral designation options for both parents when registering births and stillbirths."
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 10 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 22 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to provide support to Palestinian students who have been offered places at universities in Scotland, ahead of the implementation of the Scottish Gaza Scholarship Programme."
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 10 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding witnesses who are deemed to be vulnerable under the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004, what plans it has to (a) provide all such witnesses with the same presumption that their evidence may be taken by a commissioner, (b) expand the scope of the Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Act…
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 10 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what provisions are in place for terminally ill victims of assault who are deemed to be vulnerable witnesses but are unable to testify at trial."
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 17 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, regarding its proposed facial authentication security access system, when is it due to be introduced and whether MSPs and parliamentary staff will be permitted to opt out of its use."
Asked by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 2 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 17 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what actions it has considered to support the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) in addressing the reported backlog of cases, and what its position is on whether the requirement for property factors to hold formal qualifications would prevent some cases from reaching this stage."